Biodiversity and nature data
Nature is moving onto the corporate agenda alongside climate, and biodiversity data underpins it. This guide covers biodiversity and nature data and how to source it.
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Why nature data matters now
Nature-related disclosure and dependency assessment are rising, with frameworks pushing organisations to understand their impact on and reliance on nature. Biodiversity data is the foundation.
The data landscape
- Species and occurrence: records and distributions.
- Habitats and land cover: ecosystem extent.
- Condition: ecosystem health indicators.
- Pressures: threats and change.
Common use cases
Nature-related risk and disclosure, site and supply-chain impact assessment, conservation planning, and ESG reporting.
Earth observation and open data
Much nature data comes from open biodiversity databases and earth observation (habitat and land-cover change). Combining occurrence, habitat and EO data via consistent geography is central.
Sourcing considerations
Coverage and resolution vary, and occurrence data has sampling biases. Methodology matters for disclosure, and provenance should be documented.
In a managed model
A managed partner can combine biodiversity, habitat and EO data matched to your sites and supply chain.
Earth observation and open databases
Nature disclosure and dependency assessment are rising, and biodiversity data, species, habitats, condition and pressures, comes largely from open occurrence databases (such as GBIF) and earth observation for habitat and land-cover change. Occurrence data has sampling biases, so methodology matters.
Matching to sites and chains
The value comes from combining occurrence, habitat and EO data on consistent geography and matching it to your sites and supply chain. Document methodology for disclosure, since nature reporting increasingly feeds regulated and ESG processes.
- Nature disclosure and dependency assessment are rising.
- Combine species, habitat, condition and pressure data.
- Earth observation and open biodiversity databases are key sources.
- Occurrence data has sampling biases; document methodology.
Sources & further reading
- GBIF: biodiversity occurrence data.
- Copernicus Land and EEA: habitats and land cover.
- TNFD: nature-related disclosure framework.
- EU Biodiversity Strategy and Nature Restoration rules.
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