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Released maps

Maps of Biodiversity Nexus are published here once their data rights are cleared and they have been reviewed. Each shows its time and space reference, its sources and its uncertainty.

01Workspace

The workspace for released maps.

Map workspace

Forest block 3 · Layers 6 · Scale 1:228,000 · Example interface, not a record

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Released maps

schematic · example geography

Circle size: exposure value · exampleN

Layers

Ecosystem conditionMODELLEDOn
Species of concernOBSERVEDOn
Water-relatedASSESSEDOn
Restoration areaREPORTEDOff
AdministrativePublished statisticsOff

Feature inspector

Feature
Wetland complex · cell H-6999
Value
0.8 index, illustrative
Source passport
SP-4031 · licence open
Uncertainty
range shown, not a point
Map workspace.Illustrative interface; not live data.

Biodiversity Nexus · Map workspace. Map workspace: example names and illustrative values, not a record.

02What is shown

Released, referenced and rights-cleared.

  • Time and space reference for every view.
  • Sources and licence.
  • Uncertainty and known limits.
  • Version and date of release.
03Geography

Habitat condition worldwide.

Vegetation, land cover and plant growth across the world, from NASA GIBS. Each layer carries its own date.

The interactive map needs JavaScript; the layer list and sources are below.

Layers 3

Habitat condition, for this page

About this layer
Evidence
Observed (clouds leave gaps)
Source
MODIS Terra EVI (NASA LANCE)
Provider
NASA LANCE
Licence
NASA open data
Vintage
daily; Satellite index; clouds leave gaps
Newest at build
2026-10-13
Resolution
about 250 m grid
Uncertainty
Satellite vegetation index for the 8 days to the date shown, a habitat condition indicator; not a measure of species or biodiversity.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map
About this layer
Evidence
Modelled (latest year GIBS publishes)
Source
MODIS Terra and Aqua land cover (MCD12Q1) (NASA LP DAAC)
Provider
NASA LP DAAC
Licence
NASA open data
Vintage
yearly; Satellite classification; latest year GIBS publishes
Newest at build
2024-01-01
Resolution
about 500 m grid
Uncertainty
Satellite land cover classes for the year shown, including croplands; a classification with known errors, not a farm register.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map
About this layer
Evidence
Modelled (latest 8-day period GIBS publishes)
Source
MODIS Aqua GPP (MYD17) (NASA LP DAAC)
Provider
NASA LP DAAC
Licence
NASA open data
Vintage
8-day; Satellite-driven model; latest 8-day period GIBS publishes
Newest at build
2026-09-30
Resolution
about 500 m grid
Uncertainty
Model estimate of carbon taken up by plants over the 8-day period shown; an indicator of growth, not harvest or production.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map
About this layer
Evidence
Observed
Source
VIIRS NOAA-20 corrected reflectance (NASA LANCE)
Provider
NASA LANCE
Licence
NASA open data
Vintage
daily; Satellite image
Newest at build
2026-10-14
Resolution
about 250 m grid
Uncertainty
Satellite image. Satellite or model raster as the provider publishes it. Clouds, swath gaps and retrieval error leave gaps and noise; values are indicators, not measurements at a place.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map
About this layer
Evidence
Observed (clouds and overpass timing leave gaps)
Source
VIIRS NOAA-20 375 m (FIRMS) (NASA LANCE FIRMS)
Provider
NASA LANCE FIRMS
Licence
NASA open data
Vintage
daily; Satellite detection; clouds and overpass timing leave gaps
Newest at build
2026-10-13
Resolution
about 500 m grid
Uncertainty
Satellite hot-spot detections for the day shown, including gas flares and industrial heat; not a confirmed fire, an incident report or a warning.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map
About this layer
Evidence
Observed (clouds leave gaps)
Source
MODIS Terra NDVI (NASA LANCE)
Provider
NASA LANCE
Licence
NASA open data
Vintage
daily; Satellite index; clouds leave gaps
Newest at build
2026-10-13
Resolution
about 250 m grid
Uncertainty
Satellite greenness index over the 8 days to the date shown; an indicator of crop and pasture condition, not a yield estimate or a food security warning.
Reached through
gibs.earthdata.nasa.gov, only after you allow the live map

Latest available

NASA GIBS / EOSDIS · ASTER GDEM (METI, NASA) · Blue Marble (NASA) · © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Natural Earth

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Habitat condition, framed on the world.Satellite and model products as NASA publishes them, each with its own date. They are indicators, not assessments of any place.

Data: NASA GIBS · ASTER GDEM · Blue Marble · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Natural Earth · NASA EONET · NASA JPL OPERA DIST-ALERTSources and licences

  • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • MODIS land products (vegetation indices, gross primary production, land cover), NASA LP DAAC and LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • VIIRS near-real-time products (flood, land surface temperature, snow cover, corrected reflectance), NASA LANCE; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • NASA Fire Information for Resource Management System (FIRMS), VIIRS 375 m active fire product, NASA LANCE; vector tiles via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • ASTER GDEM is a product of METI and NASA (ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003, NASA LP DAAC); imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). Cite as: NASA/METI/AIST/Japan Spacesystems and U.S./Japan ASTER Science Team (2019). ASTER Global Digital Elevation Model V003. doi:10.5067/ASTER/ASTGTM.003. NASA open data
  • Made with Natural Earth. Free vector and raster map data @ naturalearthdata.com. Public domain
  • © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), via NASA GIBS (coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names). Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). ODbL
  • Blue Marble, NASA Earth Observatory; imagery via NASA GIBS. Colours redrawn from the published colour map; values averaged into hexagonal cells where shown (modified). NASA open data
  • Context on the globe and flat map: coastlines, boundaries, roads and place names from NASA GIBS reference layers (OpenStreetMap data, ODbL, © OpenStreetMap contributors); Blue Marble imagery as an optional base; 3D terrain and the elevation read-out from the ASTER GDEM elevation colour index (5 m to 200 m classes, exaggerated for legibility). Boundaries are drawn as published and imply no position on any territory.
  • Live events: NASA Earth Observatory Natural Event Tracker (EONET); events are indicative and keep their original source links.
  • Live: NASA EONET Events are indicative, not authority warnings.
  • Observed (EO): NASA JPL OPERA DIST-ALERT (contains modified Copernicus Sentinel data 2026). We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
  • NASA GIBS: We acknowledge the use of imagery provided by services from NASA’s Global Imagery Browse Services (GIBS), part of NASA’s Earth Science Data and Information System (ESDIS).
  • Optional layers (6 sources in the layer list: live, forecast, observed and context) print their provider credit on the map and here when switched on; forecasts are model output and derived indices are estimates.

Layers and dates

  • Enhanced vegetation index, rolling 8 days: MODIS Terra EVI, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026
  • Land cover type (IGBP), yearly: MODIS Terra and Aqua land cover (MCD12Q1), NASA LP DAAC · 2024
  • Gross primary production, 8-day total: MODIS Aqua GPP (MYD17), NASA LP DAAC · 30 Sep 2026
  • True colour: VIIRS NOAA-20 corrected reflectance, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026
  • Active fires and thermal anomalies: VIIRS NOAA-20 375 m (FIRMS), NASA LANCE FIRMS · 13 Oct 2026
  • Vegetation greenness (NDVI), rolling 8 days: MODIS Terra NDVI, NASA LANCE · 13 Oct 2026

04Indicators

What a released map in this field would carry.

IndicatorUnitCadenceEvidence labelTopic
Ecosystem extent by typesquare kilometres per Global Ecosystem Typology unitannualObservedEcosystem integrity
Biodiversity Intactness Indexpercent of reference-state abundanceperiodicModelledEcosystem integrity
Forest Landscape Integrity Indexdimensionless indexperiodicModelledEcosystem integrity
Red List of Ecosystems risk categorycategory from least concern to collapsedper assessmentPublished statisticsEcosystem integrity
Ecosystem condition indexdimensionless, relative to reference conditionper accounting periodEstimatedEcosystem integrity
Human footprintdimensionless pressure scoreperiodicModelledEcosystem integrity
Early warning signals of transitionvariance and autocorrelation of a state variableper time seriesEstimatedEcosystem integrity
Red List Indexdimensionless index of aggregate extinction riskper reassessment cyclePublished statisticsSpecies and genetic diversity
Living Planet Indexindex relative to a baseline yearbiennialEstimatedSpecies and genetic diversity
Species Habitat Indexpercent of suitable habitat retained relative to baselineannualModelledSpecies and genetic diversity
Populations above the effective size thresholdpercent of populations assessedper assessmentEstimatedSpecies and genetic diversity
Georeferenced occurrence recordscount of records per taxon and grid cellcontinuousObservedSpecies and genetic diversity
Threatened species in a site or rangecount of species by Red List categoryper assessmentEstimatedSpecies and genetic diversity
Abundance trend of monitored populationspercent change per yearannualObservedSpecies and genetic diversity
Tree cover losshectares per yearannualObservedForest and landscapes
Forest areahectares and percent of land areafive-yearlyPublished statisticsForest and landscapes
Forest disturbance alertsalerts per square kilometre per weekweeklyObservedForest and landscapes
Above-ground biomasstonnes per hectareperiodicEstimatedForest and landscapes
Effective mesh sizesquare kilometresperiodicEstimatedForest and landscapes
Burned areahectares per monthmonthlyObservedForest and landscapes
Forest loss by driverhectares per year by driver classannualModelledForest and landscapes
Wetland Extent Trends indexindex relative to a baselineperiodicEstimatedWetlands and freshwater
Surface water extentsquare kilometresmonthlyObservedWetlands and freshwater
River connectivity statusconnectivity index per river reachperiodicModelledWetlands and freshwater
Environmental flow compliancepercent of months meeting the agreed regimeannualPublished statisticsWetlands and freshwater
Water bodies with good ambient qualitypercent of assessed water bodiesperiodicPublished statisticsWetlands and freshwater
Freshwater species extinction riskcount of species by Red List category per basinper assessmentPublished statisticsWetlands and freshwater
Drained and rewetted peatlandhectaresperiodicEstimatedWetlands and freshwater
Lake chlorophyll-amicrograms per litremonthlyObservedWetlands and freshwater
Fish stocks within biologically sustainable levelspercent of assessed stocksbiennialPublished statisticsCoastal marine biodiversity
Live hard coral coverpercent of reef area surveyedannualObservedCoastal marine biodiversity
Mangrove extenthectaresperiodicObservedCoastal marine biodiversity
Marine heatwave daysdays per year above the seasonal thresholddaily, summarised annuallyObservedCoastal marine biodiversity
Ocean surface pHpH unitsmonthlyEstimatedCoastal marine biodiversity
Marine protected area coveragepercent of national watersmonthlyDeclaredCoastal marine biodiversity
Apparent fishing efforthours of fishing per grid celldailyEstimatedCoastal marine biodiversity
Coastal eutrophicationchlorophyll-a anomaly indexmonthlyModelledCoastal marine biodiversity
Area under restorationhectares by intervention typeannualReportedRestoration and nature based solutions
Survival of planted or regenerating stemspercent of stems survivingper monitoring visitObservedRestoration and nature based solutions
Vegetation structure recoverycanopy height and cover relative to referenceannualEstimatedRestoration and nature based solutions
Similarity of species composition to referencedimensionless similarity indexper surveyObservedRestoration and nature based solutions
Effect against a counterfactualdifference in outcome units with confidence intervalper evaluationEstimatedRestoration and nature based solutions
Flood peak attenuationcubic metres per second at a reference pointper eventModelledRestoration and nature based solutions
Consent and benefit-sharing statusdocumented status per projectper projectDeclaredRestoration and nature based solutions
Pollinator-dependent crop productiontonnes and share of production by cropannualEstimatedEcosystem services
Pollinator visitation ratevisits per flower per hourper surveyObservedEcosystem services
Flood regulation servicecubic metres of water retained per eventper eventModelledEcosystem services
Sediment retentiontonnes per hectare per yearannualModelledEcosystem services
Sector dependency ratingmateriality rating per serviceperiodicEstimatedEcosystem services
Ecosystem service supply and use accountphysical units and monetary value per serviceper accounting periodEstimatedEcosystem services
Coastal protection by habitatspeople or assets kept out of flooding per storm scenarioper scenarioModelledEcosystem services
Records with generalised coordinatescount of records by sensitivity categorycontinuousDeclaredNature data rights
Datasets with a stated licencecount of datasets by licence classcontinuousDeclaredNature data rights
Internationally recognised certificates of compliancecount of certificatescontinuousPublished statisticsNature data rights
Datasets carrying Traditional Knowledge or Biocultural labelscount of datasetscontinuousDeclaredNature data rights
Records published by in-country institutionsshare of records by publishing countryannualReportedNature data rights
Consent status of community datadocumented consent category per datasetper datasetDeclaredNature data rights
05Process

How the process runs.

Process

Released maps: Layers to published map

Layers enter with their rights, are aligned, analysed and checked for uncertainty, then released after public-safe review; a map is a governed spatial claim.

  1. 01 Data

    1. 01Source layers with their rightsDataset · NXS-GRX (canonical data, provenance and risk)Spatial views of The Global Risks Index (NXS-GRX) products sit under the boundary licence gate. Rights classification sets how a layer may be used.
  2. 02 Harmonise

    1. 02Coordinate reference and boundary versionRecord · NXS-EOP (earth observation and digital twins)The area of interest preserves its coordinate reference system, polygon validity and observation support. Boundary versions are kept.
    2. 03Harmonise units, variables and timeStepUnit metadata, conversion records and transformation logs are required. Alignment is an evidence event, not hidden preprocessing.
  3. 03 Analyse and check

    1. 04Analyse with a recorded processing recipeModel · GIS teamA processing recipe records parameters, calibration, inputs and output lineage. The analysis methods are named in each product’s own record.
    2. 05Spatial uncertainty checkGateSpatial uncertainty is recorded and affects downstream use. A high-uncertainty polygon may suit internal review, not public-safe release.
  4. 04 Publish

    1. 06Spatial metadata bundleRecordThe bundle records boundary type, jurisdiction, geometry version, projection, resolution, source, time window, uncertainty and access class.
    2. 07Public-safe release of the mapDecisionThe output record names the redactions, uncertainty and public-safe reviewer. A map is a governed spatial claim, never merely a picture.

Spatio-temporal intelligence · Data protocols: semantic, jurisdictional and temporal intelligence · NXS-EOPDesigned programme process, not a record of operation. No cycle has run and every programme is at service level R0. A gate is a programme decision, never a public-authority approval, certification or deployment authorisation. The pages cited are design doctrine.

06Reading the maps

Cautions that apply to biodiversity maps.

  • Protected area maps show legal designation, not management effectiveness.
  • Species richness maps reflect sampling as much as biology in poorly surveyed regions.
  • Precise locations of threatened species are generalised to prevent harm.
  • Forest loss maps detect canopy removal, not necessarily permanent deforestation.
07Status

Releases appear as they are reviewed.

Analysis runs in Foundry; reviewed releases are listed here.

08Sources

Where this page’s references lead.

The bodies and documents this page is read against. Status and editions change; each link goes to the issuing body.

09Questions

Questions and answers.

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