Scott Loarie says conservation science isn’t moving fast enough. He describes how iNaturalist is helping
Kristel Tjandra
In this episode of Science Engaged, I speak with Scott Loarie, Executive Director of iNaturalist, a nonprofit organization that launched an app to connect people with nature to drive global conservation. Loarie discussed the platform’s success in engaging more than 4 million users in global biodiversity conservation. iNaturalist has documented one in four species on Earth, with 300 million verifiable observations contributing to over 7,000 scientific publications. Loarie emphasized the...