Το Ημερολόγιο του Observations during the WAR in UKRAINE - 1th Year!

Dear Ukrainian friends,
unfortunately the war is still going on and it should reach one year, on the 24th of February.
You made 193,460 observations, identified 10,245 species, mobilized 2,502 participants and 3,386 identifiers during 11.5 months o war!
Congratulations!

I created a One Year Before project (02/24/2021 to 02/23/2022), so that there could be a comparison of the number of observations, the number of species and the number of participants and the number of identifiers.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/observations-during-the-war-in-ukraine-one-year-before

One Year until Feb 06 x One Year Before
Observations: 193,460 x 201,090
Species identified: 10,245 x 9,652
Identifiers: 3,386 x 3,856
Participants: 2,502 x 3,776

It's unbelievable, but you have 6% more species identified now than a year ago.
You made the amont of 96% observations of the period "one Year Befora", during the war.

It is a shame that the war is still going on.
Just as you are recording biodiversity with great resilience, you will win the war.

A lot of strength for you
Eric

Some HEROES have been making observations for a year, in the midst of war.

We see an increase in activity in the west, a reduction in activity in the east and the maintenance of the level of activity in Crimea.

Compare results from this ONE YEAR OF WAR project with the ONE YEAR BEFORE project.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/observations-during-the-war-in-ukraine-one-year-before-782a6920-2136-48d0-9b96-ba95b5b15581

Number of Participants:
ONE YEAR OF WAR = 2.516 iNaturalists (Observers) => 66 %
ONE YEAR BEFORE = 3.800 iNaturalist (Observers)

Number of Observations:
ONE YEAR OF WAR = 196.261 Observervations => 77 %
ONE YEAR BEFORE = 254.829 Observervations

Number of Species Identified:
ONE YEAR OF WAR = 10.320 species => % 103 % - FANTASTIC!
ONE YEAR BEFORE = 9.983 species

During the war, the quality of observations increased causing a larger number of species to be identified, even though we have 2/3 of the participants.

Focusing on biodiversity observation, comment on how this was a year of war making records.
What strategies did you use!
I in Brazil, like other iNaturalists around the world, have no idea what it's like to make records in the midst of war.

Unfortunately, we're going to have to open the second year of resistance project.
https://www.inaturalist.org/projects/observations-during-the-2nd-year-of-war-in-ukraine
Please also join as a member of this second project!

Please take care. Do not take Photos if it is a suspicious activity,
If necessary, obscure the location of your observations.

I want a ceasefire to be negotiated as soon as possible and for peace to return to the full territory of Ukraine.
I'm praying for you and for Ukraine! Eric