Report a Correction

Shanti
4 days ago
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Corrections are part of maintaining a trustworthy resource. A strong report identifies the exact page and statement, explains the concern, provides supporting evidence where possible and distinguishes factual errors from differences in interpretation or preferred wording.

Open botanical field guide beside a tablet, magnifying glass, plant specimens and research notes arranged on a wooden desk for plant identification and evidence review. — A botanical review workspace brings together a plant field guide, digital reference material, preserved specimens, a magnifying glass and evidence notes for careful comparison and verification of plant information.

What This Index Covers

This index explains how to report taxonomy, distribution, identification, safety, legal, cultural, attribution, broken-link, image and accessibility issues. It also outlines triage, evidence review, urgent safety handling, decision records and how outcomes are communicated.

Browse Resources

Browse the resource areas currently organised under this index. Links can be added as reviewed articles and records are published.

Identify the record - Provide the page, section, quotation or field that needs review.

Describe the issue - Explain what appears wrong, incomplete, outdated or harmful.

Provide support - Link sources, photographs, expert confirmation or community authority.

Mark urgency - Separate immediate safety, cultural or privacy issues from routine edits.

Review and outcome - Record what was checked, changed, retained or deferred and why.

Version history - Preserve review dates and avoid silently erasing important corrections.

Read First

Before using these resources for identification, growing, harvesting, conservation, community work or other practical decisions, read:

Quote the Exact Statement and Page

Safety, Privacy and Cultural Harm Need Priority Review

A Correction Needs Evidence or Appropriate Authority

Coverage and Evidence

Not every disagreement is an error, but every clear report should be traceable and reviewed. Urgent safety, privacy, culturally restricted or harmful content should be restricted while it is assessed. Taxonomic and legal changes need current authoritative sources. Keep the original report, decision, evidence and change date without publishing unnecessary personal details.

The Earth's Resource Map and Learn library are being built progressively. Indexed means that a topic or resource can be connected to its identity, source and broad context; it does not mean that every claim has been verified or localised. Evidence is assessed claim by claim. Where information is missing, uncertain, restricted or location-dependent, that limitation should remain visible.

Last Reviewed

19 August 2026

This date records review of this index-page copy and its resource structure. Individual articles, records, laws, project details and evidence may have different publication and review dates.