Revolutionary tools for effective biodiversity management across sectors

Infrastructure projects often impact multiple habitats at a landscape scale, making biodiversity surveys complex, expensive and time consuming.

DNA-based methods overcome these challenges, increasing the power and pace of biodiversity assessment and maximising the efficiency of your on-ground sampling efforts.

NatureMetrics has extensive experience on projects in Highways, Rail and Construction ranging from small sites for the detection of specific species to multiple sites across 100’s km.

With increased efficiency and reduced site time compared to traditional methods we are able to reduce costs, increase safety and provide ‘big data’ to any given infrastructure project enabling better informed decision making.

For solar, wind, hydropower and more, our cutting-edge eDNA methods provide objective and accurate biodiversity data at an unprecedented scale to support your risk management.

Use our technologies to inform your decision-making and long-term monitoring within the context of the mitigation hierarchy and delivery of No Net Loss and Net Gain of biodiversity.

Biodiversity has a big role to play in our supply of water. From natural chalk streams providing filtration to protecting key species for ecosystem functioning, it is important to understand the biodiversity of aquatic systems.

We help water utility companies to achieve their corporate social responsibility goals, meet regulatory requirements and implement their Net Positive Impact strategies. We can detect invasive non-native species (INNS) and species of conservation concern including terrestrial and semi-aquatic species, identify fish and invertebrate communities and highlight sources of pollution.

We are working with offshore energy companies across the globe to integrate DNA based monitoring into Net Positive Impact strategies in the marine environment.

We generate comprehensive biodiversity baselines and help develop monitoring plans based on environmental sampling of the water column and sea floor sediments.

We are helping mining houses and businesses in the mining and extractives industry to evaluate and manage risk at all stages of the project from exploration and baselining to closure and restoration.

Whether terrestrial or marine, water or sediments, we can work with you to incorporate eDNA and DNA-based tools in your monitoring programmes to assist you in tracking progress towards measurable environmental goals such as Net Positive Impact on biodiversity, while reducing effort, costs and safety risks typically associated with monitoring.

Throughout the entire operational life cycle of an asset, simple non-invasive monitoring can be used to accurately evaluate impacts and long-term trends in order to allow managers to make more informed decisions and mitigate effects.

Build an accurate picture of biodiversity at large spatial scales to characterise and explain patterns of distribution and diversity across multiple habitats.

Use technologies that allow anybody to collect biodiversity samples, whether for empowering local communities or engaging key stakeholders.

A decade ago, this would have been considered impossible. Today, thanks to advances in eDNA technologies and applications, NatureMetrics is collaborating with key players in the conservation space to help make rapid, affordable and comprehensive biodiversity monitoring a reality.

Working with academic research institutes, NGOs, policymakers and industry partners across the world, we are pushing the boundaries of what can be achieved in the field of biodiversity science, ecology and conservation.

For researchers who don’t have specialist expertise in DNA-based techniques, we offer project support, sampling kits, full laboratory processing and in-house bioinformatics and data analysis.

We recognise that many research projects have highly specific requirements, and we are open to exploring tailored services to meet these requirements.

Over half of the world’s GDP is dependent on nature and the ecosystem services that it provides. Businesses and governments globally are recognising that we cannot contain global warming to 1.5°C without addressing nature loss. It is of critical importance that the finance sector takes steps to help protect our natural resources. This will help safeguard investment and financing activities delivering a win-win for nature, climate, people and the economy.

eDNA-based biodiversity assessment can have applications in impact frameworks and reporting, project-related finance, risk management, sustainability-linked finance and ESG evaluation.

NatureMetrics DNA-based tools are used to assess biodiversity in terrestrial habitats from forests to peatland and coastal systems such as mangroves, seagrass and kelp.

Accounting for biodiversity in nature-based solutions (NbS) programmes can help ensure long-term ecosystem resilience while providing opportunities for participatory monitoring and engagement of local communities and stakeholders.

Measure, monitor and disclose agriculture’s biodiversity impact across all habitats and land uses, above and below ground. Quickly detect thousands of species, including animals, fungi and bacteria to help inform on-farm management decisions, track and compare multiple sites and get ahead of upcoming nature regulation.