https://unbiodiversitylab.org/en/about/
We live in a deeply interconnected world, where the health of natural and human systems underpins the future of our societies, economies, and planet. Spatial data brings together intelligence generated from sources as diverse as satellites orbiting the earth, national and global science teams, and the deep place-based knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The maps created by these data layers can provide a powerful resource to address our planetary crisis.
The UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL) supports country-led efforts to use spatial data and analytic tools to generate insight and impact for conservation and sustainable development. Our mission is three-fold: (1) to democratize access to spatial data and analytic tools as a digital public good; (2) to support decision-makers to leverage spatial data for insight, priority-setting, and implementation at the national level; and (3) to empower stakeholders to use spatial data for nationally-led monitoring and reporting.