📘 About the Project
Lichenary is an educational, scientific, and ecological initiative aimed at engaging young people in active exploration of the environment. The core idea is simple yet powerful: using lichens as natural indicators of air quality.
🎯 Project’s Purpose
Lichenary is a form of citizen science, where data isn’t collected in labs but by the community — especially young people, students, and volunteers eager to understand and protect their surroundings.
The project transforms the city into a living laboratory, and participants become nature detectives. Through observations, we learn to read the environment, understand it, and turn experience into valuable information for everyone.
🧭 Project Goals
Phase 1: Observation and Mapping- 📍 Identify and document lichen species across different areas.
- 📸 Take photos and detailed descriptions, all stored in a shared database.
- 🗺️ Build a collaborative air quality map based on lichen presence.
- 📊 Analyze data to pinpoint pollution-affected areas.
- 🧠 Propose simple, creative solutions to reduce pollution.
- 🌱 Implement these solutions together with local volunteers.
🔍 Why Lichenary?
Because you don’t need expensive labs or degrees to change the world.
All you need is curious eyes, attention to detail, and a genuine desire to make a difference.
Lichenary is more than a project — it’s a movement giving young people a voice and a purpose. Every walk down the street becomes a scientific mission for cleaner air.