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… Rolling out BIRS 48 Glossary and abbreviations 52 Annex 1: Habitat Decision Tree and Habitat Definitions 56 Annex 2: Recording Sheets for Habitats and Sites 64 Annex 3: Habitat Questionnaires 66 Boxes Box 1 – Risk and opportunity …

… constitute the major threats to global biodiversity: 1. Habitat loss and degradation: this is the largest single source of pressure on biodiversity worldwide. Habitat loss is the direct conversion of natural habitats for … habitats for human uses. For terrestrial ecosystems, habitat loss is largely reflected in the conversion of …

… to provide services: � Water scarcity � Climate change � Habitat change � Biodiversity loss and invasive species � … the Earth’s land surface is covered by cultivated systems. Habitat fragmentation is most severe in Europe and least … changes the distribution of species. The time lag between habitat change and extinction provides opportunities to …

… as a cave, or a living feature such as an ancient grove IV Habitat/species management area: Areas to protect particular … Area II. National Park III. Natural Monument IV. Habitat/ Species Management V. Protected Landscape/ Seascape … areas system is unevenly distributed, leaving critical habitat unprotected. Recent studies indicate that 65 per cent …

… is behind nearly all the major threats to biodiversity. Habitat destruction and degradation is the biggest threat … on the y-axis can be measured through currencies such as Habitat Hectares or species population sizes. N et Im p ac t … for NNL of biodiversity for projects that affect natural habitat and a net gain of biodiversity for projects that …

… application of the mitigation hierarchy. No two areas of habitat or species populations are identical, and therefore … actions need to address more than one species and habitat affected by a project and be designed to support … on the ground with respect to species composition, habitat structure, ecosystem function and people’s use and …

… are used such as tropical moist forest, critical natural habitat or depletion of natural resources, which capture the … loss The following direct drivers have been identified: 1. Habitat ­change. ­This has been the most important direct … The four scenarios that the MA used indicate a loss in habitat, calculated with the IMAGE model, between 13–20% …

… net gain of biodiversity for projects that impact critical habitat (and NNL of biodiversity for projects that affect natural habitat) (IFC, 2012). The IFC Performance Standard 6 (PS6) is … of no net loss or net gain of biodiversity. 3 Critical habitat is defined in IFC Performance Standard 6 as areas …

… weed invasion, is normally some combination of (1) loss of habitat and ecological service values from the contaminated …