Perspective: What can you do for the planet while in lockdown?

Nature can provide an opportunity to focus on the detail in your immediate surroundings, whether you are able to go out for daily exercise, have access to a garden or are restricted to your house or apartment. Connecting with nature has been shown to have positive benefits for people’s well-being. Citizen science – the partnering of scientists and the public to address scientific questions – provides opportunities to facilitate this connection with nature, as well as being an opportunity to connect with people, learn something new and to contribute to scientific understanding.