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the Global Biodiversity model for policy support

GLOBIO is a tool to assess past, present and future impacts of human activities on biodiversity. Since 2002 the model has been extensively used for environmental assessments on the global to national scale.

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Dam and Reservoir Inventory Project started!

February 2019 - Dams in rivers provide hydro-power energy, secure water for irrigation, and help protecting against floods. But dams also disrupt river flow regimes and connectivity, with negative consequences for biodiversity and ecosystem functioning. To better understand the benefits and trade-offs of dams worldwide, we need accurate information on the number of dams and their locations. We took up this challenge with the dam and reservoir inventory project (DRIP): a crowd-sourcing project to compile a global atlas of dams. So we need your help!
Meta-analysis of nitrogen impacts on plant diversity

December 2018 - Nitrogen enrichment is among the main drivers of the loss of plant diversity in terrestrial ecosystems. As part of the GLOBIO project, we have performed a systematic meta-analysis in which we synthesised the results of 115 experiments that assessed the effects of nitrogen addition on (semi-)natural terrestrial plant communities. The results of this analysis, which was led by Gabriele Midolo (Free University of Bozen-Bolzano), are now published in the journal Global Ecology and Biogeography.
Global patterns of road infrastructure

May 2018 - Georeferenced information on road infrastructure is essential for spatial planning, socio-economic assessments and environmental impact analyses. However, current publicly available global road maps are outdated and biased. In the Global Roads Inventory Project (GRIP) we gathered, harmonized and integrated nearly 60 geospatial datasets on road infrastructure into a new global roads dataset.

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Dam and Reservoir Inventory Project started!

Meta-analysis of nitrogen impacts on plant diversity

Global patterns of road infrastructure

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Welcome to the website of GLOBIO,
the Global Biodiversity model for policy support