How do we organize data?
The information included in HABEaS was analyzed and processed according to the Methodology to identify High Conservation Value Areas (HCVA). The High Conservation Value Areas (HCVA) concept was originally developed by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) to be applied in forest certification. Still, over the years, it has been used in a wide variety of contexts and situations. In countries where FSC certification is implemented, there is a National Interpretation of High Conservation Value Areas, which results from public consultation. By using a standard methodology applied worldwide, HABEaS WebGIS can therefore be extended to any region of the world. According to the National Interpretations, HCVA are areas of outstanding environmental or social value that should be protected. This concept's application is based on the identification of conservation values that, if present, imply identifying an area as an HCVA. Click here to learn more
What is HABEaS WebGIS?
Online geographic information system
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
We have a multidisciplinary team of highly motivated people

Filipe Dias

Miguel Bugalho

Rui Barreira

Giovanni Manghi

Ângela Morgado

Luís Neves Silva
