1-Open Access: Promotes free and open access to data, information and knowledge for conservation purposes.
2-Mutual Benefit: Welcomes and encourages participants both to use resources and to contribute data, information and knowledge.
3-Rights and Responsibilities: Contributors have full right to attribution for any uses of their data, information, or knowledge, and the right to ensure that the original integrity of their contribution to the Commons is preserved. Users of the Conservation Commons are expected to comply, in good faith, with terms of uses specified by contributors and in accordance with these Principles.
22 Oct
Posted by Asghar In Conservation Commons, Data sets, Media & Websites
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has joined forces with the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) to create protectedplanet.net – an interactive, social media-based website that provides in-depth information on both the leading lights and hidden gems of the conservation world.
View Comments 18 Oct
Posted by Asghar In Biodiversity, Conservation Commons
During the CBD Conference of the Parties, the Friends of the Conservation Commons are organizing a side event on Removing Barriers and Encouraging Participation in Data Sharing. This will take place on Tuesday 26 October, at 16:30, in Room 236 of Building 2 (on the third floor).
02 Sep
Posted by Asghar In Biodiversity, Conservation Commons, Publications
while a number of United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) publications are available in the Internet Archive site, the World Atlases are now available online, as outstanding copyright issues have been resolved.
01 Sep
Posted by Asghar In Conservation Commons, Data sets, Mapping
Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) is releasing an updated map layer of North America’s terrestrial protected areas as part of the North American Environmental Atlas.
The 2010 data has more than 200,000 areas in the dataset, 50 percent more than were reported in the 2008 data. Terrestrial protected areas is one of more than 40 map layers already available to view and download free of charge.
14 Aug
Posted by Asghar In Biodiversity
During June 2010, at an intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder meeting in Busan in the Republic of Korea, a document was adopted which sets the path for establishing an IPBES. The “Busan Outcome” will go to the UN General Assembly later in 2010. Information documents that helped inform discussion during the third IPBES meeting in Busan included one commissioned by the Norwegian Government and prepared by UNEP-WCMC.
13 Aug
Posted by Asghar In Conservation Commons, Media & Websites
After a successful trial period that has involved more than 200 users from all over the world, the final version of the GBIF Community Site is officially launched today-
This site is a free online social platform for professional interaction in the scope of GBIF: collaborative projects, discussions, sharing of information and expertise, announcements, mentoring, etc.
To share and discuss the strategies, policies, implementation mechanisms, sustainable infrastructures, and international collaboration for open access to information, especially those by governmental and funding agencies, research and education institutions, scholarly communications and knowledge organizations, to promote effective and sustainable open access in today’s and future digital research, education, and cultural environments.
UNCCD Secretariat is looking for external assistance for the analysis of data and information contained in the 2010 reports. The require profile includes specific skills in econometric and statistical analysis.
19 Jul
Posted by Asghar In Conservation Commons, Publications
The editorial published in the latest issue of Conservation Biology, should be of interest to members of this list. It advocates for a (much needed) paradigm shift in ecological/conservation research, much like the culture changes that medical and molecular biology research have already undergone, to ensure the sharing of raw data to facilitate systematic reviews for the sake of promoting evidence-based. In order to make this paradigm shift a reality, the platform and database infrastructure for data sharing needs to be created, and the buy-in from journals and academic institutions needs to be secured. Could the Conservation Commons lead the way in this?
Given that the paper makes and excellent argument for data sharing, it’s ironic that it’s published in a closed-access journal!!
UNEP news InforMEA Highlights
