National Principles for Restricted Access Species Data

RASD is invaluable for environmental and conservation management, decision-making, and research.

The national principles of Restricted Access Species Data are that:

• Handling of Restricted Access Species Data should be consistent with government requirements and FAIR and CARE principles
• Restricted Access Species Data should be consistently classified
• Restricted Access Species Data should be discoverable
• Restricted Access Species Data requests should follow a structured, transparent process
• Restricted Access Species Datasets provided in response to approved requests for Restricted Access Species Data should be as complete as possible
• Restricted Access Species datasets should be transformed consistently if made public or be as complete as possible if provided to approved data requestors
• Sharing of Restricted Access Species Data should be through negotiated legal agreement

More detail on each of the principles is detailed later in the framework.