Shaniq Pillay
Expert
Biodiversity Footprinting with SimaPro
Goal
Get an introduction to biodiversity footprinting using a life cycle assessment approach and learn how to do an assessment in SimaPro.
Duration
1.5 days (onsite)
This biodiversity footprinting training course provides you with an introduction to the important topics of biodiversity footprinting – going beyond carbon footprinting to determine further species and ecosystem impacts.
During the training you will learn how to quantify biodiversity impacts on both an investment level (screening) and project-specific level (detailed). You will put theory into practice through exercises and have the skills to conduct a biodiversity footprint independently with SimaPro.
During this training you will learn:
Introduction to biodiversity and LCA: Basics of biodiversity and LCA and how to include biodiversity using an LCA approach
Biodiversity footprinting core concepts: explanation of the methodology
SimaPro basics: setting up a calculation and basic navigation of the software
And deep dive into the biodiversity footprint methodology:
Goal and scope definition: you will understand the different levels of assessment and solve an exercise
Inventory analysis: you will learn what are the applicable data and databases and put these into practice through an exercise
Impact assessment: you will learn how resource and emissions inputs relate to biodiversity impact categories and solve an exercise
Interpretation: you will learn how to analyze your results
As a result you will:
- Understand the core concepts of biodiversity footprinting
- Learn how to quantify biodiversity impacts
- Apply biodiversity footprinting to a case study using SimaPro
- Understand the main limitations and strengths of biodiversity footprinting
Please note: the course includes 2 in-person sessions of 8 and 4 hours respectively. For traveling to the venue, we encourage you to use sustainable transportation whenever possible.
Interested in the what we are doing in the biodiversity field? Find out about latest developments at PRé on our biodiversity metrics website: https://www.biodiversity-metrics.org/
See also our custom support service
Discount
We offer a reduced price of €400* for participants from lower and middle-lower income countries.
Afghanistan
Algeria
Angola
Bangladesh
Benin
Bhutan
Bolivia
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo, Republic of
Djibouti
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea Bissau
Haiti
Honduras
India
Iran
Ivory Coast (Cote D`Ivoire)
Jordan
Kenya
Kiribati
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Myanmar
Nepal
Nicaragua
Niger
Nigeria
North Korea
Pakistan
Palestine
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Rwanda
Samoa
Sao Tome and Principe
Senegal
Sierra Leone
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Sudan
Sri Lanka
Sudan
Swaziland
Syria
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Timor-Leste (East Timor)
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Ukraine
Uzbekistan
Vanuatu
Vietnam
Yemen
Zambia
Zimbabwe
*A maximum of 2 participants per training applies. No rights can be derived, and the discount cannot be combined with other discounts.