Landrace.Wiki:Mission-Statement

Landrace.Wiki exists to document, map, and help preserve landrace cannabis and the knowledge around it, before it disappears.

We collect structured, field-grade data on real populations, their environments, and the communities who work with them. Information is stored at the Accession level and linked through a clear geographic hierarchy (Gene Pool → Regional Complex → Growing Region → Growing Area → Appellation → Field → Accession). :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

Our Mission

• Build an open, verifiable reference for landrace cannabis populations worldwide, grounded in documented field collections and cited sources rather than marketing claims. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
• Capture the minimum conservation-grade metadata for every accession (Tier 1), while leaving room for deeper scientific, cultural, and environmental documentation (Tiers 2 and 3) as data is added. :contentReference[oaicite:2]{index=2}
• Preserve local names, languages, and cultivation knowledge alongside botanical, chemical, and genetic information. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
• Support in situ and ex situ conservation by tracking status, threats, and preservation efforts at region, area, appellation, field, and accession levels. :contentReference[oaicite:4]{index=4}
• Keep key numbers (accessions, regions, conservation status) driven by the live database wherever possible, through semantic queries and built-in MediaWiki tools rather than hard-coded claims. :contentReference[oaicite:5]{index=5}

How Landrace.Wiki Works

• Use standardized forms based on the Integrated Accession Documentation Template, so contributions remain consistent, queryable, and comparable across regions and projects. :contentReference[oaicite:6]{index=6}
• Prioritise Tier 1 field documentation for populations at greatest conservation risk, then deepen those records toward full research-grade documentation over time. :contentReference[oaicite:7]{index=7}
• Rely on native MediaWiki, SemanticMediaWiki, and PageForms to store and surface data as maps, lists, and statistics, keeping the infrastructure simple, auditable, and portable. :contentReference[oaicite:8]{index=8} :contentReference[oaicite:9]{index=9}
• Respect growers and knowledge holders through clear attribution, location-sensitivity settings, cultural restriction fields, and explicit notes on legal context and use. :contentReference[oaicite:10]{index=10}

Landrace.Wiki is a commons for landrace cannabis: a map, a field notebook, and a living archive that grows as collectors, researchers, and cultivators add real data from the field.