Citizen science initiatives in Lithuania
Citizen science initiatives and projects run in Lithuania or with Lithuanian partners. Join the observations, research and communities.
Nature and biodiversity
AMBER
AMBER (Adaptive Management of Barriers in European Rivers) works towards a more effective restoration of stream connectivity in European rivers. Volunteers use the Barrier Tracker app to record river barriers: their location, height and photos.
International
Open science and institutions
CATALISI
A project supporting institutional change at universities. Within it, Kaunas University of Technology strengthened research careers and public engagement in research: it advanced citizen science through living-lab approaches and prepared a roadmap for public engagement. Prof. Dr. Eglė Butkevičienė, a founding member of the association, took part in the project.
InternationalAssociation project
Society and democracy
CLIMAS
CLIMAS (CLIMAte change citizens engagement toolbox for dealing with Societal resilience) is a Horizon Europe project that co-designed a climate adaptation toolbox with stakeholders, using values-based approaches, design thinking and citizen science. The association applies the CLIMAS Toolbox when organising climate assemblies and other deliberative processes.
InternationalAssociation project
Nature and biodiversity
Coalition Clean Baltic
A network of organisations dedicated to protecting the Baltic Sea environment. Citizens take part in coastal and river monitoring, plastic tracking and ecosystem restoration work.
International
Nature and biodiversity
COPOS
COPOS (Community Observation and Protection of Shoreline Systems) is a community-led action on the Curonian Spit, funded through the open call of the EU-funded BlueActionBANOS project. It is coordinated by the Curonian Spit National Park Administration, with the association as partner. Over 24 months, residents, school pupils, park staff and visitors co-design and pilot a citizen science assessment system for the shore and dunes, and the data collected by the community is reviewed regularly as part of the Park's management decisions.
NationalAssociation project
Society and democracy
CS4Welfare
The association supported a research project exploring the potential of citizen science to address social challenges in local communities. The project examined how citizens, researchers, and institutions can collaborate, identified barriers to participation, and developed recommendations for public bodies on applying citizen science in Lithuania.
NationalAssociation project
Culture and heritage
DIGICHer
The association contributes to DIGICHer, which promotes inclusive and ethical digitisation of minority communities' cultural heritage. Our role focuses on applying citizen science and co-creation methods to strengthen participation and collaboration between researchers, institutions, and communities.
InternationalAssociation project
Open science and institutions
ENHANCE
The Erasmus+ project "Empowering Higher Education Through Citizen Social Science". European universities, including Kaunas University of Technology, built researchers' skills for involving citizens in research and used the futures workshop method to discuss societal challenges. Prof. Dr. Eglė Butkevičienė, a founding member of the association, took part in the project.
InternationalAssociation project
Open science and institutions
EU-Citizen.Science
The association was founded during the EU-Citizen.Science project, a Horizon 2020 initiative that created Europe's main knowledge and community hub for citizen science. The project aimed to strengthen collaboration among researchers, practitioners, and policymakers, promote citizen participation in research, and advance citizen science as a recognized approach to public engagement and science communication across Europe.
InternationalAssociation project
Society and democracy
Evaluation of the Kaunas District citizens' assembly
The association observes and evaluates how citizen engagement affects decision-making in Kaunas District. In the assembly, randomly selected residents discuss how to make sure that all groups of residents use preventive healthcare services. The project is implemented by the Kaunas District Municipality Administration together with the National NGO Coalition and partners, and funded by the Swiss-Lithuanian Cooperation Programme "Civic Engagement".
NationalAssociation project
Open science and institutions
FIDELIS
FIDELIS is a European Commission funded project that addresses the challenges digital repositories face in becoming more accessible and trustworthy. The association takes part in its mentoring and peer-to-peer support programme "Fostering engagement between repositories and end users". It is represented by Dr. Monika Mačiulienė, who was selected for the first cohort of FIDELIS mentors.
InternationalAssociation project
Nature and biodiversity
Green Stories
An Interreg Latvia-Lithuania Programme project (2024-2026) that aims to raise awareness among the public, especially schoolchildren, of the importance of flora and nature conservation. In Lithuania it is implemented by the Directorate of Aukštaitija National Park and Labanoras Regional Park.
International
Nature and biodiversity
iNaturalist Lietuva
The Facebook group of the Lithuanian iNaturalist community. On the iNaturalist platform anyone can record nature observations and help identify species.
National
Open science and institutions
INCENTIVE
A Horizon 2020 project that helped universities open their doors to citizens and involve them in research. It established four citizen science hubs across Europe. Lithuanian partner: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University.
International
Open science and institutions
LibOCS
"University libraries strengthening the academia-society connection through citizen science in the Baltics", an EU funded project (2022-2024).
International
Nature and biodiversity
Paukščiai prie mano namų
A count organised by the Lithuanian Ornithological Society: residents spend one hour observing and counting the birds that visit their homes and submit the data through an online form. The observations help track changes in wild bird populations.
National
Nature and biodiversity
ProBleu
An EU project (2023-2026) that expanded the Network of European Blue Schools and used citizen science to improve ocean and water literacy in school communities. It contributed to the EU Mission "Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030", with Kaunas University of Technology as one of the partners. Prof. Dr. Eglė Butkevičienė, a founding member of the association, took part in the project.
InternationalAssociation project
Society and democracy
RECONECT
"Strengthening the resilience of societies and communities through citizen science and citizenship", a Kaunas University of Technology project funded by the Research Council of Lithuania (2023-2026). It included a survey and interviews, meetings with municipal administrations, Living Labs and recommendations for Lithuanian municipalities. The project was led by Prof. Dr. Eglė Butkevičienė, a founding member of the association.
NationalAssociation project
Open science and institutions
RIECS-Concept
Scientists from the association are part of the RIECS-Concept consortium, which works to design a European Research Infrastructure for Excellence in Citizen Science. They contribute to the project's communication and dissemination activities, helping connect research communities and promote the integration of citizen science resources, data, and practices across Europe.
InternationalAssociation project
Nature and biodiversity
Rūšių ralis
An annual biodiversity recording competition: teams of volunteers and scientists try to identify and record as many plant, animal and fungal species as possible in a chosen natural area over one weekend.
National
Nature and biodiversity
SoilTribes
A Horizon Europe project under the EU Mission "A Soil Deal for Europe" (2025-2027) that strengthens soil literacy and people's connection with soil. Since March 2026 the association has been a member of the project's Community of Practice, sharing experience and co-designing soil literacy tools with people from academia, business, government, civil society and the arts across Europe.
InternationalAssociation project
Open science and institutions
Vis.DuomUo
A Vytautas Magnus University project funded by NextGenerationEU. It develops guidelines and infrastructure so that data collected by citizens can be effectively used, shared and managed in the university's research.
National
Society and democracy
YouCount
A Horizon 2020 project in which young people, researchers and stakeholders co-created new knowledge on the social inclusion of youth. Young people from local communities took part as co-researchers at every stage of the project.
International