How the data was generated

Species distribution maps and threat vulnerability maps are developed through collecting species occurrence records, identifying environmental predictor variables, modelling species distributions for current and future climate scenarios, evaluating models for their stability, and lastly, validating resulting distribution maps by species experts and through literature.

Methods vary slightly between different geographies. Methods are described in detail in these publications:

Fremout, T. et al. Mapping tree species vulnerability to multiple threats as a guide to restoration and conservation of tropical dry forests. Global Change Biology 26, 3552-3568 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1111/gcb.15028

Gaisberger, H. et al. Spatially explicit multi-threat assessment of food tree species in Burkina Faso: A fine-scale approach. PLoS ONE 12, e0184457 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0184457

Gaisberger, H. et al. Diversity under threat: connecting genetic diversity and threat mapping to set conservation priorities for Juglans regia L. populations in Central Asia. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 23 June 2020. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2020.00171