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Measuring Impacts and Actions on Biodiversity: the EBI Perspective Biodiversity indicators > A formalised system to measure and monitor impacts to biodiversity can aid in predicting, minimising and preventing impacts and increase transparency about company performance > Biodiversity indicators can be used to: > Understand impacts on biodiversity > Predict potential impacts > Improve operational performance > Minimise future impacts > Report back to stakeholders Smithsonian Institution, Carlton Ward Measuring Impacts and Actions on Biodiversity Biodiversity indicators > Indicators can measure and monitor impacts on species, habitats and ecosystems, as well as management commitment and process, impact reduction and positive action > Biodiversity has no single all-purpose indicator; rather a common methodology can be used to develop indicators for each project > Biodiversity indicators will not be necessary for every project or activity > Indicators are not an end in themselves, but an input into an adaptive management system Measuring Impacts and Actions on Biodiversity Developing biodiversity indicators 1. Desktop Assessment 2. Establishing a Baseline 3. Focusing on Significant Impacts 6. Generating Company-Level Indicators 5. Choosing Site-Level Indicators 4. Generating List of Potential SiteLevel Indicators 7. Monitoring of Impacts 8. Reporting Performance 9. Reviewing and Modifying Activity Measuring Impacts and Actions on Biodiversity Examples of biodiversity indicators > Species: Globally threatened and data deficient species in area; restricted-range species; invasive non-native species that are threatening to ecosystems, habitats or species; species used by local populations > Habitat: Operational site overlap with conservation priority areas containing globally threatened or restricted-range species; amount of land within the operational site that has a management plan with a biodiversity conservation focus; contribution to habitat conservation > Corporate management: Biodiversity elements included in management system; corporate/business unit budget allocation for biodiversity; sites with biodiversity action plans; ongoing biodiversity conservation projects, at site or collaborations at company level Shell indicators/targets… > Describe company policies or directives that provide for biodiversity protection, including biodiversity protection goals or commitments set by the company, as well as management strategies, programmes, campaigns, and projects that are employed to protect biodiversity and sensitive environments > Have Biodiversity Action Plans (BAPs) in place at all sites where Shell operates in areas of high biodiversity value (HBVAs): > By end 2005 a clear understanding of what a HBVA means for Shell > Per 01.01.06 BAPs in IUCN Category I-IV protected areas IUCN categories I-IV > Per 01.01.08 BAPs in place for all sites that are in or overlap with HBVAs > Describe the active involvement of Shell in projects to strengthen protected area management > The achievements of partnerships Shell works with that strengthen global biodiversity conservation Food for thought… > Indicators need to drive operational performance > What are the main objectives – reporting, conservation outcomes, reputation? Must be clear. > How should we determine baselines for our brown-field sites? > When can we say we have delivered a real (and measurable) conservation outcome? > Verification is the key? But there are no established Standards or consistency of approaches > Very difficult to aggregate site level indicators – outcome vs process