Centering accessibility, increasing capacity, and fostering innovation in the development of international eDNA standards

Hirsch, Shana and Patel, Neha A. and Amamoo, Phyllis A. and Borrero-Pérez, Giomar H. and Cahyani, Ni Kadek and Ginigini, Joape and Hurley, Kaleonani K.C. and Lopes-Lima, Manuel and Lopez, Mark L. and Mapholi, Ntanganedzeni and Ouattara, Koffi N. and Pazmiño, Diana A. and Rii, Yoshimi and Thompson, Fabiano and Heyden, Sophie von der and Watsa, Mrinalini and Yepes-Narvaez, Vanessa and Allan, Elizabeth A. and Kelly, Ryan (2024) Centering accessibility, increasing capacity, and fostering innovation in the development of international eDNA standards. Metabarcoding & Metagenomics, 8 . NA. ISSN 2534-9708

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Abstract

Environmental DNA (eDNA) includes a set of rapidly emerging technologies that have the potential to support environmental monitoring and biodiversity conservation through novel, non-invasive, cost-effective and democratic methods and tools. Meanwhile, eDNA researchers are developing international standards for eDNA technologies, methods and data outputs. For eDNA technologies to be accessible, useful and appropriate, we must ensure that any standards developed include a broad conception of users from around the world, a diversity of ecological contexts and locations and, most importantly, a realistic outlook on research capacities and infrastructure. In this article, we assemble perspectives on international standardisation of eDNA from a diverse and global group of users and experts from Africa, South America and the Pacific Islands. The authors of this article collaborated by answering and discussing a set of open-ended questions aimed at eliciting hopes, concerns and experiences regarding eDNA standards. The result is a set of emergent themes and a generative consensus to highlight the need for the creation of adaptable standards, the development of regional capacity, increased sensitising to data sovereignty and the viewing of standardisation as a global capacity-building activity.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	Q Science > QH Natural history Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology Q Science > QL Zoology
Divisions:	School of Agriculture, Geography, Environment, Ocean and Natural Sciences (SAGEONS)
Depositing User:	Joape Ginigini
Date Deposited:	06 Oct 2025 22:20
Last Modified:	06 Oct 2025 22:20
URI:	https://repository.usp.ac.fj/id/eprint/15139

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