IPIECA is pleased to announce that the Ecosystem Services guidance: biodiversity and ecosystem services guide and checklists is now available.

The aim of this guide is threefold. Firstly, it explains the relationship between biodiversity, ecosystem services and the oil and gas industry. Secondly, it provides a set of checklists to help identify the main ecosystem service dependencies and impacts of oil and gas developments. Thirdly, it highlights key associated risks and opportunities for oil and gas companies, and provides guidance on potential measures for managing them.

The checklists covering the five stages of the oil and gas life cycle for six generic habitat types, onshore and offshore, can be accessed using the following link or via a CD-ROM which is enclosed with the printed guide.

• Ecosystem Services guidance: biodiversity and ecosystem services guide and checklists