# \#hra **URL:** https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/tag/hra/9.md [Latest](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/tags.md) --- ## [HRA - Exponential decay buffer distance](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-exponential-decay-buffer-distance/6359)
**Author:** [@Glomo93](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Glomo93)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2026, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-exponential-decay-buffer-distance/6359 "2026-05-12T14:55:27Z")
Hello, I am running an issue on the HRA model (InVEST version 3.17.0): for exponential decay, the risk outputs do not change by changing the decay buffer distance of a particular stressor. I’ve seen that this was an iss… --- ## [Habitat risk assessment unable to access http://marineapps.naturalcapitalproject.org/ website](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-unable-to-access-http-marineapps-naturalcapitalproject-org-website/6356)
**Author:** [@Juliant](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Juliant)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 4:24pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-unable-to-access-http-marineapps-naturalcapitalproject-org-website/6356 "2026-03-18T16:24:17Z")
What is the issue or question you have? Habitat risk assessment unable to access http://marineapps.naturalcapitalproject.org/ What do you expect to happen? To be able to access the website, but I am getting the message W… --- ## [Summary Statistic Issue - ValueError: Vector geometry type must be Polygon or MultiPolygon](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/summary-statistic-issue-valueerror-vector-geometry-type-must-be-polygon-or-multipolygon/6223)
**Author:** [@Shikha](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Shikha)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 15, 2025, 4:13am UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/summary-statistic-issue-valueerror-vector-geometry-type-must-be-polygon-or-multipolygon/6223 "2025-10-15T04:13:51Z")
Hi, Natural capital team. I’m using the INVEST (Habitat Risk Assessment-HRA) model for habitat risk assessment for my study area. In which I got all the outputs except Summary statistics table. The error file attached b… --- ## [Habitat Risk: how to perform QAQC on summary statistics](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-how-to-perform-qaqc-on-summary-statistics/5872)
**Author:** [@Caelin](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Caelin)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2025, 12:18pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-how-to-perform-qaqc-on-summary-statistics/5872 "2025-04-08T12:18:32Z")
What is the issue or question you have? I am having trouble obtaining exact numbers from summary statistics (output folder as well as max numbers in intermediate folder) when QAQC data results manually on a cell-by-cell … --- ## [Habitat Risk Assessment - problems with risk calculation and outputs?](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-problems-with-risk-calculation-and-outputs/3122)
**Author:** [@JeffM](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/JeffM)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [November 23, 2022, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-problems-with-risk-calculation-and-outputs/3122 "2022-11-23T19:22:35Z")
Hello. I am running my own HRAs within R (rather than using the InVEST tool). However, as a first step, I am repeating some very simple analyses in both R and the InVEST tool to make sure that these generate comparable… --- ## [HRA: spatially-explicit criteria layers not factoring correctly into risk calculation? (InVEST 3.14.2)](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-spatially-explicit-criteria-layers-not-factoring-correctly-into-risk-calculation-invest-3-14-2/5642)
**Author:** [@magelcai](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/magelcai)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-spatially-explicit-criteria-layers-not-factoring-correctly-into-risk-calculation-invest-3-14-2/5642 "2024-12-18T17:20:58Z")
Hello. I am running HRA on InVEST 3.14.2 and am trying to include several threats that vary spatially in their intensity. However, it doesn’t seem that the variation in threat intensity is being interpreted correctly - o… --- ## [HRA: expected column "path" but did not find it](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-expected-column-path-but-did-not-find-it/5588)
**Author:** [@imtiaz\_1234](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/imtiaz_1234)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2024, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-expected-column-path-but-did-not-find-it/5588 "2024-11-15T21:30:11Z")
Hello I hope you are doing well. I want to run Habitat Risk Assessment model but Habitat Stressor Table give me error someone guide me please how I create this thanks in advance Best regards Ahmad (attachments) --- ## [HRA -natural mortality rate](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-natural-mortality-rate/4879)
**Author:** [@Ymande](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Ymande)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2024, 6:43am UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-natural-mortality-rate/4879 "2024-07-25T06:43:29Z")
hello :slight\_smile: Regarding Criteria model Scores CSV example of the Habitat Risk Assessment : In the natural mortality rate rating instruction, the rating is \80% mortality, or (0)… --- ## [Null values in the results of my analyzes](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/null-values-in-the-results-of-my-analyzes/4547)
**Author:** [@mandream](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/mandream)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 8:09pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/null-values-in-the-results-of-my-analyzes/4547 "2024-03-14T20:09:42Z")
Good morning, I am testing the Habitat Risk model and the full sde model, but when I see my statistics table and my results raster, everything comes out as zero. Please help me decipher the error --- ## [Habitat Risk Assessment - very long runtimes](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-very-long-runtimes/4401)
**Author:** [@Oluwatunmise](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Oluwatunmise)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2024, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-very-long-runtimes/4401 "2024-01-16T18:50:23Z")
Hello community I’m new to the habitat risk assessment model of Invest. I have been running the model for about 5 hours now and i would love to know how long it takes --- ## [Habitat Risk Assessment - very long time for rasterization step](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-very-long-time-for-rasterization-step/222)
**Author:** [@jdbain](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/jdbain)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 11, 2024, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-very-long-time-for-rasterization-step/222 "2024-01-11T14:20:53Z")
Hello, I have been using the Habitat Risk Assessment model as a habitat risk assessment in v3.7. The model runs successfully, however, the summary statistics excel file is empty. Also, the rasters generated by the model… --- ## [HRA model. AssertionError: The criteria table is missing these section headers: HABITAT NAME](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-model-assertionerror-the-criteria-table-is-missing-these-section-headers-habitat-name/4322)
**Author:** [@12345](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/12345)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2023, 8:20pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-model-assertionerror-the-criteria-table-is-missing-these-section-headers-habitat-name/4322 "2023-12-18T20:20:48Z")
Hello, When I was running HRA I got some error messages. May someone help me? Thank you very much. 2/04/2023 13:21:47 natcap.invest.utils ERROR Exception while executing natcap.invest.hra Traceback (most recent ca… --- ## [Error in HRA with dawnloaded sample data](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/error-in-hra-with-dawnloaded-sample-data/4339)
**Author:** [@Koki](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Koki)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [December 12, 2023, 7:20am UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/error-in-hra-with-dawnloaded-sample-data/4339 "2023-12-12T07:20:44Z")
Hello everyone! I’ve just started learned this software and tried HRA with original sample data as input, then got a error like below. I would like to ask how to solve it. 12/12/2023 01:03:02 natcap.invest.utils Leve… --- ## [Output data visualization](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/output-data-visualization/4255)
**Author:** [@pallavi](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/pallavi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2023, 3:04pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/output-data-visualization/4255 "2023-11-15T15:04:46Z")
Hi team I have tried using the HRA model and everything in terms of input seems fine but the output is a little confusing. I am supposed to get a rasterized versions of my habitats and stressors and I m not getting that… --- ## [Noise Pollution](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/noise-pollution/4183)
**Author:** [@Eli](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Eli)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 9:25am UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/noise-pollution/4183 "2023-11-08T09:25:28Z")
Hello, I am a researcher in the field of noise pollution. I want to utilize the InVEST software (HRA) to study the impacts of noise pollution on wildlife habitats. Could you advise me on whether noise pollution can be … --- ## [Can a "species risk assessment" be used to evaluate the risk to small cetaceans in aquaculture?](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/can-a-species-risk-assessment-be-used-to-evaluate-the-risk-to-small-cetaceans-in-aquaculture/4073)
**Author:** [@Josefa](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Josefa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2023, 11:25pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/can-a-species-risk-assessment-be-used-to-evaluate-the-risk-to-small-cetaceans-in-aquaculture/4073 "2023-09-14T23:25:14Z")
Dear All I would like to use a model to assess the cumulative risk of aquaculture, marine traffic, and anoxia/hypoxia zones on small cetaceans in a marine reserve. I am an undergraduate student, and I am unsure if it is… --- ## [HRA Model: TypeError: float() argument must be a string or a real number, not ‘NoneType’](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-model-typeerror-float-argument-must-be-a-string-or-a-real-number-not-nonetype/4043)
**Author:** [@LiaKusumawati](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/LiaKusumawati)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 31, 2023, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-model-typeerror-float-argument-must-be-a-string-or-a-real-number-not-nonetype/4043 "2023-08-31T13:31:14Z")
Hello, When I was running HRA I got some error messages. May someone help me? Thank you very much. 08/31/2023 10:32:45 natcap.invest.utils ERROR Exception while executing natcap.invest.hra Traceback (most recent c… --- ## [Output Error for HRA](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/output-error-for-hra/3933)
**Author:** [@mark](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/mark)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2023, 7:11am UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/output-error-for-hra/3933 "2023-07-18T07:11:08Z")
Hello! Good evening! I would like to ask what possible errors I have given the generated result. The results seems very different from the given sample results. Here is my summary statistics as well SUMMARY\_STATISTIC… --- ## [How can I upload files to the folder "VISUALIZATION OUTPUTS" so I can upload it into the APP WEB?](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/how-can-i-upload-files-to-the-folder-visualization-outputs-so-i-can-upload-it-into-the-app-web/3936)
**Author:** [@Rola0110](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Rola0110)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2023, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/how-can-i-upload-files-to-the-folder-visualization-outputs-so-i-can-upload-it-into-the-app-web/3936 "2023-07-17T19:19:28Z")
SUMMARY\_STATISTICS\_erh\_nativo2.csv (608 Bytes) --- ## [Habitat Risk Assessment in Scenarios](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-in-scenarios/3888)
**Author:** [@Mohsen](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Mohsen)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 30, 2023, 10:02pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-in-scenarios/3888 "2023-06-30T22:02:19Z")
Hi. I am Mohsen Japelaghi. I am a Ph.D student. I’m using HRA in my dissertation. I have determined 2 scenarios in habitat risk assessment. Present state with current stressors. Future state with current and planned … --- ## [Coastal vulnerability, Habitat Risk assessment and Coastal Blue carbon models](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/coastal-vulnerability-habitat-risk-assessment-and-coastal-blue-carbon-models/3838)
**Author:** [@James](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/James)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2023, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/coastal-vulnerability-habitat-risk-assessment-and-coastal-blue-carbon-models/3838 "2023-06-19T22:45:34Z")
Hello All, I am planning to use the Coastal vulnerability, Habitat Risk Assessment and Coastal Blue carbon models for coastal ecosystems. I would like to know if there are problems in running these models at a high reso… --- ## [HRA: AttributeError: 'float' object has no attribute 'lower'](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-attributeerror-float-object-has-no-attribute-lower/3733)
**Author:** [@Gperilla](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Gperilla)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [May 12, 2023, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-attributeerror-float-object-has-no-attribute-lower/3733 "2023-05-12T12:29:41Z")
What is the issue or question you have? i have problems running the Habitat risk assessment model, the logfile says The maximum pairwise risk score for multiplicative risk is 9.0 or The maximum pairwise risk score for e… --- ## [HRA- Model UnboundLocalError: local variable ‘current\_stressor\_header\_row’](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-model-unboundlocalerror-local-variable-current-stressor-header-row/3424)
**Author:** [@Manipriyaprakash](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Manipriyaprakash)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2023, 7:45pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-model-unboundlocalerror-local-variable-current-stressor-header-row/3424 "2023-02-28T19:45:59Z")
hello! I am having problem with running the HRA model. An error occurs which says utils.prepare\_workspace(166) ERROR Exception while executing natcap.invest.hra UnboundLocalError: local variable ‘current\_stressor\_head… --- ## [HRA v3.12.0 recieving values \> max criteria score for multiple stressors](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-v3-12-0-recieving-values-max-criteria-score-for-multiple-stressors/3259)
**Author:** [@kdeforest](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/kdeforest)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [December 7, 2022, 4:39pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-v3-12-0-recieving-values-max-criteria-score-for-multiple-stressors/3259 "2022-12-07T16:39:46Z")
I am using the habitat risk assessment model to assess the risk of two overlapping stressors for a single species. When I run the model with both stressors, the output total risk rasters have some values greater than the… --- ## [HRA MODEL Value Error](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-model-value-error/3235)
**Author:** [@saramontiel](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/saramontiel)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 28, 2022, 2:17pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-model-value-error/3235 "2022-11-28T14:17:55Z")
I am having problems with the criteria scores table. The 2 errors are: ValueError: could not convert string to float: ‘RATING’ ValueError: Criterion could not be opened as a spatial file C:/InVEST/RATING I hope an ans… --- ## [Can a ‘Habitat Risk Assessment’ be used for risk assessing small cetacean and aquaculture?](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/can-a-habitat-risk-assessment-be-used-for-risk-assessing-small-cetacean-and-aquaculture/3138)
**Author:** [@Josefa](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/Josefa)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2022, 6:12pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/can-a-habitat-risk-assessment-be-used-for-risk-assessing-small-cetacean-and-aquaculture/3138 "2022-10-19T18:12:13Z")
Dear All I would like to use a model to assess the cumulative risk of aquacultures (including habitat overlap, traffic derivate to aquaculture, and anoxic/hypoxic zones) to small cetaceans. I have read the manual for h… --- ## [HRA\_ValueError: file does not exist](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-valueerror-file-does-not-exist/2982)
**Author:** [@carlaelliff](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/carlaelliff)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2022, 1:07pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/hra-valueerror-file-does-not-exist/2982 "2022-08-19T13:07:23Z")
A student of mine did a previous run on HRA with a set of habitat layers and stressor layers, which worked fine, but now she added more stressors (to the stressor layer folder and in the CSV files) and in the new run the… --- ## [ValueError: The Criteria table is missing the following value(s) - HRA](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/valueerror-the-criteria-table-is-missing-the-following-value-s-hra/2945)
**Author:** [@pallavi](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/pallavi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2022, 1:22am UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/valueerror-the-criteria-table-is-missing-the-following-value-s-hra/2945 "2022-07-27T01:22:42Z")
Hello, I am getting error msg as “ValueError: The Criteria table is missing the following value(s) in the first column: \[‘HABITAT RESILIENCE ATTRIBUTES’\].” Using InVEST HRA 3.11.0. Attaching the log file as well as t… --- ## [Issue with the “name” column of Habitat stressor information file input for HRA model](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/issue-with-the-name-column-of-habitat-stressor-information-file-input-for-hra-model/2940)
**Author:** [@pallavi](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/pallavi)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 26, 2022, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/issue-with-the-name-column-of-habitat-stressor-information-file-input-for-hra-model/2940 "2022-07-26T15:36:31Z")
While giving the inputs for HRA model, error message comes out as “expected the column “name” but did not find”. Though the file contains the name column is prepared according to the instructions given in model documenta… --- ## [Habitat Risk Assessment - KeyError Path](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-keyerror-path/2924)
**Author:** [@carlaelliff](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/u/carlaelliff)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2022, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/t/habitat-risk-assessment-keyerror-path/2924 "2022-07-25T21:26:39Z")
Hello My HRA run was unsuccessful and showed a “KeyError: ‘PATH’” message InVEST-natcap.invest.hra-log-2022-07-21–10\_49\_52.txt (3.1 KB) What could be the problem? InVEST version 3.11.0 [Next page](https://community.naturalcapitalalliance.org/tag/hra/9.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=hra)