Alterra

This publication summarises the results of the European Red List for terrestrial and freshwater habitats. It provides an overview on the character, extent and status of 233 natural and semi-natural, terrestrial and freshwater habitat types through assessments undertaken between 2013 to 2016. The results are presented at two geographic levels: across the EU28 and EU28+, including Norway, Switzerland, Iceland, and the Balkan countries.

This publication summarises the results of the European Red List for marine habitats. It provides an overview on the character, extent and status of benthic marine habitat types through assessments undertaken between 2013 and 2016. The results are presented at two geographic levels: across the EU28 and EU28+, the latter including parts of Russia and Norway, as well as Montenegro, Bosnia, Albania, Turkey, Ukraine and Georgia.

While the business case for climate change is now widely recognized, the business case for biodiversity has only to a limited extent been addressed. However, "biodiversity" or the ecosystem services that are supporting our way of living, bear characteristics of becoming the next challenge for financial institutions. This report provides a detailed analysis of the business case for financial institutions from a risk perspective.