# INTEROPERABLE BIODIVERSITY UNIT

## BIODIVERSITY UNIT (EN)

- [Executive summary](https://unit.savimbo.com/executive-summary.md): Area-based, interoperable, rights-of-nature compliant, Indigenous-led biodiversity unit
- [Front materials](https://unit.savimbo.com/front-materials.md): Contents, index of figures and tables, acroynms and terms
- [Background](https://unit.savimbo.com/background.md): Why do we need a unit for biodiversity? What is a unit?
- [Common mistakes](https://unit.savimbo.com/background/common-mistakes.md): Easy-to-resolve misunderstandings about the biodiversity unit
- [Climate change and biodiversity loss](https://unit.savimbo.com/background/climate-change-and-biodiversity-loss.md)
- [A rare catalyst for a wicked problem](https://unit.savimbo.com/background/a-rare-catalyst-for-a-wicked-problem.md)
- [Technical requirements for an area-based biodiversity unit](https://unit.savimbo.com/background/technical-requirements-for-an-area-based-biodiversity-unit.md)
- [Social requirements for a well-designed unit](https://unit.savimbo.com/background/social-requirements-for-a-well-designed-unit.md)
- [Unit of a biodiversity credit](https://unit.savimbo.com/unit-of-a-biodiversity-credit.md): An interoperable unit for biodiversity crediting
- [Area](https://unit.savimbo.com/area.md): Standardized area for a biodiversity unit
- [Time](https://unit.savimbo.com/time.md): Standardized time for a biodiversity unit
- [Integrity](https://unit.savimbo.com/integrity.md): Standardized integrity scale for a biodiversity unit
- [Value](https://unit.savimbo.com/value.md): An interoperable Value for a voluntary biodiversity credit Unit
- [Calculation of a biodiversity credit](https://unit.savimbo.com/calculation-of-a-biodiversity-credit.md): A formula for calculating a biodiversity action or impact.
- [Example calculations](https://unit.savimbo.com/example-calculations.md): Examples of biodiversity calculations conservation, restoration, and corporate-disclosure methodologies
- [VBCs and iVBCs](https://unit.savimbo.com/vbcs-and-ivbcs.md): Innovation in voluntary biodiversity credits and Unit designators
- [Adoption](https://unit.savimbo.com/adoption.md): Who is using the Savimbo voluntary biodiversity unit and why
- [Authors](https://unit.savimbo.com/authors.md): Cross-disciplinary collaboration made this unit
- [FAQ](https://unit.savimbo.com/faq.md): Frequently asked questions and answers from the hactivists at Savimbo
- [Document history](https://unit.savimbo.com/document-history.md): Document, version, and methodology history
- [Disclaimer](https://unit.savimbo.com/disclaimer.md): We are dedicated scientists, but we are not an independent certifying body!
- [References](https://unit.savimbo.com/references.md): An updated list of references used in this document.
- [License](https://unit.savimbo.com/license.md)


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