Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance:
The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) Alliance announced that its 2024 investment in biodiversity data reached a record level of $2.5 million an increase from $1.2 million in 2023.
- Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance was founded in 2008 as collaboration between four of the world’s largest and most influential conservation organizations.
- The four organisations that form part of the Alliance are: BirdLife International, Conservation International, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
- IBAT has been a trusted resource for organizations worldwide, supporting the private sector, governments, not-for-profits, and research institutions in making informed biodiversity decisions for nearly two decades.
- It licences commercial access to the IBAT platform – the world’s most authoritative biodiversity data platform, providing trusted data to assess biodiversity risks and align with global frameworks to support nature-positive goals.
- It provides datasets which are the World Database of Protected Areas (WDPAs), World database of Key Biodiversity Areas (WDKBA) and the IUCN Red list of Threatened Species.
- It also provides derived datasets – the Rarity-Weighted Richness layer and Species Threat Abatement and Restoration or STAR metric.
- The IBAT platform provides unique access to these datasets and layers helping to inform your world-leading biodiversity decisions.
- It is supported by a network of conservation and scientific expertise.
- This collaboration ensures IBAT provides the gold standard in biodiversity data, helping organizations navigate sustainability challenges with confidence.
- It is headquartered in Cambridge, UK.
