DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.18501475
title: Datasets and analysis codes for – From theory to practice: Empowering Cameroonian youth as citizen scientists for biodiversity documentation using iNaturalist mobile application

description: This README file was generated on 2026-February-03 by Beatrice T. Nganso

 

GENERAL INFORMATION

1.     Goal of the study: In this study, we examined whether a structured, youth-centered citizen science intervention could bridge the gap between theoretical biodiversity knowledge and practical conservation action in this country. 

 

1.     Title of Dataset: Datasets and analysis codes for – From theory to practice: Empowering Cameroonian youth as citizen scientists for biodiversity documentation using iNaturalist

 

2.     Authors Information

A.    Principal Investigator Contact Information

Name: Beatrice T. Nganso

Institution: International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (icipe)

Address: Nairobi, Kenya

Email: bnganso@icipe.org/ngansobeatrice@gmail.com

 

3.        Date of data collection (single Date, range, approximate Date): March-October 2025

 

4.     Geographical location of data collection: The datasets were collected from the Far North, South-West and West regions in Cameroon, as illustrated in Figure 1.

 

5.     Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: Data collection and analysis in Cameroon was funded by the JRS Biodiversity Foundation, Grant Number: 70054.

 

SHARING/ACCESS INFORMATION

 

1.        Licenses/restrictions placed on the data: None

 

2.        Links to publications that cite or use the data:

 

Geraud C. Tasse Taboue, Sidonie Fameni Topé, Tchouzeube Massing, Ritter A. Guimapi, David W. Fokom, Branly C. Ntene Soh, Clement W. Doba, Mejane Okah Nnane, Armand R.P. Doumtsop Fotio, Laurentine Soufo, Ghislain N. Kougoum Piebeng, Subramanian Sevgan, Beatrice T. Nganso. From theory to practice: Empowering Cameroonian youth as citizen scientists for biodiversity documentation using iNaturalist.

 

3.        Links to other publicly accessible locations of the data: None

 

4.        Links/relationship to ancillary data sets: None

 

 

5.        Was data derived from another source? No

.         If yes, list source(s): NA

 

6.     Recommended citation for this dataset:

Geraud C. Tasse Taboue, Sidonie Fameni Topé, Tchouzeube Massing, Ritter A. Guimapi, David W. Fokom, Branly C. Ntene Soh, Clement W. Doba, Mejane Okah Nnane, Armand R.P. Doumtsop Fotio, Laurentine Soufo, Ghislain N. Kougoum Piebeng, Subramanian Sevgan, Beatrice T. Nganso. From theory to practice: Empowering Cameroonian youth as citizen scientists for biodiversity documentation using iNaturalist.

 

 

 

 

DATA AND FILE OVERVIEW

1.     File List:

a)     Proportion of secondary students aware of biodiversity and pollinators.csv

b)     Proportion of university students aware of biodiversity and pollinators.csv

 

2.        Relationship between files, if important: None

 

3.        Additional related data collected that was not included in the current data package: None

 

4.        Are there multiple versions of the dataset? No

A. If yes, name of file(s) that was upDated: NA

                        i. Why was the file upDated? NA

                        ii. When was the file upDated? NA

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DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Proportion of secondary students aware of biodiversity and pollinators.csv

These data were used to compare the proportions of aware and unaware students of biodiversity- and pollinators-related issues.

1. Number of variables: 12

 

2. Number of cases/rows: 493

 

3. Variable List:

 

    * Name of variables: Biodiversity meaning, Importance of Biodiversity for one health, Heard about pollinators or insect pollinators, Awareness on global pollinator decline, Name three pollinators, List three pollinator-dependent crops, Awareness of threats to pollinators, Taken part in activity to protect pollinators, Have you heard about iNaturalist, Have you heard about mobile applications for documentinf biodiversity

 

    * Year:  Year of the study (2025)

    

    * Patch: Survey questionnaires were collected.

 

    * Date of sample collection (March-October 2025)

 

4. Missing data codes: None

 

5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: None

 

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DATA-SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR: Proportion of university students aware of biodiversity and pollinators.csv

These data were used to compare the proportions of aware and unaware university students of biodiversity- and pollinators-related issues.

 

1. Number of variables: 12

 

2. Number of cases/rows: 470

 

3. Variable List:

 

    * Name of variables: Biodiversity meaning, Importance of Biodiversity for one health, Heard about pollinators or insect pollinators, Awareness on global pollinator decline, Name three pollinators, List three pollinator-dependent crops, Awareness of threats to pollinators, Taken part in activity to protect pollinators, Have you heard about iNaturalist, Have you heard about mobile applications for documentinf biodiversity

 

    * Year:  Year of the study (2025)

    

    * Patch: Survey questionnaires were collected.

 

    * Date of sample collection (March-October 2025)

 

4. Missing data codes: None

 

5. Specialized formats or other abbreviations used: None

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