{"id":51893,"date":"2025-06-26T13:39:48","date_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:09:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=51893"},"modified":"2025-06-26T13:39:48","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:09:48","slug":"integrated-biodiversity-assessment-tool-alliance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/integrated-biodiversity-assessment-tool-alliance\/","title":{"rendered":"Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><b>Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance Latest News<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, the integrated biodiversity assessment tool (IBAT) Alliance announced that its 2024 investment in biodiversity data reached a record level of $2.5 million \u2014 an increase from $1.2 million in 2023.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>About Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance<\/b><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was <\/span><b>founded in 2008<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> as collaboration between <\/span><b>four <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">of the world\u2019s largest and most influential conservation organizations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The four organisations that form part of the Alliance are<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>BirdLife International<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Conservation International<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the <\/span><b>International Union for Conservation of Nature<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and the <\/span><b>United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">IBAT has been a trusted resource for organizations worldwide, supporting the private sector, governments, not-for-profits, and research institutions in making <\/span><b>informed biodiversity decisions for nearly two decades.<\/b><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>licences commercial access to the IBAT platform<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; the world\u2019s most authoritative biodiversity data platform, providing trusted data to assess biodiversity risks and align with global frameworks to support nature-positive goals.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It <\/span><b>provides datasets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> which are the <\/span><b>World Database of Protected Areas<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (WDPAs), <\/span><b>World database of Key Biodiversity Areas (WDKBA) and the IUCN Red list of Threatened Species<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It also <\/span><b>provides derived datasets<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> &#8211; the Rarity-Weighted Richness layer and <\/span><b>Species Threat Abatement and Restoration or STAR metric<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The IBAT platform provides unique access to these datasets and layers helping to inform your world-leading biodiversity decisions.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is supported by a <\/span><b>network of conservation and scientific expertise<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This collaboration ensures IBAT provides the gold standard in biodiversity data, helping organizations navigate sustainability challenges with confidence.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is headquartered in <\/span><b>Cambridge, UK.<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Source: <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.downtoearth.org.in\/wildlife-biodiversity\/ibat-alliance-formed-by-four-largest-global-conservation-organisations-doubled-its-investment-in-biodiversity-data-from-2023-to-2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><b>DTE<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool Alliance, founded in 2008, is a joint effort by four major global conservation groups to support biodiversity decision-making. 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