The BIP has produced a series of guidance documents to support national and regional indicator selection and development. These guidance documents consist of three parts:
This document gives an overview of the components and recommendations for selecting and using biodiversity indicators at the national and regional scales. The information in this document compliments and builds upon the information found in the 'Indicator Development' section of this website.
Guidance for national biodiversity indicator development and use.
2010 BIP & UNEP-WCMC, Cambridge, UK
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This document presents examples of the indicators produced as a result of the Biodiversity Capacity Strengthening in Africa project and is designed as a means for sharing experiences and lessons leant with biodiversity indicator developers across the globe. The report concludes with key challenges and needs for future national indicator development identified by the project partners.
Biodiversity Indicators Capacity Strengthening: experiences from Africa
UNEP-WCMC & 2010 BIP, 2010
Guidance documents for specific CBD indicators, developed to assist users in producing these indicators at the national level.
Factsheets on each of the global-scale indicators under development for reporting on the 2010 Target. These include information on how the data will be presented, the potential geographical scales of the indicator, interpretation of the indicator and regional and national use.
Ecological Footprint
Nitrogen Deposition
Trends in Invasive Alien Species
Biodiversity for Food and Medicine
Status and Trends of Linguistic Diversity and Numbers of Speakers of Indigenous Languages