A Task Group of the Darwin Core Maintenance Group, maintainers of the Darwin Core vocabulary standard.
Convener: Cameron Slatyer | Atlas of Living Australia
See the task group's charter.
For more background to the Task Group and to view the outcomes of the Restricted Access species Workshop held at TDWG 2023. See the workshop report
To get involved email the convenor, Cam Slatyer, or Tania Laity or join our mailing list https://lists.tdwg.org/mailman/listinfo/dwc-sensitive-species
Chapman AD (2006). Questionnaire on Dealing with Sensitive Primary Species Occurrence Data − Summary of responses. 56 pp. Copenhagen: GBIF. https://doi.org/10.35035/vs84-0p13.
Chapman AD (2007). Dealing with Sensitive Primary Species Occurrence Data. Report. Report to the Global Biodiversity Information Facility 60pp. https://doi.org/10.35035/rajc-t668
Chapman, Arthur. (2008). The issues with Sensitive Data: managing access, issues of data quality, and data ownership. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/333207636_The_issues_with_Sensitive_Data_managing_access_issues_of_data_quality_and_data_ownership
Ryan, G. E., Nicholson, E., Baker, C. M., & McCarthy, M. A. (2024). The costs and benefits of publicising species discoveries. Conservation Letters, 17, e13044. https://doi.org/10.1111/conl.13044
Rubel, A., Kaehrle, M. & Streiffer, R. Digital Platforms, Privacy, and the Ethics of Wildlife Information Sharing. Philos. Technol. 38, 22 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13347-025-00841-4
Astorga F, Rodrigues A & Waller J (2024) Sensitive species data generalization: Exploring risks, benefits and best practices. Copenhagen: GBIF Secretariat. https://doi.org/10.35035/doc-yr9g-nx02
TDWG_SensitiveDataTG_Sept2024.pptx
video1868753883.mp4
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - September 2024 Meeting Minutes
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - November 2024 Meeting Minutes
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - November 2024 Recording
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - December 2024 Meeting Minutes
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - December 2024 Recording
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - March 2025 Meeting Minutes
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - March 2025 Recording
Sensitive Species Data Extension Task Group Recording
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - May 2025 Meeting Minutes
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - May 2025 Recording
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - July 2025 Meeting Minutes
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - July 2025 Recording
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - September 2025 Meeting Minutes
TDWG Sensitive Species Task Group - September 2025 Recording
Mapping Vocabs to DwC / DwC-DP Presentation
TDWG DWC DP Sub-group- November 2025 - recording
TDWG DWC DP Sub-Group - November 2025 - Outcomes / actions
TDWG Native DWC Sub-group- November 2025 - recording
TDWG Native DWC Sub-Group - November 2025 - Outcomes / actions
TDWG Combined Sub-groups- December 2025 - recording
TDWG Cobmined Sub-Groups - December 2025 - Minutes
Example Extension for DWC Native
TDWG Native DWC Sub-group- January 2026 - recording
TDWG Native DWC Sub-Group - January 2026 - Minutes
Draft DWC Native Extension - v0.2 January 2026
Revised Draft DWC Native Extension - v0.31 February 2026
TDWG DWC Data Package Sub-group- February 2026 - recording
TDWG DWC Data Package Sub-Group - February 2026 - Minutes
DWC Data Package - Schema Options - presentation
Version 2 Jan 2025 (incorporating feedback from Dec 2024 Task Group Meeting)
Version 6 July 2025 (incorporating feedback from Task Group)
Draft DWC Data Package Model July 2025 - Events
Draft DWC Native Extension - v0.2 January 2026
Revised Draft DWC Native Extension - v0.31 February 2026
DWC Data Package - Schema Options - presentation
[https://github.com/tdwg/sensitive-species-extension/blob/main/sensitiveSppExt_terms.ods]
[https://docs.google.com/document/d/1phC7H3ObB1om01FnbLnhiqiwn8JMGfpVsNSpJ3u8TVE/edit?usp=sharing]