Input to the Earth System Governance Data Directory

Researchers in the environmental governance field have developed a wide range of valuable datasets and databases—but these resources are often difficult to find or not widely known. The Earth System Governance Project aims to help close this gap.

The Earth System Governance (ESG) Data Directory provides a shared space to list both existing and upcoming environmental governance-related datasets and databases, with links to where more information or downloads are available. It serves as an open resource for the community, supporting transparency, collaboration, and more efficient research—especially for early-career scholars.

The goal is simple: to make existing data more visible and accessible to those who can build on it.

You can contribute by submitting information below on relevant datasets or databases to be included in the directory. We welcome inputs from everyone, both within and beyond the ESG network.

If you are not yet an ESG fellow, but are interested in becoming one, you can learn more about our application process here.

Thank you in advance for helping strengthen this shared resource!

Email(Required)

Name(Required)

First name Last name

Affiliation(s)(Required)

Name of dataset/database(Required)

Short description of content and coverage (max 1000 characters)(Required)

Is the dataset/database curated by ESG fellow(s)? (for internal statistics)(Required)

What is the status of this dataset/database?(Required)

If the dataset/database has been published in a peer-reviewed journal, please provide the link to the (first) publication

If the dataset/database has been published in a data repository, please provide the link to the data in the repository

If the dataset/database has not been published yet, when is the expected release date? (mm/dd/yyyy)

If the dataset/database has been produced and/or used within a project, please provide the project name and a link to the project website

Contact person for the dataset/database in case of inquiries(Required)

The Earth System Governance Project's International Office processes personal data in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). We collect your contact details solely to follow up with you or the responsible person in case the information provided about the dataset or database needs to be verified or updated. Do you agree to share your contact details for the purpose stated above?(Required)

Input to the Earth System Governance Data Directory

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