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Abbie Brown

Abbie Brown is the team leader of the National Biodiversity Targets team in Defra.

Listening and improving: how we’re developing species monitoring  

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In May 2024 we published, for the first time, 'Indicators for Species Abundance in England' as an official statistic in development. The all-species abundance indicator, once fully developed, will be used to track progress with meeting our statutory biodiversity targets. This blog post dives into how we're continuing to develop our species monitoring.