Publisher: UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme) CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity), SBSTTA (Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Publication date: 2000-
The GLOBIO (Global Methodology for Mapping Human Impacts on the Biosphere) consortium aims to develop a global model for exploring the impact of environmental change on biodiversity. It is designed to support UNEP's activities relating to environmental assessment and early warning. The advanced GLOBIO model provides an analytical framework for bringing together biodiversity and environmental change data, thereby supporting the integration of the environmental assessments in which UNEP is involved. It includes land use, infrastructure, climate change, invasive species and pollution among other pressures.

Read more at the GLOBIO - Human Impacts on the Biosphere web-site.