National, regional and thematic applications
The LPI database contains thousands of vertebrate population time series. These are fed into the LPI to provide a global indicator of biodiversity change but the data can also be divided into useful subsets to focus on a particular region or group of species. The following examples show some current and recent application of the LPI.
Protected areas
This project is implementing an on-going, international, collaborative audit of the earth’s protected areas providing, for the first time, critical information on the status and trends of vertebrate populations within protected areas.
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National indices
The Convention on Biological Diversity requires individual nations to report on their progress towards meeting biodiversity targets. We can disaggregate the LPI by country to produce a national indicator provided we have sufficient data available.
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Arctic
With the Arctic Species Trend Index we can track how the Arctic’s ecosystems and the living resources dependent upon them are responding to change.
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Wildlife comeback
We are working with Rewilding Europe to develop a broader understanding of vertebrate abundance trends in Europe over the last 50 years.
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Estuaries
Estuaries are under threat from manmade interventions. This report assesses trends in biodiversity and threats to estuarine ecosystems.
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Mediterranean wetlands
The Mediterranean basin, a biodiversity hotspot, is subject to anthropogenic pressures. This report aims to aid conservation of Mediterranean wetlands.
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Migratory species
Analyses found that migratory species have overall increased in global abundance. Further disaggregation of the data revealed interesting underlying trends.
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Uganda
In Uganda, monitoring of a number of species has been undertaken over the last four decades. The index shows a dramatic decline in Uganda's vertebrate species.
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