Submit Local Knowledge

Shanti
6 days ago
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Local knowledge can reveal seasonal timing, uncommon events, long-term change and practical experience that may be missing from formal sources. A useful contribution explains who observed what, where, when and under which conditions, while respecting privacy, cultural authority and uncertainty.

Community member photographing a flowering plant in Australian bushland, with an open field notebook and scale reference beside the specimen and the wider forested habitat visible behind. — A community observer documents a plant in its natural Australian habitat using a camera, field notebook and scale reference, recording both the specimen and its surrounding landscape for reliable environmental observations.

What This Index Covers

This index explains suitable contribution types, required context, photographs and records, source categories, consent, location sensitivity, cultural rights, review, follow-up questions, attribution and how accepted information may be updated or removed.

Browse Resources

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

Observations - Species, season, habitat, weather, change or practical outcomes.

Supporting evidence - Photographs, field notes, dates, methods and traceable sources.

Place and precision - Providing enough location context while protecting sensitive sites.

Consent and authority - Confirming the right to share personal or cultural information.

Review process - Separating submission, verification, publication and later correction.

Attribution and withdrawal - Recording preferred credit, access limits and removal requests.

Read First

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

What Makes a Local Observation Useful

Sensitive Species, Private Land and Location Privacy

Cultural Knowledge Requires Authority, Not Just Attribution

Coverage and Evidence

Submission does not guarantee publication or verification. Contributors should label direct observation, memory, community knowledge and cited material separately. Do not submit another person's private information, precise sensitive-species locations or cultural knowledge without authority. Shanti Plants should retain source, review status, edits and permission conditions with the record.

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.