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556 | Sat, 29/04/2023 | Fernando Neda | Land Degradation Knowledge from IPBES Applied in New Study on Degraded Landscapes in Tanzania | English (396) | Researchers conducted a study using the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) definition of rangeland degradation as "persistent loss of vegetation productivity cover, especially of those plants which support herbivores." The scientists aimed to identify whether degradation results from a loss of resistance to environmental shocks, or loss of recovery, in an area consisting of 30,300 km2 of the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem and Maasai Steppe of northern Tanzania. Quoting IPBES, researchers stated that "rangeland degradation has been defined as a long-term decline in productivity resulting in rangelands unsuitable for grazing (IPBES19), rather than short-term declines driven by temporal variability of environmental conditions (e.g. rainfall, grazing pressure)." Researchers found "locations that ended up the most degraded tended to decline in condition more during years of widespread degradation but maintained their recovery potential. These results suggest that resilience in rangelands is lost through declines in resistance, rather than loss of recovery potential." |
New/changed research project | Website | Pathways of degradation in rangelands in Northern Tanzania show their loss of resistance, but potential for recovery | Pathways of degradation in rangelands in Northern Tanzania show their loss of resistance, but potential for recovery | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-29358-6 | 2023-02-22 | National | Africa | جمهورية تنزانيا المتحدة | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
576 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | IPBES Science 'Instrumental' in Development of UNESCO Guidance for African Biosphere Reserves | English (396) | IPBES has been "instrumental" in the development of a new manual for decision-makers, managers and stakeholders of African biosphere reserves, and beyond, according to António Abreu, Director of UNESCO's Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences. "Filling a gap in the Man and the Biosphere community and beyond, [the] manual [provides] its readers with the necessary tools and knowledge to engage their communities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals," states the publication. Funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office, "Guidance for the assessment of ecosystem services in African Biosphere Reserves: a way forward to sustainable development," was developed based on a cooperation between UNESCO and the Capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (CEBIOS) programme of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science. "For the first time, a specific, user-friendly manual dedicated to assess ecosystem services was created for biosphere reserve managers and decision-makers, and adapted to the African biosphere reserve context." Building on several IPBES reports, as well as its Conceptual Framework, the manual highlights how the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment underlines "the need for improved understanding of the interactions between ecosystem services and the goals and targets to end poverty and hunger and to enhance people’s well-being." |
New/changed technique | Other | Guidance for the assessment of ecosystem services in African Biosphere Reserves: a way forward to sustainable development | Guidance for the assessment of ecosystem services in African Biosphere Reserves: a way forward to sustainable development | https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/guidance-assessment-ecosystem-services-african-biosphere-reserves-way-forward-sustainable | 2022-07-19 | Regional | Africa | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
584 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Amarys Preuss | South African Reasearchers Apply IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Report Findings to National Context in Support of Sustainability Policies | English (396) | South African researchers use the findings and key messages from the IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment Report to draw implications for South African approaches tosustainability. The article published in the South African Journal of Science argues that preventing biodiversity loss holds benefits for development and livelihoods, despite policy implementation constraints. |
New/changed research project | Print Article | The Sustainable Use of Wild Species Benefits Biodiversity and Human Well-Being in South Africa | The Sustainable Use of Wild Species Benefits Biodiversity and Human Well-Being in South Africa | https://sajs.co.za/article/view/15739 | 2023-03-29 | National | Africa | جنوب أفريقيا | public | Amarys | Preuss | IPBES | SHE Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
197 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Citing IPBES Global Assessment Key Findings, United States Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) Introduces '30 By 30 Resolution to Save Nature' | English (396) | U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (NM-01), joined Reps. Joe Neguse (Colo.-02), Ted Lieu (Calif.-33), Ruben Gallego (Ariz.-07), and Ed Case (Hawaii-01) to introduce the Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature to set a goal for the United States to conserve at least 30% of the ocean and land by 2030. In a press conference, Rep. Haaland said, “Globally, the loss of nature – accelerated by climate change – is putting up to one million species on the path to extinction. Conserving our lands and waters is essential to protecting humans and wildlife and stabilizing our climate, so I’m following the direction from leading scientists and introducing this resolution to set a national goal of conserving 30 percent of America’s land and oceans by 2030 to tackle this urgent crisis.” The legislation is a companion bill to S. Res. 372 introduced by Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Michael Bennett (D-Colo.) in October 2019. |
New/changed law/regulation | Website | United States Rep. Deb Haaland Press Release | United States Rep. Deb Haaland Press Release | https://haaland.house.gov/media/press-releases/haaland-sets-national-goal-conserving-30-us-lands-and-ocean-2030 | 2020-02-07 | National | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
198 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment and Key Findings Cited in United States Senate Resolution to Protect 30% of the Land and Ocean by 2030 | English (396) | The IPBES Global Assessment and key findings from the Report were cited within the text of United States Senate Resolution 372 in the 116th Congress, a bill which suggests that "the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and 30 percent of the ocean within the territory of the United States by 2030." Namely, the findings that 1 million species face extinction, the direct drivers of biodiversity loss and five specific facts were incorporated in the bill to justify this proposal: ((A) human activities are damaging 2⁄3 of ocean areas; (B) only 3 percent of ocean areas remain pristine; (C) 15 percent of mangroves remain; (D) 50 percent of coral reefs remain; and (E) at the current rate of losses, less than 10 percent of the Earth will be free of substantial human impact by 2050);. |
New/changed law/regulation | Website | US Senate Resolution 372 - 116th Congress | US Senate Resolution 372 - 116th Congress | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/372/text | 2019-10-22 | National | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
199 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Citing IPBES Global Assessment Key Finding and Direct Drivers of Biodiversity Loss, US Sports Radio Channel Encourages Donations for Endangered Species | English (396) | Citing the IPBES Global Assessment key finding that 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction and the top five direct drivers of biodiversity loss, WNFL in Wisconsin, a US-based Sports Radio Channel, has encouraged listeners to donate for endangered species. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | WNFL Encourages Listeners to Donate for Endangered Species | WNFL Encourages Listeners to Donate for Endangered Species | https://wnflsports.com/blogs/the-great-outdoors/1642/dont-forget-to-donate-to-the-endangered-resources-fund-on-your-tax-form/ | 2020-02-01 | State/Provincial | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | Wisconsin | private | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
228 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment Cited in Decision to Create the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service in Chile | Spanish (399) | GEF Montaña Project cites findings of the IPBES Global Assessment as key motivation in the decision to create the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service (SBAP), which will serve as a solution to prevent local species from disappearing. According to Jan José Donoso, head of the Natural Resources and Biodiversity Division of the Ministry of the Environment and director of the GEF Montaña Project, officials believe “that the creation of the Biodiversity and Protected Areas Service (SBAP) will be a solution to the lack of concrete actions and lack of responses in the country, since we will have a public service dedicated exclusively to the conservation and protection of ecosystems and species”. The GEF Montaña Project is a project run by the Environment Ministry of Chile and the Sendero de Chile Foundation, with support from the United Nations Environment Programme. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Website | Website | http://gefmontana.cl/diversas-especies-de-la-region-mediterranea-de-chile-podrian-extinguirse/ | 2019-12-01 | National | Americas | شيلي | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
237 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Environmental Researchers Draw on IPBES Conceptual Framework in Recommendation on How Brazilian Academy Can Better Incorporate ILK | English (396) | Two environmental researchers, Fronika Claziena Agatha de Wit and Paula Martins de Freitas, drew on the Conceptual Framework of IPBES while making recommendations on how the Brazilian Academy can better incorporate and value the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the Amazon to contribute to the active role of these peoples in governance. The researchers suggested that the Brazilian Academy could draw on the example of IPBES “to bring together governments, non-governmental organizations, universities scientific organizations and traditional communities to assess critically the relevant information about the biodiversity and the ecosystemic services [and as] a consequence…[value] all knowledge systems.” |
New/changed idea | Website | Interview with researchers | Interview with researchers | https://mundorama.net/?p=26099 | 2019-09-25 | National | Americas | البرازيل | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
246 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Groups Form Coalition to Protect Public Lands in United States, Cite IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | In the United States, more than a dozen groups have formed a coalition to pressure companies that conduct or fund extraction to stay out of previously protected areas. In explaining the reasoning for forming this coalition, Alex Taurel, the Conservation Program Director of the League of Conservation Voters, cited the finding from the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Link to coalition web announcement | Link to coalition web announcement | http://www.mightyearth.org/new-coalition-to-protect-public-lands-from-trump-administrations-giveaways-to-industry/ | 2019-10-02 | Multi-organizational/network | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
263 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Joint Declaration of Women in Conservation Takes Into Account Findings of IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | Within the framework of the III Congress of Protected Areas in Latin America and the Caribbean in Lima, Peru, the Meeting of Women in Conservation “Collectively Building the Women’s Agenda in Conservation of Latin America and the Caribbean” brought together 60 women from 14 countries from environmental, academic, scientific, political, social, community, indigenous and LGBT+ diversity sectors. In the document “Joint Declaration of Women in Conservation,” which was formed through this meeting, the attendees proclaim to “collaborate in good faith to achieve gender equality” and formally take into account the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, including its finding that inequalities related to income and gender weaken the ability to achieve sustainability. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Link to declaration | Link to declaration | https://sites.google.com/minkaparaconservar.org/mujeresenconservacion/inicio | 2019-10-17 | Organizational | Americas | بيرو | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
266 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Drawing on IPBES Global Assessment, E-Book Teaches Kids Value of Being Kind to Animals and Protecting Them | English (396) | Drawing on the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction, American Humane has published a "new series of free books from American Humane and Chicken Soup for the Soul that aims to instill the love of animals into young people, encourage them to protect disappearing species, and support humane conservation." |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Link to website | Link to website | https://www.americanhumane.org/humane-heroes-e-books/ | 2019-10-28 | National | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
267 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | In Light of Biodiversity Crisis Highlighted by Evidence, Scientists Call on US Congress to Fully Fund Wildlife Conservation Programs | English (396) | A group of scientists have published a letter in “Science Mag” calling on the US Congress to fully fund “wildlife conservation programs to protect biodiversity from severe and growing threats”. The scientists draw on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment and explain that “in light of the unprecedented global biodiversity crisis highlighted by the IPBES, we urge the United States to join governments around the world in immediate action.” |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Letter in Science Mag | Letter in Science Mag | https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6459/1256.1 | 2019-09-20 | Multi-organizational/network | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
271 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | US Senator Introduces Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019, Cites Global Assessment | English (396) | U.S. Senator Tom Udall, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples, introduced the Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 to “support the use of wildlife corridors on Tribal lands.” Udall cited the IPBES Global Assessment and its finding that one million species are at risk of extinction as reason for passing the Act. |
New/changed law/regulation | Website | Link to Tom Udall’s website | Link to Tom Udall’s website | https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-gallego-introduce-tribal-wildlife-corridors-act-of-2019 | 2019-11-19 | National | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
297 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Center for Biological Diversity Files Formal Notice to Launch Lawsuit, Cites IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | In the United States, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice to launch a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, alleging that it has “failed to decide whether 274 imperiled animals and plants across the country should be federally protected.” In its official statement on the lawsuit, the Center for Biological Diversity cites findings from the IPBES Global Assessment, including that one million species are at risk of extinction. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Statement on lawsuit | Statement on lawsuit | https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-launched-save-274-species-extinction-crisis-2019-11-20/ | 2019-11-20 | National | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
302 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Three IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in UNEP Latin American and Carribean Action Plan for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration | English (396) | At the 22nd UNEP Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, the voluntary Action Plan for the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean was adopted, citing numerous key findings from the IPBES Americas Regional Assessment, the IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment, and the IPBES Global Assessment. The document is available in both English and Spanish: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34950 More information about the Meeting is available here: https://www.unenvironment.org/events/unep-event/xxii-forum-ministers-environment-latin-america-and-caribbean |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Action Plan | Action Plan | https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34950 | 2021-02-02 | Regional | Americas | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Comms Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
316 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Multiple IPBES Reports Cited in UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Ministers of Environment Meeting Decision on Preventing Future Pandemics and Sustainable Recovery | English (396) | At the 22nd Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean in Bridgetown, Barbados, Decision 4, on "Preventing future pandemics and accelerating sustainable recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean through the adoption of regional strategies for the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems," noted the IPBES Global Assessment, Americas Regional Assessment and the IPBES Pandemics Report. Multiple IPBES Reports Cited in UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Ministers of Environment Meeting Decision on Preventing Future Pandemics and Sustainable Recovery |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | UNEP XXII Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean | UNEP XXII Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean | https://www.unenvironment.org/events/unep-event/xxii-forum-ministers-environment-latin-america-and-caribbean | 2021-02-02 | Regional | Americas | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
333 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Global Assessment cited in U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Natural Resources written testimony by Prof. Jane Lubchenco | English (396) | In a virtual legislative hearing on H.R. 8632, the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act, and related Natural Resources Committee-referred bills, Prof. Jane Lubchenco's written testimony cited the IPBES Global Assessment. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Testimony | Testimony | https://naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Lubchenco%20Testimony%20UPDATED%20FC%20Leg%20Hrg%2011.17.20.pdf | 2020-11-27 | National | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
361 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | San Francisco Municipal Biodiversity Strategy Incorporates Findings from IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | Following the release of the IPBES Global Assessment Report, the city of San Francisco has updated its biodiversity strategy to incorporate local implications of the Report into municipal policy. | New/changed policy | Website | Global Community and International Policy Context | Global Community and International Policy Context | https://sfenvironment.org/natural-heritage#:~:text=Our%20Planet-,San%20Francisco's%20Natural%20Heritage,native%20habitats%2C%20plants%20and%20animals | City/Community | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
365 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Oral Testimony on United States Endangered Species Act | English (396) | In a Environment and Public Works committee meeting of the U.S. Senate, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon cited IPBES Global Assessment evidence in oral testimony regarding the United States Endangered Species Act. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Senate Record | Senate Record | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNQPuJ_F3KA&feature=youtu.be | 2020-09-23 | National | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
370 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Global Assessment, New 'Global Law Alliance' Champions Wild Animals, Wild Spaces at Lewis & Clark Law School | English (396) | Noting that "the 2019 [IPBES] Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services delivered an ominous prediction: around one million species could go extinct unless we take drastic steps to transform our relationship with animals, plants, and the entire natural world,' Lewis and Clark Law School launched a new 'Global Law Alliance for Animals and the Environment'. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Law and Clark Law news item | Law and Clark Law news item | https://law.lclark.edu/live/news/44320-global-law-alliance-champions-wild-animals-wild | 2020-09-22 | Organizational | Americas | الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية | Oregon | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] |