In 2016, the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) launched the East and Southern Africa Forest Observatory (OFESA) to enhance sustainable forest management and governance through reliable data and knowledge. This report reviews the data-sharing landscape across OFESA member countries, examining existing regulations, identifying gaps and legal barriers—particularly around institutional arrangements and intellectual property—and proposing improvements. It also highlights comparative approaches and best practices for data-sharing agreements, based on insights from national-level informants including government agencies and research institutions. The findings offer strategic recommendations to strengthen OFESA’s data-sharing structures and inform broader applications across Africa.
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TI - Reviewing the governance systems on data sharing in OFESA countries to support development of a governance framework for the observatory of East and Southern Africa
AU - Kibugi, R.
AU - Tsanga, R.
AU - Ombogoh, D.B.
AU - Amugune, I.
AU - Nyaga, L.
AU - Cerutti, P.O.
AB - In 2016, the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) launched the East and Southern Africa Forest Observatory (OFESA) to enhance sustainable forest management and governance through reliable data and knowledge. This report reviews the data-sharing landscape across OFESA member countries, examining existing regulations, identifying gaps and legal barriers—particularly around institutional arrangements and intellectual property—and proposing improvements. It also highlights comparative approaches and best practices for data-sharing agreements, based on insights from national-level informants including government agencies and research institutions. The findings offer strategic recommendations to strengthen OFESA’s data-sharing structures and inform broader applications across Africa.
PY - 2025
PB - CIFOR-ICRAF
PP - Bogor, Indonesia and Nairobi, Kenya
UR - https://www.cifor-icraf.org/knowledge/publication/44788/
KW - climate change, data analysis, data sharing, forest management, governance, intellectual property, knowledge management, legal frameworks, local government, monitoring, policy analysis
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%T Reviewing the governance systems on data sharing in OFESA countries to support development of a governance framework for the observatory of East and Southern Africa
%A Kibugi, R.
%A Tsanga, R.
%A Ombogoh, D.B.
%A Amugune, I.
%A Nyaga, L.
%A Cerutti, P.O.
%D 2025
%I CIFOR-ICRAF
%C Bogor, Indonesia and Nairobi, Kenya
%U https://www.cifor-icraf.org/knowledge/publication/44788/
%X In 2016, the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and the Regional Centre for Mapping of Resources for Development (RCMRD) launched the East and Southern Africa Forest Observatory (OFESA) to enhance sustainable forest management and governance through reliable data and knowledge. This report reviews the data-sharing landscape across OFESA member countries, examining existing regulations, identifying gaps and legal barriers—particularly around institutional arrangements and intellectual property—and proposing improvements. It also highlights comparative approaches and best practices for data-sharing agreements, based on insights from national-level informants including government agencies and research institutions. The findings offer strategic recommendations to strengthen OFESA’s data-sharing structures and inform broader applications across Africa.
%K climate change
%K data analysis
%K data sharing
%K forest management
%K governance
%K intellectual property
%K knowledge management
%K legal frameworks
%K local government
%K monitoring
%K policy analysis
Publisher
CIFOR-ICRAF: Bogor, Indonesia and Nairobi, Kenya
Année de publication
2025
Auteurs
Kibugi, R.; Tsanga, R.; Ombogoh, D.B.; Amugune, I.; Nyaga, L.; Cerutti, P.O.
Langue
English
Mots clés
climate change, data analysis, data sharing, forest management, governance, intellectual property, knowledge management, legal frameworks, local government, monitoring, policy analysis
Géographique
Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya, Ethiopia, Mozambique
