Biodiversity data and ongoing monitoring: Eyes on the ground and in the sky

Biodiversity data and ongoing monitoring: Eyes on the ground and in the sky Monitoring biodiversity loss is hindered by current data sources. The B-Cubed project, funded by Horizon Europe, aims to create harmonised, policy-ready indicators to support evidence-based decisions on biodiversity, climate, pollution, and land use, aiding the Green Deal objectives. There’s growing political momentum to address biodiversity loss, but we still can’t see the problem clearly. Despite years of effort, our capacity to monitor biodiversity across large spatial and temporal scales remains limited. The indicators we use to track progress are often based on patchy, taxonomically biased datasets. We’re trying to measure change using information that’s fragmented, outdated, and often inaccessible.