Knowledge Pool Biodiversity in Agriculture

Knowledge Pool

This Knowledge Pool serves as an information platform for Advisors, Certifiers, certified farms and product-, quality- and procurement managers of companies.

You will find information, further links and readings on biodiversity, ecosystem services, and invasive alien species. All within the context of the agrifood-sector. The chapters of the Knowledge Pool are based on the Training modules and the Recommendations to Improve Biodiversity Protection and will be updated regularly.

Klick on a term to get further information.

Further Readings

IUCN Standards and Guidelines on biodiversity:

Classification schemes:

Species taxonomy https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/tax-sources
Ecosystem typology https://global-ecosystems.org/
Threats and Actions classification schemes https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/classification-schemes
Nature’s Contributions to People https://www.ipbes.net/global-assessment

 IUCN standards and associated databases:

IUCN Red List Categories & Criteria https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/10315 & IUCN Red List of Threatened Species https://www.iucnredlist.org/
Red List of Ecosystems Guidelines https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/45794 & Red List of Ecosystems https://iucnrle.org/
Global Standard for the Identification of Key Biodiversity Areas https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/46259 & World Database
of Key Biodiversity Areas http://www.keybiodiversityareas.org/home
Guidelines for Applying Protected Area Management Categories https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/9243 & World Database
on Protected Areas https://www.protectedplanet.net/en
Environmental Impact Classification of Alien Taxa https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/49101 & Global Invasive Species
Database http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/
IUCN Global Standard for Nature-based Solutions https://portals.iucn.org/library/node/49070

Also interesting and important:

https://www.decadeonrestoration.org/publications?title=&field_year_value=All&field_types_of_ecosystem_value=All&field_type_of_pu_value%5B%5D=Guidelines