Smart monitoring. More nature.
What are the returns on investing in biodiversity?
You invest in biodiversity, ecological management, or area development. But what actually changes in your area afterwards?
Using smart audio sensors, Ecomoni tracks bird species over extended periods. This allows you to see which species are present, how this changes, and the effect of adjustments to layout and management.
"Birds reveal how an area is really doing."
Birds are more than beautiful messengers of nature. They react quickly to changes in their habitat and are therefore excellent indicators of the quality of an area.
Where birds thrive, other species often thrive as well. They utilize various habitats, from forest and scrub to open grassland and water, thus reflecting the overall quality of the habitat.
Birds as an indicator of ecological quality
BKN as a benchmark
Ecomoni aligns with the Basic Quality of Nature (BKN), a practical framework for strengthening nature throughout the Netherlands. BKN is based on three pillars: design, abiotic factors, and management. Together, these pillars form the foundation for a nature reserve where species can thrive and sustainably maintain themselves. Birds are central to this model as an indicator layer. Their presence and development show whether the basic quality is in order and whether measures are actually having an effect. By monitoring changes in bird species, it becomes visible where design and management are having the desired effect and where adjustments may be necessary.
From incidental counting to structural monitoring
Traditional censuses provide valuable information, but are often incidental, labor-intensive, and limited in scale.
Incidental counts
Snapshot
Labor-intensive
Limited coverage
Weather dependent
Hard to repeat
Structural monitoring with Ecomoni
Continuous measurements (day and night)
Extensive spatial coverage
Automatic species recognition
Trends visible over several years
Monitor the effect of measures
Not a single snapshot,
but insight over time.
From sound to policy
Ecomoni’s audio sensors continuously capture sounds. Using smart software, bird species are automatically recognized and converted into clear information. The data is stored and can be re-analyzed at a later time. In the future, other species groups can also be included, such as insects, amphibians, or bats.