Home - Marine Local Ecological Footprinting Tool

Providing information for risk management in the marine environment

A Simple Index

For a chosen area, the marine LEFT tool assembles relevant environmnetal data from global databases. Within minutes it provides a report with maps of different aspects of the environment

World-Class Algorithms

The LEFT tool uses algorithms formulated by researchers at the University of Oxford to assess the pattern of ecological features across a chosen area.

Local Assessments, Global Data

Any landscape in the world can be assessed - up to approximately 100,000km² at a time. Output maps include information on: risk assessment; biodiversity; vulnerability; intactness; connectivity and resilience.

A decision support tool for the marine environment

The algorithms for Marine LEFT have been developed by our team at the University of Oxford, UK.

Algorithms developed from scientific literature
Globally consistent, up-to-date, high spatial resolution data
Provides geospatial data to download and use in a desktop Geographical Information System
Identifies potential operational and reputational risks
Supports corporate social responsibility reporting

Marine Local Ecological Footprinting Tool

Providing information for risk management in the marine environment

A Simple Index

World-Class Algorithms

Local Assessments, Global Data

The Marine LEFT Process

A decision support tool for the marine environment