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Biocultural (BC) Notice

Created by Local Contexts | Created Jul 08 2021 | Updated Nov 05 2024

Notice text | English

The BC (Biocultural) Notice is a visible notification that there are accompanying cultural rights and responsibilities that need further attention for any future sharing and use of this material or data. The BC Notice recognizes the rights of Indigenous Peoples to permission the use of information, collections, data and digital sequence information (DSI) generated from the biodiversity or genetic resources associated with traditional lands, waters, and territories. The BC Notice may indicate that BC Labels are in development and their implementation is being negotiated.

Notificación BC (Biocultural) | Spanish

La Notificación BC indica de manera visible que hay derechos y responsabilidades culturales asociadas que necesitan mayor atención en caso de cualquier instancia en la que el material en cuestión es usado o compartido. La Notificación BC reconoce los derechos de personas y comunidades Indígenas para definir las circunstancias bajo las cuales permitir el uso de información, colecciones, datos, e información de secuencia digital generada desde las formas de biodiversidad y recursos genéticos asociados con tierras, aguas y territorios tradicionales/ancestrales. La Notificación BC indica que las Etiquetas BC (Bioculturales) están en desarrollo y que su implementación está siendo negociada. Para mayor información sobre las Etiquetas BC por favor visitar https://localcontexts.org/notices/biocultural-notices/.

Notification BC (Bioculturelle) | French

La notification BC sert à rendre visible l’information selon laquelle le matériel utilisé est accompagné de droits culturels et de responsabilités qui nécessitent une attention particulière au moment de le partager ou de l’utiliser. La notification BC est une reconnaissance des droits des peuples autochtones de permettre l’utilisation d’informations, de collections, de données et d’informations sur les séquences numériques provenant de la biodiversité et des ressources associées à leurs terres, cours d’eau et territoires traditionnels. La notification BC peut indiquer que les étiquettes BC (bioculturelles) sont en cours de réalisation et que leur application est en train d’être négociée. Pour plus d’information à propos des étiquettes BC, consulter le site https://localcontexts.org/notices/biocultural-notices/.

Pānui Whakamārama BC | Māori

Ko tā te Pānui Whakamārama BC, he āta whakaatu, tērā ētahi tikanga ā-iwi me ōna haepapa ki runga i te whakamahinga, i te horapatanga hoki o tēnei taonga me ōna raraunga rānei. Whakamanahia ai ki tēnei Pānui Whakamārama BC, ko te mana tuku iho o ngā iwi taketake ki roto i ngā kohinga mātauranga pūtaiao, me ngā raraunga hangarau mō runga i ngā hapori, ngā tāngata, me te rerenga rauropi e noho pū ana i ngā whenua, i ngā wai me ngā rohe o ngā iwi taketake. Kei roto hoki pea i tēnei Pānui BC, ko te kōrero e mea ana, tērā ngā Tohu BC (Rerenga rauropi) e waihangatia ana, ā, kei te whiriwhirihia tonutia tōna whakatinanatanga. Mō ētahi atu kōrero mō ngā Pānui Whakamārama BC, pāwhiritia i konei.

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Public Projects where Notice is applied

Title Added by Last updated Visibility
Maine-eDNA Index Sites
Maine Center for Genetics in the Environment 11 Oct 2024
Te Kohinga Harakeke o Aotearoa – National New Zealand Flax Collection
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research 01 Feb 2023
New Zealand Fungarium (PDD) Te Kohinga Hekaheka o Aotearoa
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research 15 Oct 2025
New Zealand Arthropod Collection (NZAC) - Ko te Aitanga Pepeke o Aotearoa
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research 16 Oct 2025
International Collection of Microorganisms from Plants (ICMP)
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research 16 Oct 2025
Allan Herbarium (CHR)
Manaaki Whenua – Landcare Research 16 Oct 2025
A Survey of the Ethnobotanical Knowledge of the Birhoɽ People of India
Living Tongues Institute for Endangered Languages 02 Nov 2022
Sample Project with Two Notices
Sample Institution 07 Apr 2023
Local Indicators of Climate Change Impacts
Ramin Soleymani 21 Jun 2024

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