Communication from the Information Sharing Working Group: Agreement for Data Sharing Among Caribbean Foresters

Tamara Heartsill Scalley; Saara DeWalt; François Korysko; Guy Van Laere; Kasey Jacobs; Seth Panka; Joseph Torres

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Communication from the Information Sharing Working Group: Agreement for Data Sharing Among Caribbean Foresters

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Authors:

Tamara Heartsill Scalley, Saara DeWalt, François Korysko, Guy Van Laere, Kasey Jacobs, Seth Panka, Joseph Torres

Year:

2016

Type:

Scientific Journal

Station:

International Institute of Tropical Forestry

Source:

Caribbean Naturalist

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Abstract

We presented a new information-sharing platform at the 16th Caribbean Foresters Meeting in August 2013 to facilitate and promote collaboration among Caribbean foresters. The platform can be accessed through the Caribbean Foresters website where information and data on forest research sites can be shared. There is a special focus on identifying potential collaborations and sharing data from permanent forest-sample plots in the Caribbean region. This short communication from the Information-Sharing Working Group that convened at the August 2013 meeting presents the first agreement for information and data among Caribbean Foresters based on the draft that was circulated among all meeting participants and presented at the meeting.

Keywords

data sharing, science collaboration, permanent forest-plots, Caribbean

Citation

Heartsill Scalley, T.; De Walt, S.; Korysko, F.; van Laere, G.; Jacobs, K.R.; Panka, S.; Torres, J. 2016. Communication from the information sharing working group: agreement for data sharing among Caribbean Foresters. Caribbean Naturalist Special issue no.1:30-34.