Making forest data fair and open

DE LIMA, RENATO A. F.; PHILLIPS, OLIVER L.; DUQUE, ALVARO; TELLO, J. SEBASTIAN; DAVIES, STUART J.; DE OLIVEIRA, ALEXANDRE ADALARDO; MULLER, SANDRA; HONORIO CORONADO, EURIDICE N.; VILANOVA, EMILIO; CUNI-SANCHEZ, AIDA; BAKER, TIMOTHY R.; RYAN, CASEY M.; MALIZIA, AGUSTINA; LEWIS, SIMON L.; TER STEEGE, HANS; FERREIRA, JOICE; MARIMON, BEATRIZ SCHWANTES; LUU, HONG TRUONG; IMANI, GERARD; ARROYO, LUZMILA; BLUNDO, CECILIA; KENFACK, DAVID; SAINGE, MOSES N.; SONKÉ, BONAVENTURE; VÁSQUEZ, RODOLFO

Nature Ecology and Evolution

Nature Research

Año: 2022 vol. 6 p. 656 - 658

Data on tropical forests are in high demand. But ground forest measurements are hard to sustain and the people who make them are extremely disadvantaged compared to those who use them. We propose a new approach to forest data that focuses on the needs of data originators, and ensures users and funders contribute properly.