How to Contribute
The Biodiversity & Environmental Resource Data System is an initiative designed to serve the needs of the biodiversity research community in Belize.
In order to make this initiative a success, BERDS needs the support and participation of relevant organisations within and outside of Belize.
Only through collaborative effort can this system hope to meet its objectives and provide the most comprehensive, accurate and freely accessible knowledge base possible.
We encourage active participation in the form of:
- contributing your data/metadata to the community;
- sharing important documents;
- advertising your events, workshops, meetings;
- participating in on-line moderated theme/topic-based forums;
- lending your expertise to the community.
Partnership benefits include access to:
- the latest GIS datasets;
- metadata catalogs;
- direct access to upload data and manage your resources as listed in the BBMS;
- participation in community-led research projects;
- automated data sharing opportunities both with BERDS and other initiatives (GBIF, IABIN);
- aid with locating funding opportunities and tips on grant writing;
When your organisation contributes data, that data is tagged to ensure ownership/rights of said data are intact. This allows your organisation to share its data with the confidence in knowing the data is being properly attributed to your institution, at all times.
"Contribute once, share a lot" - our data sharing system allows you to contribute your data records once to the system and that data can then be shared with other national, regional or even international initiatives without additional effort on your part. This allows your institution to maximise its data entry efforts - entering data into BERDS once guarantees your data is shared as widely (and safely) as possible with a minimum of effort on your part.
Interested in contributing your data? Contact us for further information and collaborative opportunities or register now.
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