EWMI-ODI manages a regional open data platform called Open Development Mekong, aiming to be a central repository for data and objective information on development trends accessible and useful to all people in the lower Mekong region by contributing to an information ecosystem with a multi-pronged approach. This approach provides open data and raises awareness on the use of data in CSO works in various sectors, including forest governance. Additionally, the ODI data allows to examine development trends across thematic areas and highlight gaps, biases and inaccuracies within the data.