Side Event

The Nature Index for Norway – a new measure of biodiversity

Organizer
Directorate for nature management

Date and Time
8 November 2011 18:15 - 19:45

Meeting
Fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice

The side event will include a presentation of the Nature Index of Norway, to be made by Dr Signe Nybø, scientific coordinator in the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA). There will also be a discussion on how the index may be used by the CBD community in providing information on the current state of ecosystems as well as on lack of knowledge and lack of data. The Nature Index was launched in 2010 and has been developed to be an aggregated measure of biodiversity in Norway, reflecting the state of terrestrial and marine ecosystems and providing comprehensive information to environmental managers and to the public in a simplified and understandable way.