Best practices to benefit biodiversity
and achieve resilient and sustainable infrastructure

The Biodiversity & Infrastructure Handbook is a collaborative, online knowledge hub designed to support the planning, design and management of infrastructure to make it compatible with biodiversity conservation and contribute to ecological restoration. 

Building on decades of scientific research and field experience, the handbook provides practical guidance, innovative measures and nature-based solutions to reduce the ecological impacts of infrastructure and traffic and benefit biodiversity. It supports actions to limit habitat fragmentation, strengthen green and blue infrastructure, and restore ecosystems, while contributing to climate resilience and human well-being. 

Achieving safe, resilient and sustainable infrastructure with positive outcomes for both nature and society requires strong cooperation between all stakeholders, as well as effective knowledge transfer and capacity building. This handbook contributes to that ambition by offering a living resource, continuously enriched and updated through contributions from experts and users. 

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1. Infrastructure effects
1. Infrastructure effects
Effects of infrastructure development on nature
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Glossary
Glossary
7. Maintenance
7. Maintenance
Planification and implementation of ecological asset maintenance
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6. Evaluation & monitoring
6. Evaluation & monitoring
Assess performance of mitigation measures and effects on biodiversity
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5. Solutions
5. Solutions
Actions to mitigate impacts and enhance benefits for nature and people
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4. Integration into landscape
4. Integration into landscape
Integration of biodiversity into landscape planning
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3. Mitigation hierarchy
3. Mitigation hierarchy
Management and planning for biodiversity mitigation
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2. Strategy & planning
2. Strategy & Planning
Biodiversity in the life cycle of infrastructure development
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Effects of infrastructure development on nature
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Biodiversity in the life cycle of infrastructure development
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Management and planning for biodiversity mitigation
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Integration of biodiversity into landscape planning
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Actions to mitigate impacts and enhance benefits for nature and people
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Assess performance of mitigation measures and effects on biodiversity
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Planification and implementation of ecological asset maintenance
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