Large-scale biodiversity changes are measured mainly through the responses of a few
taxonomic groups. Much less is known about the trends affecting most invertebrates and …

The Living Planet Index (LPI) is a leading global biodiversity indicator based on vertebrate
population time series. Since it was first developed over 25 years ago, the LPI has been …

Regular reassessment of extinction risk is critical to prioritise conservation action during the
current period of rapid, anthropogenic biodiversity change. Butterflies are a flagship group …

Chris O’Reilly (rspb-images.com) Page 1 1 STATE OF NATURE 2023 PARTNERSHIP Chris
O’Reilly (rspb-images.com) Page 2 3 The UK, like most other countries worldwide, has …

Reliable assessment of extinction risk is a key factor in the preparation of Red Lists and in
prioritizing biodiversity conservation. Temporal population trends can provide important …

Moths form an important part of Scotland's biodiversity and an up-to-date assessment of their
status is needed given their value as a diverse and species-rich taxon, with various …

Accurate and robust population monitoring is essential to effective biodiversity conservation.
Citizen scientists are collecting opportunistic biodiversity records on unprecedented …

Long‐term monitoring of biodiversity is a fundamental part of environmental management,
and Citizen Science (CS) approaches are increasing their contribution to such endeavour …

Multi-species indices (MSI) are widely used as ecological indicators and as instruments to
inform environmental policies. Many of these indices combine species-specific estimates of …

One of the main challenges in assessing marine biodiversity is the lack of consistent
approaches to monitor it. This threatens to undermine ocean best practice in marine …