BIODIVERSITY ASSESSMENTS: BIOFORTIFY METHODOLOGY

The Principles of BioFortify:

- Scientific rigour. Detailed and full assessment of biological diversity with appreciation of evolutionary and ecological relationships between organisms. Rather than just counting species, BF properly uses (i) phylogenetics to consider all taxonomic groups of organisms, and (ii) bioecology to consider relevant interactions between them.
- Partnership. BF is with stakeholders whatever their specific needs, offering an entirely bespoke service across all its assessments. Every case will consist of a unique service, deliberately tailored around their requirements and the plans for the site or sites in question.
- Biodiversity and value. BF can both maintain or increase biodiversity of your site at the same time as enhancing value.

BioFortify operates on a phylogenetic and heavily data-based set of procedures. The technical basis of the concepts behind the BF methodology is outlined in these papers:

An important component for BF assessment is cladogram construction - both case-specific and internal - i.e. on the latest and best current scientific understanding. The 2025 edition of the BF Grand Cladogram, covering 3200 taxa is the most recent version.