The Yanomami Women's Association, Kumirãyôma, have launched a book that describes the përisi, a shiny black wire that they draw from the forest floor, in a bilingual book called "Përɨsɨ - the fungus that Yanomami women use in basketry".
Citizen science is the involvement of the public in scientific research – whether community-driven research or global investigations. Here are some examples of citizen science in action and ways in which citizen science is contributing to the collection of data and why this is important.
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