The Bürger schaffen Wissen (“Citizens creating knowledge”) is the central national online platform for citizen science in Germany. It was created in November 2013 as a repository of citizen science projects. Its main goal is to present, connect and support these types of projects while further increasing the visibility of the approach within the German public and discourse. Since 2020, it has also been working on the development of quality criteria and the impact of citizen science. The repository includes a search tool based on the project’s theme and the region where the project is being implemented. It also includes information about the social, scientific, or cultural impact of the different initiatives. 52 Visit the project website