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;English Heritage and the Archaeological Data Service – What does it mean to Wikipedia?
[[File:NP Rice Emissions contd5 (5716077042).jpg|thumb|Work to measure the greenhouse gas emissions from rice production]]
[[File:Bolivia oil palm2 lo (4386203927).jpg|thumb|Oil palm growing in Guarayos, Santa Cruz, Bolivia]]
;Understanding Sustainable Agriculture Through Wikipedia


<span class="plainlinks">In October, English Heritage made 84 of their publications freely available online through the [http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/ Archaeological Data Service]. The ADS has been running since 1996 and it brings together a huge amount of information from archaeologists in the UK. Amongst the gems on the site you can find copies of unpublished fieldwork reports ([http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/view/greylit/ known as grey literature]) and copies of [http://archaeologydataservice.ac.uk/archives/?category=journalsandseries journals] such as the ''Proceedings of the Antiquarian Society of Scotland''. These resources are freely available online. The release of the monographs by English Heritage adds to the rich tapestry of information already available.</span>
''By John Cummings, Wikimedia volunteer''


Digitisation is not universal. Many archaeological societies would like to digitise their publications, particularly those which are out of copyright, but time and money can be difficult to come by. But progress is being made, and the ADS is a valuable resource to researchers. The release was so popular the ADS server struggled to keep up with the demand.
<span class="plainlinks">Wikimedia volunteer John Cummings has worked to make available on Wikipedia [[:Commons:Category:International Center for Tropical Agriculture|2400 images of tropic agriculture research from the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT)]] and [[:Commons:Category:Vegan food|4000 new images of vegan food]], all the images were originally posted on Flickr by people who share their content under a [http://creativecommons.org/ Creative Commons license].</span>


But what does this mean for Wikipedia? These books aren’t just reliable sources, they are written by some leading archaeologists, the likes of Philip Barker, Francis Pryor, and Timothy Darvill. In many cases, these are the definitive works on a particular subject. The 1990 survey and history of Carlisle Castle should be the starting place for anyone looking for detailed information on the site. The account of the excavations at Beeston Castle are the most detailed available.
''"I want to give people a greater understanding of agriculture’s impact on the environment and of alternative diets that have a much smaller environmental footprint."''


<span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/12/english-heritage-and-the-archaeological-data-service-what-does-it-mean-to-wikipedia/<nowiki>[</nowiki>Read the full post here...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>
'''Understanding the impacts of agriculture'''
 
The [[:en:Priority Products and Materials report|'''Priority Products and Materials''': Assessing the Environmental Impacts of Consumption and Production]]'' report by the United Nations Environment Programme found that ''"Impacts from agriculture are expected to increase substantially due to population growth increasing consumption of animal products. Unlike fossil fuels, it is difficult to look for alternatives: people have to eat. A substantial reduction of impacts would only be possible with a substantial worldwide diet change, away from animal products."''
 
{{quote|“Animal products cause more damage than [producing] construction minerals such as sand or cement, plastics or metals. Biomass and crops for animals are as damaging as [burning] fossil fuels.|Edgar Hertwich, lead author of the report}}
 
<span class="plainlinks">[https://blog.wikimedia.org.uk/2014/12/understanding-sustainable-agriculture-through-wikipedia/<nowiki>[</nowiki>Read the full post here...<nowiki>]</nowiki>]</span>


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'''December'''
* {{event inline|2014|12|21|[[:m:Meetup/Oxford/23|Oxford meetup]]}}
'''January'''
'''January'''
* {{event inline|2015|01|07|[[Wikidata London Meetup 2015-01-7|London Wikidata Meetup 2]]}} Development House, London
* {{event inline|2015|01|07|[[Wikidata London Meetup 2015-01-7|London Wikidata Meetup 2]]}} Development House, London

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