Side Event

Removing barriers and encouraging participation in data sharing

Organizer
Friends of the Conservation Commons

Date and Time
26 October 2010 16:30 - 18:0

Meeting
Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10)

The Friends of the Conservation Commons came into force in January 2010 (www.conservationcommons.net) through signature of the Charter by three founding members. The Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) signed the Charter of the Friends of the Conservation Commons shortly after the final version was opened for signature in December 2009, bringing it into force in January 2010 as part of the IYB celebrations. The side event will introduce the Friends of the Conservation Commons, discuss removing barriers to data sharing and incentives to participation and encouraging open access to data, and provide an opportunity for signature of the Charter by like-minded organizations. Signatories comply to the following principles: 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.