Linkage Projects - Grant ID: LP230100317

Funding Activity

Website
http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/LP230100317

Funding Status
Active

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Funded Activity Summary

Koala Guardians: Empowering community to protect an Australian icon. There is an urgent need for innovative approaches to combat widespread decline of koalas. This project aims to develop technology, integrating behavioural change theory and community co-design, to enable the public to participate in koala conservation. This interdisciplinary initiative will harness the power of citizen science to facilitate mutually-beneficial educational interactions. Expected outcomes include the production of innovative solar-powered Bluetooth ear tags and co-designing a smartphone application that educates and incentivises users in recognising signs of koala disease and submitting sightings, by leveraging gamification, outdoor recreation and tourism. This blueprint can be adapted to assist other threatened species.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 2024

End Date: 12-2027

Funding Scheme: Linkage Projects

Funding Amount: $798,460.00

Funder: Australian Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Social marketing | Marketing

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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