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T1 Environmental Data as Digital Public Goods within a Digital Ecosystem for the Planet - UNEP’s Contribution to Round Table 1Bon Digital Public Goods
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
A2 Jensen, David
A2 Nachmany, Michal
A2 Bakker, Karen
A2 Bowen, Christina
A2 Carter, Rumon
A2 Gunning, Terry
A2 Hinojosa, Pablo
A2 Jabbour, Jason
A2 Lachance-Bernard, Nicolas
A2 Niggli, Nicholas
A2 Philips, Shea
A2 Sforcina, Kathryn
A2 Sheldrake, Philip
A2 Starks, Gavin
A2 Martinez, Albert
A2 Thau, Dave
A2 Warner, Koko
A2 Zolli, Andrew
K1 environmental information
K1 big data
K1 Sustainable Development Goals
K1 digital technology
K1 public good
K1 human rights
YR 2020
FD 2020
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36362
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/36362
NO This paper builds a case for a governance framework that will support the development of an equitable, open-access digital ecosystem of environmental data as a digital public good. Credible multidisciplinary environmental data, and the applications of this data, are digital public goods which are necessary conditions for an equitable, sustainable and resilient society. The pace and rapidity of the development of data technologies, both in terms of scale,scope and quantity of data gathered, requires a governance framework to ensure that this data enhances and does not undermine planetary wellbeing. Concerted efforts are needed to establish and implement a digital ecosystem governance framework.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 24, 2026