Caring for Indigenous Data to Evaluate the Benefits of Indigenous Environmental Programs

Advances in open data, big data and data linkage allow us to analyse more data and on a larger scale than ever before. However, this brings with it the challenge of ensuring that Indigenous data sets are used in a way that protects Indigenous rights to that data and maximises benefits for Indigenous...

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Published in:Environmental management (New York) 2021-08, Vol.68 (2), p.160-169
Main Authors: Robinson, Cathy J., Kong, Taryn, Coates, Rebecca, Watson, Ian, Stokes, Chris, Pert, Petina, McConnell, Andrew, Chen, Caron
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aquatic Pollution
Atmospheric Protection/Air Quality Control/Air Pollution
Case studies
Data analysis
Data collection
Earth and Environmental Science
Ecology
Environment
Environmental Management
Ethics
Forestry Management
Indigenous peoples
Native rights
Nature Conservation
Principles
Project design
Sovereignty
Waste Water Technology
Water Management
Water Pollution Control
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Summary:Advances in open data, big data and data linkage allow us to analyse more data and on a larger scale than ever before. However, this brings with it the challenge of ensuring that Indigenous data sets are used in a way that protects Indigenous rights to that data and maximises benefits for Indigenous peoples. The CARE principles for Indigenous data governance—Collective Benefit, Authority to Control, Responsibility and Ethics—were developed to protect Indigenous data sovereignty, but there are few examples of how to translate these principles into practice. In this paper, we show how these CARE principles can be applied to data collection, integration, analysis and translation practices. Our case study is a project that used data reported by Indigenous ranger groups to capture the multiple benefits of Indigenous land and water management activities. Through this case study, we offer a framework for the design and use of CARE-informed data practices, which can be embedded into project design to enable the ethical and responsible use of Indigenous data to improve Indigenous policies and services. Such practices are critical in the context of ongoing demand for Indigenous data for bureaucratic purposes, and Indigenous interest in using that data to influence management and policy decisions affecting their estates and resources.
ISSN:0364-152X
1432-1009
DOI:10.1007/s00267-021-01485-8