Do you have examples for how others have used the biodiversity assessment to give credit to farmers for their work?

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• Which IPCC tiers does the CFT incorporate? Do you consider the global warming potential from the IPCC assessment report 4, 5 or 6?

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• Is it possible to get green scores in all areas of the biodiversity assessment?

  It's sometimes not possible to get a full score, it's best to use the tool as a year-on-year improvement.

• Are biodiversity assessments farm type specific?

  Biodiversity assessments within the tool are not farm type specific. To check we cover your biome go here to see the map.

• I have finished my assessment. What's next?

  You can duplicate an assessment via the “save as” button in the pathway, change certain values and use the compare function in the results tab to create “what-if” scenarios that shows how your GHG footprint can be improved by implementing more ...