Measurement, Monitoring & Metrics
How we deliver ground-breaking science
The MèreMer Way
The habitats we work with are extraordinary and fragile ecosystems. They are a haven for science and understanding the power of nature. These rich habitats are not just exceptional and long-standing environments for the sequestration of CO2; they are also a concentration for biodiversity and species that exist nowhere else on the planet. From the outset, our focus is to ensure we have an accurate understanding of the trends in these habitats, and a comprehensive interpretation of the past, and future, based on sound scientific practise. These ecosystems provide an array of benefits to the climate and biodiversity, but more crucially, the livelihoods and wellbeing of those living in and protecting these habitats. We measure, monitor and develop metrics that are repeatable and indicate how the habitat, and those living in and around it, continue to benefit and improve.
Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosures
Nature loss poses both risks and opportunities for business, now and in the future. More than half of the world’s economic output – US$44tn of economic value generation – is moderately or highly dependent on nature. Currently, financial institutions and companies don’t have the information they need to understand how nature impacts the organisation’s immediate financial performance, or the longer-term financial risks that may arise from how the organisation, positively or negatively, impacts nature. TNFD's mission is to develop and deliver a risk management and disclosure framework for organisations report and act on evolving nature-related risks. We are delighted to be part of this initiative as a member of the official TNFD Forum.
European Space Agency
MèreMer is fully supported by the European Space Agency through its Space Solutions Centre Ireland - the largest space innovation network in the world. Through this key partnership and our own in-house capabilities, we're able to deliver the very best in earth observation, remote sensing, carbon calculation, change detection and environmental monitoring to projects right across the world.
Open-Source Sustainable Finance Taxonomy (OS-SFT)
In October of 2022 we were announced as a founding contributing partner to OS-SFT, along with other partners such as First Derivative, Red Hat, Gamma, and Solidatus. Together we're developing the First Global Project for Open Source Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. Classification models, or taxonomies, provide the foundation for sustainable finance data models. These are the 'building-blocks' of 'Financial Life on Earth' - the rules by which the future financial systems will be designed, built and managed. Having our work at the centre of this initiative provides us with unique insight and access to the highest levels of decision-making at the 'demand' end of positive climate action.
