Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT)

Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) : Recently, the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) Alliance—an initiative led by four major global environmental organisations—made a significant move toward global conservation efforts by announcing a record investment of $2.5 million in 2024, doubling its 2023 contribution of $1.2 million.

• About IBAT : A web-based platform launched in 2008 at the IUCN World Conservation Congress to support biodiversity mapping and reporting.

o Aim: To help governments, businesses, and civil society integrate biodiversity considerations into planning and risk management.

o IBAT enables users to screen biodiversity risks, identify conservation priorities, and align development activities with international commitments such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

o The platform is supported by the IBAT Alliance, a coalition of four major global conservation organizations:

- BirdLife International

- Conservation International (CI)

- International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)

- UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC)

o HQ: David Attenborough Building in Cambridge, United Kingdom,