1. The PREDICTS database
The Database contains biodiversity measurements from:
> 700 data sets
> 29,000 sites
97 countries
> 3.3 million data points
> 50,000 species
The database includes >700 datasets with diversity measurements for >50,000 species at >29,000 sites with different land uses

2. We can project how biodiversity has changed over the recent past
We can project how biodiversity has changed over space and time
We can project how biodiversity has changed over the recent past
De Palma et al (2017) Diversity and Distributions
Echeverria-Londono et al (2017) Diversity and Distributions
De Palma, Hoskins et al, in prep.

3. The Agrobiodiversity Index
But wild biodiversity isn’t all that matters:
The Agrobiodiversity Index looks at multiple aspects
The Agrobiodiversity Index
To manage agrobiodiversity, we need to measure it
The Agrobiodiversity Index will empower public and private decision-makers to sustainably transform what we grow, eat and conserve.
Diets
Production
Challenge: Secure adequate food that is healthy, safe and of high quality for all, in an environmentally sustainable manner
Solution: Mainstream agrobiodiversity in sustainable food systems
Agrobiodiversity is a critical component of a sustainable food system. Without agrobiodiversity, a food system cannot be sustainable.
To manage agrobiodiversity, we need to measure it
Currently there is no consistent way for governments, private sector and other decision-makers to assess and track agrobiodiversity in sustainable food systems. This gap also extends to measuring progress on how agrobiodiversity is delivering on the Sustainable Development Goals and the Convention on Biological Diversity’s targets.
The Agrobiodiversity Index
A consistent long-term tool to measure and manage agrobiodiversity across four dimensions:
diets, production, seed systems and conservation.
Who is it for?
It will help decision-makers – governments, investors, companies, farmers and consumers – ensure that food systems are diverse
and sustainable.
Genetic resources

4. Aggregation and communication of data
Score cards will provide intuitive communication of the Index results
Aggregation and communication of data
Results can be disaggregated across space and monitored over time
Adriana De Palma
Andy Purvis
Simon Attwood
Roseline Remans