Over 250 ecological indicators are available to BASIN members. Our comprehensive approach includes data on ecosystem condition, characteristic, state, and integrity, alongside biodiversity, biocomplexity, ecosystem services, and climate data. These indicators provide a intelligence on the health and vitality of each project and the impact of the BASIN Protocol and help measure biodiversity uplift and ecological benefits.
Ensurance Policyholders get full claim on ecological data. Availability of specific indicators and metrics may vary by site and project.
Example indicators and metrics:
- Abundance and distribution of selected species (e.g., birds, butterflies)
- Red List Index for threatened species
- Ecosystem coverage and integrity assessments
- Habitats of significant ecological interest
- Livestock genetic diversity
- Nationally designated protected areas
- Critical load exceedance for nitrogen
- Impact of climate change on bird populations
- Marine Trophic Index for ecosystem health
- Fragmentation of natural and semi-natural areas
- Freshwater quality and availability
- Forest metrics: growing stock, increment, and felling data
- Deadwood volume in forests
- Agricultural nitrogen balance
- Area under management practices supporting biodiversity
- European commercial fish stock assessments
- Aquaculture effluent water quality
- Ecological Footprint assessments
- Public awareness and engagement metrics
- Species Rarity and Distinct Species Assemblages
- Climate Stabilization Areas (high carbon stocks)
- Wildlife Corridors and Indigenous lands overlap
- Mean Species Abundance across different ecosystems
- Genetic diversity in animals, plants, and microbes
- Ecosystem structure, function, and connectivity evaluations
- Water Quality: Proportion of Nitrogen Retained
- Timber Provision: Percentage of Forest Cover
- Food Provision: Crop Cover percentage
- Coastal Protection and Erosion Control metrics
- Soil Fertility: Soil Organic Carbon Stocks
- Water Security: Water Availability metrics
- Air Quality & Local Climate: Annual Net Primary Production
- Pollination: Proportion of area pollinated
- Regulation of air quality and climate by ecosystems
- Regulation of ocean acidification and freshwater quality
- Regulation of hazards and extreme events through natural habitats
- Materials and assistance from ecosystems (e.g., marine fish stocks)
- Medicinal, biochemical, and genetic resources from forests
- Learning and inspiration derived from ecosystem diversity
- Physical and psychological experiences connected to natural landscapes
- Supporting identities through stable land use and cover
- Maintenance of options for future ecological management
- Atmosphere, Hydrosphere, and Biosphere parameters
- Land, Ocean, and Anthropogenic environmental indicators
Ecosystem Services Values (FLOWS) Notes
ESV's based off BASIN RealValue Basis v2.
Real Asset (STOCKS) Notes
There is no income currently on this property. Certificates of Ensurance or conservation easement are possible.
