Evaluating the ecological realism of plant species distribution models with ecological indicator values
The authors evaluated the ecological realism of BioScore, a European scale species distribution model (SDM) of 1476 terrestrial vascular plant species. It is shown that the species niche optima of…
Projecting terrestrial biodiversity intactness with GLOBIO 4
This study evaluates changes in terrestrial biodiversity intactness, expressed by the mean species abundance (MSA) metric, resulting from three socio-economic development scenarios from 2015 to 2050.
Report on the workshop ‘Global Modelling of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services'
In June 2019, PBL organised a three-day workshop drawing on the ‘nature futures’ participatory scenario development work by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem…
Opportunities for the Action Agenda for Nature and People
The ‘Action Agenda for Nature and People’ of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has potential to become a powerful vehicle for increasing the ambition level of global biodiversity policy…
Operationalising the Action Agenda for Nature and People: workshop report
PBL co-organised an international workshop to explore how the 'Action Agenda for Nature and People' of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) could practically be developed and implemented. It…
Identifying the drivers for succesful implementation of the Birds and Habitats Directives
There are a large number of factors that drive the success of conservation measures for habitats and species. PBL has contributed to a study to assess these drivers. The legitimate status that…
Identifying the key drivers of success for Natura 2000
Although the European Union will probably not meet its biodiversity goals for 2020, EU nature policy has resulted in some improvements. Member states have reported cases of better conservation status…
Natural capital accounting for mainstreaming biodiversity in public policy
The World Bank WAVES programme supports several countries with the development of natural capital accounts (NCAs). NCAs link natural capital to a country’s system of national accounts and can also be…
Report on the workshop 'Next Steps in Developing Nature Futures'
In June 2018, PBL hosted a workshop for the IPBES expert group on Scenarios and Models. An important outcome was an inclusive framework for understanding how people relate to and value nature, and for…
The Emerging Governance Landscape around Zero Deforestation Pledges. Insights into dynamics and effects of zero deforestation pledges.
Voluntary commitments to eliminate or reduce deforestation are developing into a powerful framing of global activities to combat deforestation and forest degradation. With the demand for agricultural…
PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
