BIOTraCes Data Management Plan

Deliverable 5.5, the "Data Management Plan" (DMP), serves as a guide for researchers in the BIOTraCes consortium on how project data will be handled throughout the project's lifecycle and beyond. To drive transformative changes in the domain of biodiversity conservation, a variety of research methods will be employed, including participatory action research, policy analysis and surveys. The DMP identifies key strategies and steps to ensure that all data generated from these methods, whether qualitative or quantitative, are secure, sustainable, accessible (when possible), reusable and comply with quality standards and guidelines outlined by the Horizon Europe programme and are rooted in the [1]FAIR data principles. The DMP facilitates uniform and responsible treatment of data across the consortium in all stages of the project, including planning, collection, processing, organisation and storage. The document also specifies reliable tools for data treatment in these stages. The DMP ensures compliance with ethical standards for data treatment derived from renowned international regulations, as well as national data management standards. Examples of document envisioning ethical standards include the European Code of Conduct for Research Integrity issued by the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities (ALLEA) and the European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). In conformity with the commitments outlined in the Grant Agreement, the current version of the DMP will be updated two more times before months 24 and 45 but is subject to change when necessary.