Table of Contents:

00:00 Introduction and Overview

  • Introduction to the BVI Method
  • Purpose and application of the dashboard

01:46 Dashboard Download and First Steps

  • Registration and download Required information before starting
  • Overview of the nine spreadsheets

04:19 Arable Land Spreadsheet (Annual Crops)

  • Color coding and navigation
  • Structural diversity (A1): Field size and structural elements
  • Soil protection (A2): Soil cultivation, ground coverage, and crop rotation

10:11 Crop-Calc Spreadsheet

  • Input of crop rotation for the last three years
  • Categorization and point allocation

11:09 Material Input and Fertilization (A3)

  • N-Calc spreadsheet for nitrogen calculation
  • Input of various fertilizer sources

13:10 Plant Protection (A4)

  • EcoTox-Calc spreadsheet
  • CTUe calculation for pesticides
  • Handling unlabeled products

14:44 Final Inputs

  • Determining the ecoregion factor
  • Ente<ring yield data

16:09 Result Interpretation for Arable Land

  • Land use-specific biodiversity value
  • Local and global biodiversity value
  • Global impact on terrestrial biodiversity

18:40 Grassland Spreadsheet

  • Differences from arable land
  • Grazing intensity and livestock units (GVE)

20:10 Perennial Crop Spreadsheet (Perennial Crops)

  • Species diversity (D1): Number of different plant species
  • Structural diversity (D2): Field size, crop rotation cycle, age distribution 
  • Care measures

25:00 Soil Cultivation and Coverage for Perennial Crops (D3)

  • Removal of crop residues
  • Adjusted parameters for perennial systems

29:06 Material Input for Perennial Crops (D4) 

  • Linking with the N-Calc spreadsheet

30:49 Plant Protection for Perennial Crops (D5) 

  • Using the EcoTox-Calc spreadsheet

32:22 Final Inputs and Results for Perennial Crops

  • Ecoregion factor and yield data
  • Interpretation of the four BVI values

36:03 Practical Application and Summary 

  • Integration into life cycle assessment
  • Further resources

36:18 Practical Example from FRoSTA 

  • Company application of the BVI Dashboard
  • Integration into sustainability management