Webinar: Challenges and opportunities of linking Open Access and Open Science with the Sustainable Development Goals

Cross-posted from AIMS FAO where the OCSDNet Primary Research Investigator, Dr. Leslie Chan presented on the challenges and opportunities of linking Open Access and Open Science to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). […]

DIY Laboratories: Next Steps for Open Science in South and Southeast Asia

By Hermes Huang of the Understanding Open Hardware and Citizen Science Project Summary: • The Understanding Open Hardware and Citizen Science Project, working in Indonesia, Thailand, and Nepal, is based on the […]

Small is Beautiful: Promoting Community Empowerment in Model Forests of Colombia and Costa Rica

By: Josique Lorenzo, CATIE Summary: • A series of participatory workshops and focus groups are being conducted in Colombia and Costa Rica as part of the project ‘Improving Adaptive Capacity through […]

Multi-Institutional Research Collaboration: Regulation, Ethics and Power

By: Cath Traynor, Laura Foster & Tobias Schonwetter of Indigenous Knowledge and Climate Change Adaptation Project SUMMARY •The ‘Empowering Indigenous People and Knowledge Systems’ project has sought to use participatory […]

Tropixel Ciência Aberta – Tropixel Open Science – June 2015

By: Sarita Albagli of IBICT SUMMARY • An event was held in Ubatuba, Brazil during June 2015 to discuss the adoption of open science and provide visibility to regional initiatives […]

ASSESSING THE BENEFITS OF DATA SHARING: THE EXPERIENCE OF BRAZIL’S VIRTUAL HERBARIUM

By: Dora Ann Lange Canhos of CRIA SUMMARY: • Effective on-line sharing depends not only on the will to share data, but also on ensuring accessible infrastructure for users and data providers. • Independent […]