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Landrace.Wiki is a collaborative, open reference dedicated to documenting and preserving landrace cannabis and the cultures that sustain it.

We record landrace accessions, populations, the people and places that grow them in an attempt to link field collections, local names and cultivation practices with their ecological, historical, and legal context. The goal is simple: make landrace cannabis and its surrounding knowledge visible, verifiable and accessible to all.

Mission

Document landrace cannabis populations worldwide using field data, primary sources and clearly cited evidence.
Preserve local languages, names, farming practices and cultural uses alongside botanical, agronomic and chemical information.
Support both in situ and ex situ conservation by tracking where populations exist, how they are changing and what threatens them.
Provide a working tool for growers, collectors and researchers to share accessions and observations in a format that can be queried, mapped and built on.
Keep the project open, non-proprietary and community-driven.

Landrace.Wiki is a place where landrace cannabis and the knowledge around it are treated as a commons: documented carefully, shared openly and maintained together.

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-'''Landrace.Wiki exists to document, map, and help preserve landrace cannabis and the knowledge around it, before it disappears.'''
+'''Landrace.Wiki is a collaborative, open reference dedicated to documenting and preserving landrace cannabis and the cultures that sustain it.'''
-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}
+We record landrace accessions, populations, the people and places that grow them in an attempt to link field collections, local names and cultivation practices with their ecological, historical, and legal context. The goal is simple: make landrace cannabis and its surrounding knowledge visible, verifiable and accessible to all.
-== Our Mission ==
+== 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}
+* Document landrace cannabis populations worldwide using field data, primary sources and clearly cited evidence.
-* 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 languages, names, farming practices and cultural uses alongside botanical, agronomic and chemical information.
-* Preserve local names, languages, and cultivation knowledge alongside botanical, chemical, and genetic information. :contentReference[oaicite:3]{index=3}
+* Support both in situ and ex situ conservation by tracking where populations exist, how they are changing and what threatens them.
-* 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}
+* Provide a working tool for growers, collectors and researchers to share accessions and observations in a format that can be queried, mapped and built on.
-* 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}
+* Keep the project open, non-proprietary and community-driven.
-== How Landrace.Wiki Works ==
+Landrace.Wiki is a place where landrace cannabis and the knowledge around it are treated as a commons: documented carefully, shared openly and maintained together.
-* 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.
+{{Basic information}}

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