Social challenge/ impact linked to:

Level of importance

2 - Medium Importance / good to have

Description

‘Biodiversity  is  the  variety  of  all  life  on  Earth.  It  includes  all  species  of  animals  and  plants,  and the  natural  systems  that  support  them.  Biodiversity  matters  because  it  supports  the  vital  benefits we  get  from  the  natural  environment.  It  contributes  to  our  economy,  our  health  and  wellbeing, and  it  enriches  our  lives.’

Biodiversity  loss  is  important  nationally  and  globally  as  it  increases  ‘…the  risks  of  abrupt  and irreversible  changes  to  ecosystems’.  Beyond  that,  biodiversity  clearly  has  intrinsic  value.

Scale as linked to D2.2 framework

• City

Data source and input type

• UK  Farmland  Bird  Index (UK case) 
• total areas of green spaces including green roofs, green walls  (Amsterdam case)

Connection with SDGs

• Goal 11: Sustainable cities and communities
• Goal 13: Climate action
• Goal 15: Life on land

Required Data

• data about wild species (birds etc) 
• total areas of green spaces including green roofs, green walls (Amsterdam case)

Expected Outputs

• per cent of species declined 

Calculation methods

• setting the boundary of the biodiversity (e.g. the number of bird species in 1970 in UK case) and calculate the percent of loss according to that

Level of expertise required

• high

Links and references

•   DEFRA  (2014)  ‘Biodiversity  2020:  a Strategy  for  England's  Wildlife  and Ecosystem  Services  Indicators’, London: DEFRA. p.1, https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/383902/England_full_2014_finalv2.pd
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• DEFRA  ‘National  Statistics  Release: Wild Bird Populations  in  the  UK, 1970 to 2013’,  London:  DEFRA. pp. 8.  –  11.  https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/372755/UK_Wild_birds_19702013_final_-_revision_2.pd