Tools

On Tool Assessor, browse and compare tools that support the assessment of natural capital, ecosystem services, habitat connectivity, and green infrastructure. The tools featured in Tool Assessor support a wide range of applications, from environmental planning and policy development to land management, investment appraisal and nature recovery. 

Each profile provides “Quick Facts” and summary information to help you understand what each tool does, how it can be used, and where to find further information. Apply the filters below to explore tools by recommended experience level, habitats, ecosystem services, and other characteristics to help you identify the tools best suited to your project or decision-making needs.  

The tools are categorised into:  

Biodiversity: tools that assess biodiversity, including tools relevant to Biodiversity Net Gain  

Ecosystem services: tools employing an ecosystem services framing and that assess flows of ecosystem services, including quantifying and providing monetary values for ecosystem services 

Green infrastructure and place: tools that assess nature-based solutions, natural infrastructure, and place-based assessments  

Habitat connectivity: tools that evaluate the capacity of species movement between habitat patches

Natural capital: tools employing a natural capital framing and that assess both stocks and flows of natural capital  

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