Monitoring and Quantifying Biodiversity

The topic of biodiversity conservation is receiving increased attention within Sweden and globally. However, significant concerns persist among researchers, industry, and authorities as society increasingly leans toward market-based mechanisms (e.g. biodiversity credits, EU restoration targets, corporate sustainability reporting) to address conservation. At the core of these discussions are fundamental questions: why, what, and how should biodiversity be measured, monitored, and quantified? How can results be compared across scales, projects, and goals as we move towards ambitious goals to support biodiversity and sustainability?

In this multi-stakeholder session, we aim to bring together delegates from different groups directly involved in measuring and monitoring biodiversity. The objective is to develop a synthesis of the challenges encountered and potential solutions to address discrepancies across projects, methods, metrics (e.g. Biodiversity Metric, Ramboll, Climb), and approaches.

Further information about the session

Open for Abstract submission: No

Keywords: Biodiversity measuring, synthesis, biodiversity “positive”, applied biodiversity monitoring

Language: English

Time and venue: 11:00-12:30, Wallenbergsalen.

Organisers:

• Navinder J Singh, SLU
• Faith Jones, SLU
• Albin Larsson Ekström, SLU