About Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance:
- It was founded in 2008 as collaboration between four of the world’s largest and most influential conservation organizations.
- The four organisations that form part of the Alliance are:
- BirdLife International, Conservation International, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre.
- IBAT has been a trusted resource for organizations worldwide, supporting the private sector, governments, not-for-profits, and research institutions in making informed biodiversity decisions for nearly two decades.
- It licences commercial access to the IBAT platform - the world’s most authoritative biodiversity data platform, providing trusted data to assess biodiversity risks and align with global frameworks to support nature-positive goals.
- It provides datasets which are the World Database of Protected Areas (WDPAs), World database of Key Biodiversity Areas (WDKBA) and the IUCN Red list of Threatened Species.
- It also provides derived datasets - the Rarity-Weighted Richness layer and Species Threat Abatement and Restoration or STAR metric.
- The IBAT platform provides unique access to these datasets and layers helping to inform your world-leading biodiversity decisions.
- It is supported by a network of conservation and scientific expertise. This collaboration ensures IBAT provides the gold standard in biodiversity data, helping organizations navigate sustainability challenges with confidence.
- It is headquartered in Cambridge, UK.
