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Nature 439, 392 (26 January 2006) | doi:10.1038/439392a; Published online 25 January 2006

Open Innovation Challenges

Biodiversity data are out of local taxonomists' reach

Donat Agosti1

  1. American Museum of Natural History, New York, New York 10024-5192, USA

Exchange of information about biodiversity is mandated by the legally binding international Convention on Biological Diversity, as are monitoring and benefit sharing. Yet researchers in the developing world, where most of the biodiversity is found, are unable to access much of this information.

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