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LIFE

The Land-cover change Impacts on Future Extinctions (LIFE) biodiversity metric quantifies the effect of land-cover transitions on species extinction risk.

What can LIFE be used for?

LIFE measures the extinction impact of any action that affects land-cover, like establishing protected areas, assessing the effects of food we eat, and more.

Read about LIFE's current uses Learn how LIFE works Meet the team

GitHub Repository

Full code to reproduce published LIFE layers and run new land-cover change scenarios.

Zenodo Repository

Pre-computed and ready to use LIFE layers for several land-cover change scenarios.