Amena Boyd

A trusted repository that is part of the wider NERC Environmental Data Service. Her role ranges from open data publishing and supporting researchers with data management, to oversight of the BAS herbarium and Antarctic fisheries data. Amena’s work spans both poles, which present contrasting contexts for open data: Antarctica with its unique status as a global commons, as opposed to the Arctic with its increasing geopolitical instability and drives for Indigenous sovereignty. With a background in data science and environmental ethics, Amena is particularly interested in how polar and geospatial data can be managed responsibly to further the goals of open science and aid in addressing critical global environmental issues, whilst also accounting for sovereign interests in an increasingly tumultuous political landscape.