Biodiversity Monitoring Tools

FURA has ambitious environmental targets and aims to be a leading supplier of environmentally friendly gemstones. They required a consultant to evaluate their environmental impacts and align sustainability practices with leading global frameworks such as the Global Reporting Initiative and Responsible Jewellery Council.

WCS Congo deployed camera traps on over 3.4 million hectares of forest in the Republic of the Congo. This generated an enormous volume of data in HD video format that required species ID, animal counts, animal behaviour at 2 second intervals and distance measurements between the camera and the animal.

IHP’s jaguar conservation efforts in the Pantanal rely on innovative financing mechanisms, such as ERA Brazil’s Biodiversity Credits methodology, to fund monitoring initiatives, biodiversity protection, and community impact activities. Transparent data and verification are critical to ensuring buyer’s trust in these credits. Using an "umbrella species" approach, IHP and ERA Brazil collaborated to upload jaguar camera trap data to the Okala Biodiversity Dashboard, where individually identified jaguar home ranges can be visualized alongside raw videos and images. Third-party verifiers can audit project claims directly on the dashboard during certification.

Companies sourcing agricultural commodities including soy, coffee, cocoa and cashew from West Africa are facing an immense operational challenge with the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR). The regulation demands that any operator placing these goods on the EU market must prove, with verifiable evidence, that their products did not originate from land deforested after December 31, 2020

This 2,600 ha private estate is famous for its rich wildlife, including red squirrels, pine martens and threatened birds like black grouse. It can be costly and time consuming to monitor population change and conservation impact using traditional approaches