In this video, we are going to walk you through a biodiversity assessment in the Cool Farm Tool. Using the biodiversity metric on the Cool Farm tool is a great way to understand and improve your farms biodiversity. Further resources Technical ...
The tool is designed for temperate forest biomes, so it hasn’t been specifically designed with boreal forest or grasslands in mind. However, the design features that link to biomes are only indirectly based on data. The evidence assessments come from ...
No, the tool has not been validated against empirical biodiversity data. This will be an important step for us, and one we are very keen to get funding for. However, the differences in species richness and abundance of indicator groups according to ...
The scores reflect the the practices in place that support biodiversity. The more good practices, the higher the score. Scores are given as a percentage of the maximum possible score in each category. These are shown as a bar chart on the left for ...
The scope of the CFT Biodiversity metric is whole farm. The other metrics – GHG and Water – are calculated on a crop by crop basis, so this method is different in this respect.
The Cool Farm Tool Biodiversity metric allows farmers to score points for the good practices they are implementing. This is a way for them to demonstrate the good they are doing and gain recognition for this. The tool boils complexity into a series ...
o Reporting to markets – some Cool Farm Alliance members already require suppliers to complete the Cool Farm Tool o Developing biodiversity action plans to improve sustainability and community perceptions of your farm o Help with certification or ...