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Clarify datacamp licence availability #4578

Closed nickynicolson closed 1 year ago

nickynicolson commented 1 year ago

The page on datacamp and the GBIF data use club states:

We accept applications from both organizations and individuals within GBIF participant countries and economies in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Northern Eurasia and the Pacific.

I read two criteria - (i) location in GBIF participant country and (ii) location in areas specified, but the wording does not explain if applications have meet any or all of these criteria. Could the page be clarified please?

dnoesgaard commented 1 year ago

Thanks for the feedback, @nickynicolson. I agree that this is ambiguous, and we will make sure it's updated.

For the record, applications are considered if the applicant organization is based in a country/economy that 1) is a GBIF participant and 2) is within one of the mentioned regions. Both are required.

If you move through to the application form, I've narrowed it down to only include the eligible countries/economies: