Resources
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Agricultural Nature and Landscape Management (Agrarisch Natuur- en Landschapsbeheer: ANLb) Subsidy for agricultural collectives working on landscape elements and nature on agricultural land. |
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Agricultural Nature and Landscape Management (Agrarisch Natuur- en Landschapsbeheer: ANLb) | biodiversity, policy, socio-economic, financial instruments, agriculture |
Eco scheme 2024 Grant for the ecological activities of companies up to 200 euros per hectare. Activities must improve biodiversity, soil, air, water, climate and landscapes. |
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Eco scheme 2024 | marine biodiversity, impacts, habitats, ecosystem services, fisheries, agriculture, financial instruments |
Social cost-benefit analysis (SCBA) A nature-inclusive decision making tool for projects. |
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Social cost-benefit analysis (SCBA) | spatial extent, socio-economic, policy, impacts, transport, infrastructure |
Boomregister (Tree registrer) Effort by Wageningen University & Research, NEO and Geodan to maps vegetation in the Netherlands using satellite data and AI. This tool can be used to do a quick scan of habitats for birds, insects, and bats. |
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vegetation location, height, classification |
Boomregister (Tree registrer) | biodiversity, nature-based solutions, monitoring, vegetation, plants, blue-green zone, freshwater ecosystems |
ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Impact Report 2022 Assessment of the business strategy of ABN AMRO including its impact on biodiversity. |
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ABN AMRO Bank N.V. Impact Report 2022 | biodiversity, impacts, corporate impacts, sustainability, infrastructure, energy, water |
Basiskaart Natuur (BKN) 2021 (The Nature Base Map 2021) GIS raster dataset containing the total area of natural and semi-natural ecosystems in the Netherlands. The data was sourced from the GeoDesk of Wageningen Environmental Research. It has a cell size of 25 by 25 meters and 13 land-use classes. |
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Basiskaart Natuur (BKN) 2021 (The Nature Base Map 2021) | biodiversity, impacts, habitats, land-use, ecosystem status |
Handboek Impactmeting Infrabedrijven (Infrastructure companies impact measurement handbook) Handbook with guidelines, concepts, analyses and calculations of impact for infrastructure companies. |
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Handboek Impactmeting Infrabedrijven (Infrastructure companies impact measurement handbook) | biodiversity, impacts, habitats, infrastructure, water, corporate impacts |
Natuurladder Tool for the Dutch construction sector for nature inclusive work. It provides tools to include biodiversity, climate adaptation, and soil and water quality in project organization. |
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Natuurladder | biodiversity, impacts, climate adaptation, soil, water quality |
KansenAnalyse voor NatuurOntwikkeling (KANO) A quick scan tool for identifying opportunities for nature areas and surrounding landscapes developed by Naturalis and the All4Biodiversity project. It highlights the points that contribute to the improvement of nature and involves all stakeholders. Registration is required. |
stakeholders, nature area and surroundings layer, hydrology information, connectivity information |
risk analysis of the site including priorities for improving nature and biodiversity |
KansenAnalyse voor NatuurOntwikkeling (KANO) | biodiversity, impacts, hydrology, connectivity, stakeholders, ecosystem dynamics, invasive species, chemistry, nutrients, nature areas |
Toolbox All4Biodiveristy A resource developed by LIFE IP All4Biodiversity and the Deltaplan Biodiversiteitsherstel (Deltaplan Biodiversity Restoration) it provides a list of tools and examples of biodiversity restoration. The tools available include ecological assessments, knowledge documents, lists of biodiversity indicator species, monitoring methodologies and policy. |
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List of relevant tools and methods |
Toolbox All4Biodiveristy | biodiversity monitoring, impacts, corporate impacts, sustainability, infrastructure, energy, water, fauna and flora, species monitoring, species diversity, freshwater biodiversity, freshwater ecosystems, distribution, ecology, population, migration , fish, reptiles, amphibians, birds |
AqMaD Developed by Deltares and funded by STOWA this tool can perform an ecological water system analysis to determine the abiotic conditions based on species composition data. Datasets are available for download. |
species data upload, water body type (still or flowing), reference species composition |
abiotic conditions |
AqMaD | water management, species occurrence, biodiversity, abiotic conditions, status |
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Guide to decentralized regulations for climate-adaptive and nature-inclusive construction, design and management Aims to show how to build with nature in mind, including examples. |
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Guide to decentralized regulations for climate-adaptive and nature-inclusive construction, design and management | climate-adaptive construction, water, heat, drought, flooding, nature inclusivity, biodiversity |
Nature-Inclusive Design A Catalogue for Offshore Wind Infrastructure (Dutch North Sea) |
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Nature-Inclusive Design | offshore wind, marine infrastructure, marine ecosystems, marine biodiversity |
The ARISE project Aims at semi-automatic identification and monitoring all multicellular species in the Netherlands. There is a target species list with an overview of the availability of DNA reference barcodes for Dutch species, only about half of Dutch species have a DNA barcode currently. |
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The ARISE project | species monitoring, species diversity, biodiversity monitoring, genetic diversity, allelic diversity |
eDNA Methodology by RAVON and partners to detect the presence of species in water bodies using eDNA. Aquatic animals leave DNA traces in the water through feces, skin and urine. Water samples can be collected and analyzed for this DNA and matched to target species. |
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eDNA | species monitoring, species diversity, biodiversity monitoring, genetic diversity, allelic diversity |
Ravon Soorten Informatie Provides information on Dutch conservation with data on reptiles, amphibians and fish and their habitats. |
scientific name or common name |
Information on species reptiles, amphibians, and fish and their habitats |
Ravon Soorten Informatie | species monitoring, species diversity, biodiversity monitoring, freshwater biodiversity, freshwater ecosystems, distribution, ecology, population, migration , fish, reptiles, amphibians |
Nationale Databank Flora en Fauna (NDFF) Database of Dutch data and flora from different research protocols and citizen science. |
species group, period, geographic area, protocol |
Spatial data on observations of Dutch flora and fauna |
Nationale Databank Flora en Fauna (NDFF) | species monitoring, species diversity, biodiversity monitoring, freshwater biodiversity, freshwater ecosystems, marine biodiversity, marine ecosystem, coastal biodiversity, coastal ecosystem, distribution, population, fish, reptiles, amphibians, mammals, plants, among other species groups |
Hydrotheek Database by Stichting Toegepast Onderzoek Waterbeheer (STOWA) offering 50,000 sources on Dutch waters including aquatic ecology. |
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reports, dissertations, articles, resources, books |
Hydrotheek | biodiversity, status, trends, water management, rivers, coastal, marine |
BIO-SAFE A method to assess biodiversity on the basis of policy in the Netherlands. |
species observations, ecotopes |
biodiversity assessment, biodiversity indices, testing of scenarios |
BIO-SAFE: a method for evaluation of biodiversity values on the basis of political and legal criteria; BIO‐SAFE: assessing the impact of physical reconstruction on protected and endangered species | biodiversity, rivers, floodplains, rehabilitation status, policy, IUCN red listed species, fish, higher plants, dragonflies and damselflies, butterflies, fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals, ecotopes |
HARMONIA Information system and risk assessment platform on alien invasive species threatening the native biodiversity in Belgium and its neighbors. |
scientific name, geographic area, introduction, establishment, spread, impacts, climate, ecosystem services |
full risk assessment report on the species |
HARMONIA | invasive species, alien species, risk assessments, impacts (environmental, plant, animal & human health), pathogens, climate, ecosystem services |
Water Info Extra Viewer Viewer for datasets including ecological data in riverine and coastal ecosystems in the Netherlands |
geographic selection/data download |
data on location of projects, observations, monitoring, project results, among others |
Water Info Extra Viewer | biodiversity, coastal ecosystems, marine ecosystems, fish, marine projects, freshwater projects, freshwater ecosystems, benthos, salinity, dunes, Rhine-Meuse estuary, diatoms, macroinvertebrates, plankton, aquatic plants, microalgae, birds, vegetation, waste, chemistry, morphology, sea level |
Wadden Viewer Viewer for Wadden sea datasets including abiotic and biotic parameters, such as Natura2000 data. |
geographic selection/data download |
data on location of projects, observations, monitoring, project results, among others |
Wadden Viewer | protected areas, Natura 2000 sites, plankton, algae, eelgrass, salt marshes, fish, marine mammals, birds, soil fauna, shellfish culture, freshwater runoff, ecotopes, human activity |
Vegetatie Monitor Viewer of national vegetation monitoring datasets |
geographic selection/search |
Maps and layers of vegetation and classifications of grasses, fields, sedges, shrubbery, forests |
Vegetatie Monitor | Rhine-Meuse delta, rivers, freshwater ecosystems, biodiversity, vegetation |
STOWA Maintains a biodiversity monitoring knowledge base for Dutch water resources. |
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STOWA: Community Practice Monitoring Biodiversity | biodiversity, rehabilitation, restoration, impacts, monitoring, water, micropollutants |
The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development Provides funding for projects that target climate adaptation and mitigation in developing countries, with a focus on vulnerable communities and ecosystems. |
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The Dutch Fund for Climate and Development | biodiversity, nature-based solutions, socio-economic, climate change, adaptation, resilience |
NATURALIS The national research institute in the field of biodiversity. Recently, a report with a framework for indicators for biodiversity restoration for the waterboards was published. Additionally, an infographic was made available on biodiversity for network companies. |
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Raamwerk Biodiversiteit; Biodiversiteit besturingsmodel voor netwerkbedrijven | biodiversity, freshwater biodiversity, freshwater ecosystems, restoration, monitoring |
Building with Nature Thinking, acting and interacting differently |
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Building with Nature. Thinking, acting and interacting differently. | biodiversity, nature-based solutions, building with nature, ecology, stakeholders, ecosystem engineers |
Kaderrichtlijn Water (KRW) Verkenner Tool to calculate the ecological and chemical status and potential of a water body based on the Water Framework Directive goals. |
input data from external databases (i.e., hydrology, emissions, water bodies characteristics) |
calculated status and/or potential of a Water Framework Directive water body |
Kaderrichtlijn Water (KRW) Verkenner | biodiversity, nature-based solutions, policy, Water Framework Directive (WFD) targets, chemical status, ecological status, ecosystem status, temperature, chloride, nutrient concentrations, hydromorphology |
Agenda Natuurinclusief 2.0 Published in 2023 by Collectief Natuurinclusief this agenda develop by a group from the group and private sectors gives steps towards the goal of a nature-inclusive society by 2050. |
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Agenda Natuurinclusief 2.0 | biodiversity, nature-based solutions, socio-economic, policy, climate change, infrastructure |
Natuurlijk Kapitaal Model Tool to calculate ecosystem services maps based on land-use, groundwater level, soil type, among other parameters, for the Netherlands. |
land-use, soil type, groundwater level, vegetation, geography, among other maps |
Ecosystem services maps |
Natuurlijk Kapitaal Model | biodiversity, socio-economic, policy, ecosystem services, ecotopes |
Centraal Bureau voor de Statistiek Dutch provides statistical data, maps and analyses on topics related to climate change and sustainability. Including records on the environment and the economy (Dossier Milieu en economie). Also data on ecosystem services. |
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dataset, trends, graphs, information on parameters |
Dossier Milieu en economie; Keyword:natuur en milieu; Ecosysteemtypenkaarten 2013-2020 | biodiversity, habitats, impacts, energy, water, socio-economic, ecosystem status |
Resilient River or ResiRiver Project for the development of resilient rivers, through nature-based solutions, to reduce the impacts of climate change on biodiversity and the economy. |
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Resilient River or ResiRiver | resilience, rivers, freshwater biodiversity, nature-based solutions |
Biodiversity financing and tracking 2017 Report with information on biodiversity expenditure tracking and recommendations for the 2021-2027 tracking. |
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Information on biodiversity expenditure tracking |
Biodiversity financing and tracking | biodiversity, valuation, reporting, ecosystem status, financial instruments |
The OSPAR Biodiversity Committee Status Assessments Resource that provides access to recent assessments on the status of marine species and habitats. Species included: mollusks, fish, birds, marine mammals, among others. |
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species status assessment |
The OSPAR Biodiversity Committee Status Assessments | fish, species, status, marine mammals, marine biodiversity, OSPAR maritime area, distribution, range, birds, population, abundance, threats, |
Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Advice Manual and Background Document on Biodiversity OSPAR’s guidelines for marine ecosystem status assessments, environmental target determination and the selection of biodiversity indicators. |
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Information on marine biodiversity indicators and status monitoring |
Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD) Advice Manual and Background Document on Biodiversity | biodiversity, marine biodiversity, marine ecosystems, habitats, pelagic, benthic |
Natura 2000 Access Database The European Environment Agency manages this database of tabular data on Natura 2000 areas, habitats and species. |
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tabular data on Natura 2000 areas, habitats, and species |
Natura 2000 Access Database | protected areas, Natura 2000 areas, bioregion, status, directive species, habitats, impacts, management |
Integrated River Basin Management Plans Concepts and good practices for integrated riverine ecosystems management by the World Bank. |
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Integrated River Basin Management Plans | river basin management, impacts, stakeholders |
Climate Change and Freshwater This resource provides measures, climate scores, and background information on the status of freshwater ecosystems in relation to changing climatic conditions. |
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information on the status of rivers, lakes, wetlands, climate scores, Water Framework Directive (WFD) metrics, monitoring guidelines, restoration guidelines, management plans |
Climate Change and Freshwater | ecosystem status, freshwater ecology, water quality, pressures, impacts, biodiversity, policy, Water Framework Directive (WFD) targets, ecosystem status, temperature, hydromorphology, climate change |
Freshwater Ecology Database Provides data on the characteristics, ecology, distribution and biological traits of more than 20,000 European freshwater organisms including fish, macrophytes, phytobenthos, phytoplankton and macroinvertebrates. |
species search/data download |
taxonomy, species traits, occurrence, migration, feeding guild, reproduction, morphology, behavior, ecology, distribution, swimming performance, stream zonation, altitudinal preference, temperature, substrate, life duration. |
Freshwater Ecology Database | biodiversity, species, distribution, traits, ecology |
The European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+) European partnership that provides funding for research and innovation related to biodiversity. |
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The European Biodiversity Partnership (Biodiversa+) | biodiversity, socio-economic, policy |
EU taxonomy for sustainable activities A classification system for economic activities that are following the environmental goals of the EU for 2050. |
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EU taxonomy for sustainable activities | sustainable activities, European Green Deal objectives, financial instruments |
Biodiversity Information System for Europe Platform that provides a variety of resources and datasets related to biodiversity for the entire EU. |
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Spatial and tabular data: agriculture and food, biodiversity, forests and forestry, land-use, nature protection and restoration, seas and coasts, soil, water |
Biodiversity Information System for Europe | biodiversity, protected species, habitats, Natura 2000 areas, invasive alien species (IAS), case studies |
WISE Water Framework Directive (WFD) European Environment Agency (EEA) site that provides a data viewer for all water bodies across the EU. |
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Water Framework Directive (WFD) metrics per country, river basin, sub-unit, management plan |
WISE Water Framework Directive (WFD) | ecology, water quality, pressures, impacts, biodiversity, policy, Water Framework Directive (WFD) targets, chemical status, ecological status, ecosystem status, temperature, chloride, nutrient concentrations, hydromorphology |
AQUACROSS Interdisciplinary research project to support EU biodiversity protection efforts in aquatic ecosystems. |
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AQUACROSS | aquatic ecosystems, ecosystem services, freshwater, coastal, and marine biodiversity |
Dam Removal Europe Provides data and reports on barrier removal in European rivers. |
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dam name, country, year of removal, geographic coordinates |
Dam Removal Europe | barriers, fragmentation, rivers, freshwater ecosystems, connectivity |
BioAgora Horizon Europe funded project that aims to connect fundamental science on biodiversity to decision-makers by facilitating dialogue between stakeholders. |
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BioAgora | biodiversity, stakeholders, policy, EU Biodiversity Strategy |
MERLIN European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation project that focuses on ecological restoration of freshwater ecosystems. The project published a handbook that takes into account biodiversity and policy in the monitoring process. |
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MERLIN | freshwater ecosystems, wetlands, biodiversity monitoring, nature-based solutions |
MAES (Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services) European knowledge base that assesses the status of ecosystems and their services. MAES Aquatic Ecosystems |
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MAES (Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services) | ecosystems, impacts, climate change, biomass, deadwood, area under organic farming, tree-crown defoliation, species, invasive alien species, emissions, pressures |
National Biodiversity Dashboard (NBD) Instrument to evaluate any progress on biodiversity restoration in the Netherlands with the aim to guide policies. The platform will go live on 22 May 2024. |
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Information on indicators and policy |
National Biodiversity Dashboard (NBD) | state of conservation, population trends, population trends, Natura 2000 areas, habitats types, protected areas, species trends, Living Planet Index, among others |
National Georegister (Nationaal Georegister) Dutch database for GIS datasets, including data on nature management, biota and water bodies. |
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spatial datasets |
National Georegister (Nationaal Georegister) | oceans, biota, climatology, meteorology, agriculture, boundaries, inland waters, geology, environment, height |
Dutch Ecological Network Atlas (Natuurnetwerk Nederland; NNN) Viewer for recent datasets on protected sites. |
geographic selection |
protected sites: name, location, type |
Dutch Ecological Network Atlas (Natuurnetwerk Nederland; NNN) | protected sites |
The Nature Conservancy Data and Tools Extensive resource with global viewers and datasets on global ecosystem status and biodiversity. |
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The Nature Conservancy Data and Tools | ecosystem status, blue carbon, impacts, resources, water security, coastal resilience, urban water, conservation |
Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) Guiding principles by The Global Mangrove Alliance to introduce local knowledge in mangrove conservation and restoration. |
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Local Ecological Knowledge (LEK) | local knowledge, mangroves |
The Interface Dialogue Finance & Biodiversity (IDFB) Provides a list of international tools, frameworks and publications on biodiversity and finance. |
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The Interface Dialogue Finance & Biodiversity (IDFB) | biodiversity, impacts, finance |
The Landscape Assessment of Financial Flows Methodology published by the Ecoagriculture Partners in 2019 on how to assist stakeholders to secure financial sources for sustainable development, including ecosystem related goals. |
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The Landscape Assessment of Financial Flows | financial flows, corporate impacts |
Technologies for Conservation Overview of technologies available for species and habitat monitoring from sensors to data processing. |
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Technologies for Conservation | conservation technologies, species monitoring, biodiversity monitoring |
The LEAP approach Approach that provides guidance for the identification and evaluation of nature-related issues. It was developed by the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). |
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The LEAP approach | financial flows, corporate impacts, financial instruments, valuations, ecosystem services |
Indicators for Monitoring Biodiversity: A Hierarchical Approach: Scientific article that explains the organizational and spatial levels of biodiversity. It also provides examples of indicators for each organizational and spatial level interseccion. |
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Sources listing biodiversity indicators and their use in NbS |
Indicators for Monitoring Biodiversity: A Hierarchical Approach: | biodiversity monitoring indicators(composition, structure, function) for different spatial levels (landscape, ecosystem, species, genetic) |
Natural Capital Accounting Methods to calculate the stocks and flows of natural resources and ecosystem services. |
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Natural Capital Accounting | natural capital, footprint, biological capacity |
The Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) Assesses biodiversity, including quantifying biodiversity credits to ensure no net loss of biodiversity. |
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The Biodiversity Assessment Method (BAM) | biodiversity, impacts, threatened species, habitats, valuations, credits |
Business and Biodiversity Offsets Programme. 2012. Standard on Biodiversity Offsets. BBOP–Forest Trends. |
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Standard on Biodiversity Offsets | principles |
Business and Biodiversity Offsets 2009. Biodiversity offset design handbook. |
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Biodiversity offset design handbook. | principles |
Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) Valuation scheme for ecosystem services. |
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Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) | ecosystem services, valuation, financial instruments |
REXUS Horizon 2020 Project Primary objective is the modelling of the Participatory Water-Energy-Food Nexus systems dynamics, to bridge science and policy through innovation in integrated approaches. The project topics include ecosystems, planetary boundaries and climate feedbacks. Currently working on 5 pilot sites in Europe and Latin America. |
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REXUS Horizon 2020 Project | water-energy-food nexus; scenario planning, system dynamics modelling, |
The Dashboard of the EU Biodiversity Strategy Show the progress of EU member states towards the biodiversity 2030 targets. |
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The Dashboard of the EU Biodiversity Strategy | biodiversity targets, EU Biodiversity Strategy |
The Statutory Biodiversity Metric UK tool that calculates a biodiversity value for any phase of a project with the goal of reaching at least 10% net gain in biodiversity. |
project details, plans, design |
biodiversity value |
The Statutory Biodiversity Metric | biodiversity, impacts, project impacts |
Measuring ecosystem condition- a primer for business by The Align Project Guideline to establish ecosystem condition. It includes a definition for ecosystem condition as “the overall quality of an ecosystem measured in terms of its biotic (living) and abiotic (physical rather than biological) characteristics.” Establishing ecosystem condition is necessary for evaluating the impacts of businesses on nature. Further the ecosystem condition should be measured using composition, structure, and function indicators. |
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Measuring ecosystem condition- a primer for business by The Align Project | ecosystem status, ecosystem services, corporate impacts |
What is the state of nature in the EU? European Council infographic on the state of ecosystems and key species in the EU. |
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What is the state of nature in the EU? | ecosystem status, fish, birds, endangered species, threatened species |
European Investment Bank Published a report on investing in NbS for the public and private financial sector in Europe. |
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European Investment Bank | nature-based solutions, ecosystem status, financial instruments |
Natura 2000 Network Viewer Interactive map of protected key habitats and species across Europe. |
geographic selection |
map of protected key habitats and species, country, type of protection, area, date established |
Natura 2000 Network Viewer | protected habitats, Natura 2000, protected key habitats, protected species |
Criteria for identifying free-flowing river stretches for the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 2024 Technical report by the Joint Research Center of the EU that delineates how to identify free-flowing rivers including longitudinal, lateral and vertical connectivity at local and catchment levels for the EU Biodiversity Strategy target (i.e., at least 25000 km of free-flowing rivers by 2030). |
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Criteria for identifying free-flowing river stretches for the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 | free-flowing rivers, connectivity, fragmentation, fish, freshwater biodiversity, ecological functions, heterogeneity |
Google Earth Engine Provides access to a catalog with petabytes of satellite data (i.e., Sentinel and Landsat) and allows for analyses like time series and species distribution models (SDMs). |
spatial extent |
Analyzed satellite images, change detection, trends, machine learning classified data. |
Google Earth | marine biodiversity, freshwater biodiversity, impacts, spatial extent, habitats, ecosystem status, hydroclimatic indicators |
RESOLVE Ecoregions dataset Global dataset with 846 terrestrial ecoregions important for biodiversity and conservation measures. |
geographic selection |
ecoregion, biome, protected areas |
RESOLVE Ecoregions dataset | biodiversity, spatial extent, habitats, ecosystem status, hydroclimatic indicators |
GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Biodiversity 2024 Report by the GRI the independent, international organization that helps businesses and other organizations to take responsibility for their impacts. The report establishes reporting standards for biodiversity that may be used globally by organizations of any type, size and sector. |
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GRI (Global Reporting Initiative) Biodiversity 2024 | biodiversity, impacts, ecosystem services, valuation |
River Condition Assessment for baseline appraisals & forecasting – Modular River Survey Method and suite of tools to be used by citizens and non-profit organizations to evaluate rivers, streams and canals. This is part of the Watercourse Unit Module within The Statutory Biodiversity Metric of the UK and the calculation of Biodiversity Net Gain. |
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River Condition Assessment for baseline appraisals & forecasting – Modular River Survey | freshwater biodiversity, impacts, spatial extent, habitats, ecosystem status |
IUCN Guidelines for Planning and Monitoring Corporate Biodiversity Performance IUCN approach for developing corporate biodiversity strategic plans. This includes establishing measurable goals and core linked indicators. It facilitates the measurement of biodiversity performance across company operations. |
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IUCN Guidelines for Planning and Monitoring Corporate Biodiversity Performance | biodiversity, impacts, ecosystem services, corporate biodiversity impacts |
Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials Provides guidance to financial institutions on biodiversity impact and dependency assessments. |
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Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials | biodiversity, corporate biodiversity impacts, financial instruments |
World Database on Protected Areas Database with data on global terrestrial and marine protected areas. The results of a project by the UN Environment Programme and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). |
geographic selection |
area, type, location |
World Database on Protected Areas | protected areas, key biodiversity areas, marine biodiversity, freshwater biodiversity |
Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures Provide guidelines for including nature into the decision making process of the business and finance sectors. |
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Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures | biodiversity, corporate biodiversity impacts, financial instruments |
Global Environmental Flow Information System Tool for environmental-flows based on river indicators. |
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environmental flows, base flow contribution, sustainable groundwater abstraction |
Global Environmental Flow Information System | environmental flows, freshwater ecology, groundwater |
FishBase Global database on biodiversity of fishes. It provides information on all species currently known worldwide including on their biology, trophic level, taxonomy, life history, and historical data (for the last 250 years). |
scientific name or common name |
species traits, migration, feeding guild, morphology, behavior, ecology, population dynamics, economic information, conservation status, images, length formulas |
FishBase | fish biodiversity, species traits, distribution |
OECDiLibrary The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Environmental Statistics database contains data on environmental parameters, including biodiversity datasets. |
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data on environmental parameters, including biodiversity datasets |
OECDiLibrary | biodiversity, protected areas, threatened species, plastic emissions, land-use |
UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) This site includes the data and monitoring protocols used in a network of research sites in the UK. The data includes physical, chemical, and biological parameters for different ecosystems. Monitoring protocols for freshwater include water quality, water discharge, diatoms and macroinvertebrates. |
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UK Environmental Change Network (ECN) | surface water chemistry & quality, surface water discharge, epilithic diatoms, macro-invertebrates, phytoplankton, aquatic macrophytes, zooplankton |
The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Common Standards Monitoring Guidance Collection of guidelines by the UK advising body on nature, JNCC. The monitoring guidelines include several species groups (i.e., birds, freshwater fauna, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens, among others.) and several habitats (i.e., coastal, freshwater, lowland wetland, marine, among others.). |
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The Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC) Common Standards Monitoring Guidance | biodiversity monitoring, birds, freshwater fauna, invertebrates, amphibians, marine mammals, vascular plants, bryophytes and lichens, coastal, freshwater, lowland wetland, marine biodiversity. |
Rapid Ecological Assessment and Communication Tool (REACT) Tool for global river basin ecological quick scans. |
precipitation, geography, land-use (satellite data) |
spatiotemporal variety in river dynamics, land cover, variety of drivers and pressures |
Rapid Ecological Assessment and Communication Tool (REACT) | freshwater ecology, river basin environmental flows |
Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer Provides information on global water dynamics, quality and ecosystems. |
geographic selection |
Information on global water dynamics, quality, and ecosystems |
Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer | SDG indicator status, river flow dynamics, surface water extent, seasonal surface water extent, reservoir extent, water quality, trophic state, turbidity, mangrove area change |
Ramsar Convention 2020 Guidelines for wetland conservation and management as well as a wetland inventories done by the government of India. |
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Ramsar Convention | biodiversity, freshwater biodiversity, wetlands |
World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) Provides mapping, identification and monitoring of critical habitats worldwide. |
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Mapping, identification, and monitoring of critical habitats, ecological significance, and geographical data. |
World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) | biodiversity, key biodiversity areas |
Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD) Provides standardized values for ecosystem services. Currently, it has more than 9400 values easily accessed through their online interface. |
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Standardized valuations for ecosystem services globally |
Ecosystem Services Valuation Database (ESVD) | valuation, ecosystem services |
Linkage mapper toolbox GIS toolbox for habitat connectivity modeling and mapping. |
habitat raster layers, geographic data |
maps of pathways, barriers, pinch points, linkage |
Linkage mapper toolbox | habitat connectivity, fragmentation, extent |
Economic and Ecological Valuations Method to assess the monetary value of biodiversity. |
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Perspectives on Biodiversity; Economic valuation of ecological functions and services of natural ecosystems | biodiversity valuation, ecosystem services |
Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) UNDP Framework for integrating biodiversity and ecosystem services into climate adaptation. |
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Ecosystem-based Adaptation (EbA) | biodiversity, nature-based solutions, socio-economic, policy, climate change |
Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity Independent review on the economics of biodiversity published in 2021. |
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Final Report - The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review | biodiversity, socio-economic, policy, planetary boundaries |
The Nature Framework Developed by Verra, the biodiversity consultancy, in 2024, this framework guides users through the monitoring of biodiversity impacts for the generation of Nature Credits. The framework focusses on sectors related to land-use (i.e., forestry, agriculture, etc.), oceans and marine systems. |
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The Nature Framework | biodiversity, socio-economic, nature credits, corporate impacts, corporate sustainability |
Ecological Network Design Framework in conservation strategy for prevention of habitat degradation and to plan connected habitats. |
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Integrating the functions and structures to assess ecological network sustainability under climate change scenarios; The structure and robustness of ecological networks with two interaction types; Planning and design of ecological networks in urban areas | biodiversity, habitats, impacts, connectivity |
A Comprehensive Overview of Global Biodiversity Finance 2020 OECD Report that provides an estimate of global biodiversity finance, including public and private flows. OECD also has other resources for specific ecosystems available here: https://www.oecd.org/en/topics/biodiversity-water-and-ecosystems.html |
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A Comprehensive Overview of Global Biodiversity Finance | biodiversity, policy, socio-economic, financial instruments, ecosystem services |
Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) Guidelines for marine ecosystem-based management. The last version published in 2021 by the European Commission and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. |
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Marine Spatial Planning (MSP) | marine biodiversity, impacts, spatial extent, habitats, ecosystem services |
Ecosystem Services Framework Links biodiversity to human well-being. Classifies ecosystems services as provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural. |
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UNDB factsheet ecosystem services; A Methodology for Adaptable and Robust Ecosystem Services Assessment; A standardised ecosystem services framework for the deep sea; A Framework for Characterizing and Regulating Ecosystem Services in a Management Planning Context; Ecosystem Services as a Framework for Forest Stewardship: Deschutes National Forest Overview; Ecosystem-Based Management, Ecosystem Services and Aquatic Biodiversity | ecosystem services, provisioning services, regulating services, cultural services, supporting services |
Nature-based Solutions Knowledge hub Dashboard that provides access to tools for the design and funding of NBS, which contains links to tools for monitoring biodiversity and other resources. |
Project information: site location, ecosystems, species groups, soil, scale, cost |
spatial data, maps, monitoring methodology, metrics |
Nature-based Solutions Knowledge hub | biodiversity, design, nature-based solutions, financing, monitoring |
NatureServe Provides methods and tools for data collection on the status of species and ecosystems. Tools include the Environmental Review Tool (customizable natural resource data), Biodiversity Dashboards (biodiversity trends), iMapInvasives (invasive species tracker). Subscription required. |
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spatial data, maps, monitoring methodology, metrics, status of key biodiversity indicators, invasive species |
Tools for Understanding Impacts to Biodiversity | biodiversity, invasive species |
World Wildlife Fund’s Living Planet Report: 2022 report that gives an overview of global biodiversity loss. |
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World Wildlife Fund's Living Planet Report 2022 | biodiversity, impacts, IUCN red listed species, invasive species, ecosystem services, climate change |
World Wildlife Fund’s Living Planet Report 2024 report that gives an overview of global biodiversity loss. |
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World Wildlife Fund's Living Planet Report 2024 | biodiversity, impacts, IUCN red listed species, invasive species, ecosystem services, climate change |
IUCN Global Map of Terrestrial Habitat Types Spatially explicit classification of 47 terrestrial habitat types as determined by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) habitat classification scheme. |
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IUCN Global Map of Terrestrial Habitat Types | biodiversity, impacts, habitats |
Biodiversity A-Z United Nations Environment Programme Information hub for all biodiversity related topics. |
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Information on species, ecology, policy, protection status, coverage, nature areas, biodiversity hotspots, countries, terminology |
Biodiversity A-Z | biodiversity, species, habitats, impacts, biodiversity hotspots, countries, marine, Natura 2000, ecoregions, protected areas, Ramsar sites, Particularly Sensitive Sea Area (PSSA), |
Global Swimways Explorer of rivers and swimways related to migratory fish. |
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List of migratory fish species and maps of swim ways |
Global Swimways | biodiversity, habitats, impacts, connectivity |
GLOBIO Global biodiversity model to support policy. |
past, present or future pressure levels ( land-use, road disturbance, fragmentation, hunting, atmospheric nitrogen deposition and climate change) retrieved from the IMAGE model. |
mean species abundance (MSA) indicator |
Global Biodiversity model for policy support | ecosystem services, Impacts of human activities on biodiversity, footprints, patterns and trends in biodiversity, and the effectiveness of large-scale policy options for conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services. |
Water Action Hub, Nature-based Solutions Map with information on organizations working on NBS worldwide as well as their goals and point of contact, published by CEO Water Mandate. |
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information on NBS project |
Water Action Hub, Nature-based Solutions | nature-based solutions |
The Global Program on Nature-Based Solutions (NBS) for Climate Resilience Global effort by the World Bank Group with the goal to facilitate investments in solutions that include and improve natural systems across sectors. Recently a report on a Nature-based solutions opportunity scan was published. |
spatial extent and climate resilience challenges |
potential benefits of NBS maps identifying investment opportunities in cities and coastlines |
The Nature-based Solution Opportunity Scan | nature-based solutions |
Global Fishing Watch Open-source tool for mapping and accessing data on human activities in the global ocean as related to fisheries and ecological threats. |
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apparent fishing effort, vessel presence, bathymetry, protected areas, fishing areas, offshore fixed infrastructure |
Global Fishing Watch | biodiversity, fisheries, impacts |
ShellBank DNA traceability toolkit for marine turtle populations. |
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origins of turtles, turtle populations, origins of turtle parts |
ShellBank | species monitoring, species diversity, biodiversity monitoring, genetic diversity, allelic diversity, marine biodiversity, marine turtles |
STAR Layer (Species Threat Abatement and Restoration) Tool that measures how specific investments may contribute to reducing the extinction risk of species at different locations. |
threat abatement, habitat restoration |
measures the contribution of investments to reducing extinction risk |
STAR Layer (Species Threat Abatement and Restoration) | biodiversity, impacts |
IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Platform that assesses global biodiversity status and trends and provides policy-relevant information. |
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Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | status, trends |
IPBES Methodological assessment regarding the diverse conceptualization of multiple values of nature and its benefits, including biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services Provides policymakers with guidelines for the valuation of nature. |
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Methodological assessment regarding the diverse conceptualization of multiple values of nature and its benefits, including biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services | valuation, ecosystem functions, ecosystem services |
Invasive Species Management Methodology for the management, risk assessment and control of non-native invasive species. |
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Invasive Species Management: A Handbook of Principles and Techniques | Oxford Academic (oup.com); Early Intervention Strategies for Invasive Species Management: Connections Between Risk Assessment, Prevention Efforts, Eradication, and Other Rapid Responses | invasive species |
Biodiversity Indicators: A Guidance Document for Monitoring Biodiversity Impacts of Nature-Based Solutions for Flood Risk Reduction in Western Thessaly, Greece Report that provides a framework for the selection of biodiversity indicators and monitoring of a nature-based solution in a river. |
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Biodiversity Indicators: A guidance document for monitoring biodiversity impacts of Nature-based Solution for flood risk reduction in Western Thessaly, Greece | biodiversity indicators, freshwater biodiversity, rivers |
A framework for evaluating biodiversity mitigation metrics Scientific article that describes the Biodiversity Metrics Framework, which includes the use of a scorecard system with the organizational and spatial levels of biodiversity and a definition and description step to mitigate biodiversity impacts. |
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A framework for evaluating biodiversity mitigation metrics | biodiversity indicators, freshwater biodiversity, marine biodiversity, rivers, composition, structure, function |
Available and potential indicators reported by 52 Parties and other Governments between May 2001 and February 2003 List of biodiversity indicators by the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). |
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https://www.cbd.int/indicators/testedindicators.shtml | biodiversity indicators, freshwater biodiversity, marine biodiversity |
A framework for monitoring biodiversity in protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures IUCN framework that aims to help managers to incorporate all of the complexities of biodiversity in their monitoring campaigns, thus improving biodiversity outcomes. |
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A framework for monitoring biodiversity in protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures | biodiversity indicators, freshwater biodiversity, marine biodiversity, biodiversity monitoring, protected areas, effective area-based conservation measures (OECMs) |
Global Impact Database (GID) Database for verified worldwide data on the impact on nature of organizations, countries and sectors. The data consists of quantitative estimates of environmental impact, including on biodiversity, for 140 counties and 65 sectors of the world’s economy. |
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Biodiversity pressures, value chain data, land-use |
https://www.impactinstitute.com/global-impact-data/ | corporate impacts |
Dredging for Sustainable Infrastructure Provides the latest guidance on the design, implementation and management of water infrastructure projects, that include dredging in their activities, for project team members. |
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https://www.iadc-dredging.com/product/book-dredging-for-sustainable-infrastructure/ | corporate impacts, ecology, water infrastructure projects, project phases, biodiversity impacts |
Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) One-stop shop database and tool that integrates information from the IUCN Red List, World Database on Protected Areas, and World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas. Subscription required. |
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Spatial and non-spatial biodiversity data, Disclosure Preparation Report, Proximity Analysis, IFC & World Bank PS6/ESS6 Report on Critical Habitat, Freshwater Report, Multi-site Analysis, Species Threat Abatement, Restoration Metric Report. |
https://www.ibat-alliance.org/ | protected areas, IUCN rest listed species, key biodiversity areas |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species The most complete data source on the global extinction risk status of species. |
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Ecological and habitat information, Assessment report, Amazing Species report, spatial Range data – Polygons, Range map |
IUCN Red List of Threatened Species | IUCN rest listed species |
Biodiversity Offsetting IUCN measures to compensates for biodiversity loss during the implementation of projects. Aims include achieving No Net Loss (NNL) and Net Gain (NG) of biodiversity. These should be last resorts. |
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IUCN Biodiversity Offsetting | biodiversity, impacts, offsets |
IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions Framework for NBS criteria and indicators for designing and implementing nature-based solutions. |
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IUCN Global standard for Nature-based Solutions | biodiversity, nature-based solutions, socio-economic |
Convention on Biological Diversity: text and annexes 2011 resource with the terminology, definitions and annexes of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). |
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Convention on Biological Diversity | biodiversity, habitats, ecosystems |
The System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) UN Framework that links environmental and economic data providing a more complete view of the interrelationships between the two sectors. Areas of interest include ecosystem accounts, water and agriculture, fisheries and forestry. |
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System of Environmental-Economic Accounting | environmental flows, stocks of environmental assets, economic |
IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology Tool created for technical, policy and media experts with information on ecosystem dynamics. It also provides images, infographics and maps that explain ecosystem concepts used in assessments such as, ecological drivers, realms, biomes and functional groups. |
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biomes, functional groups, data per countries or area |
Global Ecosystem Typology | biodiversity, species, habitats, impacts, biodiversity hotspots, countries, ecoregions, protected areas, functional groups, biomes, realms, marine ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems |
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems Tool with assessments and monitoring information on the health of ecosystems and the level of threat for each type of ecosystem worldwide. It also helps to determine management options to avoid biodiversity loss. |
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ecosystem status, threats, management options, risks and assessment type |
IUCN Red List of Ecosystems | ecosystem status, freshwater ecosystems, marine ecosystem, coastal ecosystem, habitats |
UN Common Approach to Integrating Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions A system commitment that outlines how to integrate biodiversity and nature-based solutions into policy and programs. |
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UN Common Approach to Integrating Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions | biodiversity, nature-based solutions, socio-economic, policy |
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Global database with taxonomic, ecologic, occurrence, and distribution information for species. |
species search/data download |
taxonomy, species traits, occurrence, migration, feeding guild, morphology, behavior, ecology, population dynamics, distribution |
Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) | biodiversity, species, distribution, traits |
The Fish Migration Roadmap Interactive GIS tool developed by the Thames Estuary Partnership (TEP) and Nature at Work for the design and improvement of upstream fish migration in the Themes Estuary. Some resources with information on fish migration in other locations such as the Netherlands is also available. |
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fish migratory routes visualization |
The Fish Migration Roadmap | fish migration, fish spawning, fish, freshwater ecosystems, habitats |