GCRI · Biodiversity Nexus

Innovation and practical technology

Technology relevant to biodiversity and nature, climate and hazards and oceans and coasts: what it can do, the constraints it faces and its consequences for people and institutions.

01Workspace

The workspace for innovation and practical technology.

Innovation pipeline

Biodiversity · Stage gates · Example interface, not a record

Gate review in 9 dGCRI · Biodiversity Nexus

By readiness level

TRL 2 to 301
Restoration monitoringconcept tested
TRL 4 to 502
Locate: sensitive locationslab validation
Prepare: targetslab validation
TRL 6 to 701
Assess: nature-related riskpilot with owner
Adoption review01
Wetland condition baselineowner decides

Readiness criteria

pilot vs gate

Evidence of effect83 of 70 requiredSafeguards79 of 80 requiredOperating cost known21 of 60 requiredOwner commitment79 of 75 required

Pilot issues

  1. I-1Data licence for pilot siteTo check4 d
  2. I-2Observer protocol signedDone6 d
Innovation pipeline.Illustrative interface; not live data.

Biodiversity Nexus · Innovation pipeline. Innovation pipeline: example names and illustrative values, not a record.

02Approach

Evaluate before adopting.

  1. 01

    Need

    Which problem does the technology address, and for whom?

  2. 02

    Evidence

    What has been demonstrated, under what conditions, and what remains untested?

  3. 03

    Constraints

    Cost, skills, infrastructure, data and governance requirements.

  4. 04

    Consequences

    Effects on safety, rights, equity and the environment.

03Technologies under assessment

What could change biodiversity practice, and what it still has to show.

TechnologyWhat it could changeWhat remains to be shown
Environmental DNA surveysDetection of many species from water or soil samplesReference libraries, quantification and standard protocols
Passive acoustic monitoringContinuous monitoring of birds, bats, insects and marine lifeAutomated identification accuracy; storage and processing
Satellite ecosystem condition mappingConsistent condition indicators across large areasValidation against ground plots; functional meaning
Biodiversity credit methodologiesFinance for conservation outcomesMeasurement integrity, additionality and permanence
04Build and test

From idea to tested capability.

Promising work can be built in Foundry and tested under controlled conditions through Universe. No technology is described as proven before it has been tested and reviewed.

06Questions

Questions and answers.

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No. It evaluates technologies and publishes what it finds, with limits. It does not endorse, certify or recommend products or vendors.
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