In a nutshell
Biodiversity has intrinsic value and generates ecosystem services essential to humankind. HABEaS project maps areas of high biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Mediterranean Basin providing an easy way to explore the natural capital with an online geographic information system (WebGIS). Click here to vist the WebGIS
What is HABEaS about?
Free access to data on biodiversity and ecosystem services
HABEaS uses the best publicly availabe information on biodiversity and ecosystem services, systematized according to the High Conservation Value Forests (HCVF) framework to identify geographical areas of conservation importance ( Learn more).
Using the WebGIS
HABEaS provides access via a web browser to data on biodiversity and ecosystem services in ge Mediterranean Basin. Currently the WebGIS covers Portugal and Bosnia and Herzegovina but we hope to expand to other countries soon. Click here to vist the WebGIS
The Project in the Wild
HABEaS WebGIS has been used to identify areas of conservation importance by the forest industry, forest producer associations as well as to define priority areas for setting Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) schemes (Learn more).
Free and Open Source Software
Free access and Free use are key issues for mainstreaming biodiversity and ecosystem services’ analysis. We chose to use free and open source software to build and manage HABEaS.
Team
Every single member of the team looks better in person
Filipe Dias
Miguel Bugalho
Rui Barreira
Giovanni Manghi
Ângela Morgado
Luís Neves Silva
Orlando Branco
Stuff we do and links of interest
Blog
New data added: distribution of threatened mammals in Portugal.
The Atlas of Portugal’s Mammals was recently published online and contains distribution data on marine and terrestrial mammals (excluding bats). The authors gathered both recent and historical data and made them available online. The “Threatened species” section of HABEaS now contains data on the distribution of terrestrial mammals whose conservation status is Critically Endangered (CR),[…]
Welcome to the new website of the HABEaS Project
Hello and welcome to our new website. We completely overhauled our website to create a more modern and pleasant experience for our users. We also upgraded our WebGIS which is faster and easier to use. Check it out now by clicking here. If you have any comments or suggestions feel free to contact us Filipe Dias