Interactive Biodiversity Index (exchange)

LiFE Framework: Biodiversity

A short webinar demonstrating how this practical tool from the University of Northampton can help improve biodiversity on your site.

Biodiversity is the one area that has often been left out of the spotlight in sustainability plans. The SEED project has changed this with the creation of a new, interactive Biodiversity Index tool which will enable you to map the current level of biodiversity on your site and suggest ways of improving this.

The interactive biodiversity index was presented in a session at the 2013 EAUC Annual Conference and received 97% excellent/good rating from delegates. Based on this success, we’ve turned it into an interactive webinar more of you can see the benefits of this tool.

During the webinar, delegates viewed the index live on screen and were guided through the various elements and how to get the best from it. We then opened out to questions from delegate.

The biodiversity index is a tool which will...
• Help you to measure plant diversity on one or more sites.
• Suggest ways you can improve biodiversity on your site.
• Signpost you to more information should you need it.

Speakers:

Richard Moore, SEED Project Manager, University of Northampton
Dr. Janet Jackson, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Management, University of Northampton

Links:

• https://seed-project.co.uk/about-seed
• www.biodiversityindex.org

Recorded webinar

A key part of the Sustainability Exchange is encouraging dialogue and sharing of ideas and approaches whether through resources, forums or other online methods. This webinar is part of our range of 'exchanges' which are short, free, lunchtime webinars on a variety of interesting topics, hosted by the Sustainability Exchange.