High-resolution quantification of biodiversity for conservation and management

Project description

The project aims to balance conservation and socio-economic interests amid climate change. It seeks to develop strategies for achieving favourable conservation status, as defined by the Species and Habitats Conservation Act, focusing on EU species and habitats with unfavourable or unknown status. Objectives include expanding knowledge of species ecology, threats, and distribution, and assessing socio-economic impacts.

Sub-tasks involve aligning methodologies with EU directives, collecting essential data, and providing recommendations for terrestrial habitats, species, and birds with declining or uncertain trends. The project will evaluate conservation regime socio-economic impacts and promote transparency in decision-making.

HiQBioDiv will generate open-access biodiversity data and analysis frameworks for stakeholders, enabling informed spatial planning. It will also train students in advanced biodiversity and socioeconomic modelling, building human capital for future ecological and socioeconomic assessments.