NZ Biodiversity Factor Assessment Tools

New Zealand
Biodiversity Factor

A suite of assessment tools designed to evaluate biodiversity in urban developments and private gardens.

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The Gardenstar tool interface or a garden assessed using the tool, a New Zealand-specific biodiversity self-assessment resource for urban home gardeners.
ASSESSMENT TOOLS

NEW ZEALAND BIODIVERSITY FACTOR

A suite of tools designed to be a national accreditation for recognising biodiversity in urban developments.

The New Zealand Garden Bird Survey in action, with a volunteer recording bird species in an urban garden as part of the nationwide citizen science monitoring programme.

A qualitative self-assessment tool that helps New Zealanders evaluate the biodiversity
value of their garden, especially native biodiversity.

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The New Zealand Biodiversity Factor – Residential enables the assessment of biodiversity value in urban residential developments and supports professionals throughout the design and implementation phases.

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The New Zealand Biodiversity Factor – Building enables the assessment of biodiversity value on individual buildings and to support professionals throughout the design and implementation phases.

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The New Zealand Biodiversity Factor – Commercial & Services enables the assessment of biodiversity value in urban developments (commercial, services and industrial) and supports professionals throughout the design and implementation phases.

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Cite as: Theis, J., Freeman, C., Pedersen Zari, M., Shanahan, D., Seddon, P., Woolley, C., & van Heezik, Y. (2025). New Zealand Biodiversity Factor