The GLOBIO Model is a global biodiversity model developed by the

Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency ( - abbr. PBL) is a Dutch research institute that advises the Dutch government on environmental policy and regional planning issues. Operating as an autonomous entity within the Dutch Government organ ...

to support policy makers by quantifying global human impacts on

biodiversity Biodiversity is the variability of life, life on Earth. It can be measured on various levels. There is for example genetic variability, species diversity, ecosystem diversity and Phylogenetics, phylogenetic diversity. Diversity is not distribut ...

and

ecosystems An ecosystem (or ecological system) is a system formed by Organism, organisms in interaction with their Biophysical environment, environment. The Biotic material, biotic and abiotic components are linked together through nutrient cycles and en ...

. It is designed to quantify human impacts on biodiversity at large (regional to global) scales.

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External links

GLOBIO website
Mathematical modeling