The Global Centre for Risk and Innovation (GCRI)
The science, technology, engineering and mathematics Biodiversity Nexus rests on. Each method has a canonical page in the STEM Commons, hosted by GCRI, and a page here on how it is applied in this field.
Biodiversity · 8 methods in use
| Ecology and biodiversity… | 11 | Expert review | Q3 | Current |
| Earth observation and remote… | 10 | Cross-validation | Q3 | Review due |
| Spatial statistics and… | 10 | Expert review | Q2 | Current |
| Geospatial information systems | 9 | Expert review | Q4 | Current |
| Complex systems and… | 9 | Hindcast | Q3 | Current |
| Causal inference and impact… | 13 | Expert review | Q2 | Current |
Biodiversity Nexus · Method registryMethod registry, in outline: domain structure with placeholder names and illustrative values, not a record.
The Biodiversity Nexus STEM foundation is the set of canonical methods its findings depend on, from ecology and biodiversity science to ocean and coastal science. For the Consortium, Biodiversity Nexus stewards ecology and biodiversity science. Each method has a canonical STEM Commons page and a page here on its use in the biodiversity and nature field.
Fig.The methods this platform draws on and what each one feeds. Design, not a record.
Mountain ranges, deserts, wetlands, glaciers and reefs, and how remote each division is from large cities, shown for Mozambique and Malawi as an example geography for this subject.
Biodiversity risk is measured with ecology and ocean science, observed with Earth observation and geospatial methods, analysed with spatial statistics and causal inference, and understood as complex systems; hydrology links it to water.
When a finding names the methods it depends on, a reader can see its assumptions and limits, and an expert in that method can challenge it.
Each term as this page uses it. Where a standard-setting body defines the term, the wording follows that body.
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| STEM Commons | The shared reference of science, technology, engineering and mathematics methods for the Nexus network, hosted by GCRI, with one canonical page per method and a named steward platform. |
| Steward platform | The platform that maintains the canonical description of a method in the STEM Commons and reviews how other platforms apply it. |
| Ecology and biodiversity science | Ecology studies the interactions among organisms and between organisms and their environment, from populations to ecosystems. |
| Earth observation and remote sensing | Earth observation and remote sensing gather information about the Earth's surface and atmosphere from airborne and spaceborne sensors. |
The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.
The current service level is R0: information and enquiries. An enquiry receives a reference and names the next step; applications, payments, compute allocations and registrations open only when their team, terms and review capacity exist.