PRINCIPLES OF THE CONSERVATION COMMONS

Open Access

The Conservation Commons promotes free and open access to data, information and knowledge for all conservation purposes.

Mutual Benefit

The Conservation Commons welcomes and encourages participants to both use resources and to contribute data, information and knowledge.

Rights and Responsibilities

Contributors to the Conservation Commons 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. Users of the Conservation Commons are expected to comply, in good faith, with terms of uses specified by contributors.