Overall Rating	Silver
Overall Score	45.94
Liaison	Robin Frederick
Submission Date	July 21, 2022

STARS v2.2

Indiana University Southeast
OP-10: Biodiversity

Status	Score	Responsible Party
	0.50 / 1.00 This credit is weighted more heavily for institutions that own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to any of the following: Legally protected areas (e.g., IUCN Category I-VI) Internationally recognized areas (e.g., World Heritage, Ramsar, Natura 2000) Priority sites for biodiversity (e.g., Key Biodiversity Areas, Alliance for Zero Extinction sites) Regions of conservation importance (e.g., Endemic Bird Areas, Biodiversity Hotspots, High Biodiversity Wilderness Areas) 2 points are available for this credit if the institution owns or manages land that includes or is adjacent to any of the above. 1 point is available for this credit for all other institutions. Close	Robin Frederick Coordinator of STARS Assessment Administrative Affairs

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Does the institution own or manage land that includes or is adjacent to legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, or regions of conservation importance?:

A brief description of the legally protected areas, internationally recognized areas, priority sites for biodiversity, and/or regions of conservation importance:

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Endangered and vulnerable species

Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify endangered and vulnerable species (including migratory species) with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution?:

Yes

A list of endangered and vulnerable species with habitats on land owned or managed by the institution, by level of extinction risk:

Caecidotea teresae otherwise known as a groundwater isopod

https://www.in.gov/dnr/nature-preserves/files/np_floyd.pdf

Areas of biodiversity importance

Has the institution conducted an assessment to identify areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution?:

A brief description of areas of biodiversity importance on land owned or managed by the institution:

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Methodologies

If yes to either of the above, provide the following:

The methodologies used to identify endangered and vulnerable species and/or areas of biodiversity importance and any ongoing assessment and monitoring mechanisms:

The species was discovered in drain tile outlets on the campus of Indiana University Southeast

With the help of the Indiana Department of Natural Resources (DNR), the campus was able to identify the groundwater isopod.

A brief description of the scope of the assessment(s):

We do not know the extent of assessments DNR used to identify the isopod.

A brief description of the plans or programs in place to protect or positively affect identified species, habitats, and/or ecosystems:

The species was identified in a drain tile outlet. No plans are in place to disrupt the area currently.

Optional Fields

Estimated percentage of areas of biodiversity importance that are also protected areas :

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Website URL where information about the institution’s biodiversity initiatives is available:

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Additional documentation to support the submission:

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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:

Data for this credit was retrieved from this site:

https://www.in.gov/dnr/nature-preserves/files/np_floyd.pdf
https://idfg.idaho.gov/species/taxa/22863