Metadata records stored in this data repository are publicly accessible. However, the full datasets will have specific rules and protocols around their use. Below are links describing the various licenses datasets may have:
In addition to these licenses, metadata may have Traditional Labels to describing local protocols for its use. Much of the peatland data collected in Canada was done so on the traditional territory of many different Peoples without their knowledge and explicit permission taking away their data rights. We are working with Local Context (link to website) to attribute Traditional Labels to support Indigenous data sovereignty.
For various reasons, some datasets may not be publicly available. Please contact the data owner as described in the metadata record if you wish to access these datasets.
The Can-Peat team acknowledges Indigenous stewardship of peatlands since time immemorial. For a full map of traditional territories in Canada, please visit https://native-land.ca/