IT'S EASY TO SAY BIOBLITZ: FEATURES, RESULTS AND CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF THE BIOBLITZES 2013-2018 ORGANIZED BY THE MAREMMA NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM

Over the last few years, there has been a profound change in the way scientific institutions interact with the public, in a context of openness and direct involvement. Many natural history museums, thanks to their long history of collaboration with their communities of passionate naturalists, are among the subjects that mostly contributed to this change. In fact, a growing number of them offer a wide range of citizen science activities, contributing at strengthening the interface between science and society. Among the different types of projects and activities, BioBlitz certainly constitute a successful format, which concentrates elements of novelty, discovery, direct experience of nature and direct relationship between experts and enthusiasts. The Maremma Natural History Museum, as part of its citizen science projects, has been organizing BioBlitz since 2013, focusing on territorial realities belonging to the Natura 2000 network. This work is a synthesis of the experience gained up to 2018 and aims to take stock of the results obtained and the possible future prospects