Digital Ecology: Specialists in Integrated Biodiversity Monitoring
Emerging nature markets such as Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG), Payments for Ecosystems Services (PES) and Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) present exciting business opportunities for those responsible for large-scale land management. At the same time, they come with the requirement of continually monitoring the effectiveness of land management decisions.
To maximise the value of your land, therefore, it is important to choose the right monitoring approach.
What is the right approach to monitoring the impact of land management decisions on biodiversity?
At Digital Ecology we advocate an integrated, holistic approach to biodiversity monitoring.
As illustrated below, biodiversity has three distinct properties: taxonomic, functional and phylogenetic diversity. While common practice explores biodiversity at a taxonomic level, Digital Ecology offers you a unique insight into all three.
Incorporating functional and phylogenetic diversity into any monitoring scheme allows you to identify the impact of land management changes at a micro level. The benefit of this approach to the natural world has long been validated by academic scientists, yet there is a clear commercial gain: being able to evidence functional and phylogenetic diversity alongside taxonomic diversity increases the value of your land management activities, providing entry to a wider range of nature-based markets.
How do we collect this multi-taxonomic data?
We use a range of survey and sampling methods from earth observation data, drone imagery, eDNA and bioacoustics, to build a detailed, integrated picture of biodiversity on your land. While all of these techniques are tried and tested, it is our ability to combine them that sets us apart.
How is this data presented to you?
Sitting at the interface between ecology and technology, two largely unconnected sectors, Digital Ecology prides itself on the development of platforms, apps and other digital services to support ecological practice. We operate on the guiding principle that data is only as useful as it is accessible; therefore, we continually strive to adapt and improve our digital technology to best serve you.
As is the case with our data collection methods, our data presentation is equally integrated and holistic, supporting you with making land management decisions that benefit biodiversity at every level.
The flow chart below illustrates our process from start to finish.
Service options
We can provide you with a complete integrated biodiversity monitoring package, from data collection through analysis to data presentation, or we can process pre-existing data.
Please contact us to make an enquiry or request a quote.