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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
This is a Sub-Project.
Mo’orea eDNA Project / Projet eDNA
Gump South Pacific Research Station 23 Mar 2025
This is a Sub-Project.
Does it poop? An exploration of bêche-de-mer/sea cucumber gut biome
Gump South Pacific Research Station 23 Mar 2025
Island Sustainability Program (ISP)
Gump South Pacific Research Station 12 Sep 2025
Reclaiming Anishinaabeg Moss Bags: Identifying the Connection Between Maternal Ecological Knowledge and Anishinaabeg Peatlands
Samantha Terry 06 Apr 2025
PrairieDNA: Prairies North Environmental DNA Monitoring Network
Eric Collins 05 Feb 2025
Northern Territory Islands Biodiversity Project
Charles Darwin University 22 Jan 2025
Tiwi Islands Jessie River Fire Study 2024
Charles Darwin University 07 Feb 2025
Water Rangers Community Science dataset
Water Rangers 30 Dec 2024
This is a Sub-Project.
Palawa Botanical Specimens at NYBG
Rose Barrowcliffe 31 Oct 2025
RNAseq data of Australian and New Zealand sea anemones
Hayden Smith 04 Dec 2024

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