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Biodiversity importance by IBAT

World Database of Key Biodiversity Areas

This dataset contains locations, geometries, and properties of Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs). Access is licensed by the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT).

Frameworks

TNFD SBTN CSRD ESRS E4

Use cases

  • Screening supply chain or investment locations against Key Biodiversity Areas
  • TNFD location-based biodiversity risk assessment
  • SBTN high-biodiversity-value area identification
  • Regulatory compliance for projects near protected or sensitive areas

Who uses this

ESG investment analysts and supply chain due diligence teams use the KBA dataset to screen whether operational assets or supplier locations overlap with globally recognised Key Biodiversity Areas — a core flag in TNFD and SBTN location-based assessments. Environmental impact assessment teams use KBA boundaries when evaluating project permits in sensitive landscapes. Banks use KBA screening as a trigger for enhanced due diligence under the Equator Principles.

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