Regional Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Africa
Within the generic scope for the Regional Assessments of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the African assessment focusses on thematic priorities, including the food-energy-water-livelihood nexus; land degradation, including climate-related risks such as desertification and silting; catchment to coast; biodiversity conservation and sustainable use; and invasive alien species. The assessment also addresses a number of cross-cutting themes.
The Plenary approved the Summary for Policymakers and accepted the chapters of the Assessment at its 6th session in March 2018 in Medellin, Colombia (IPBES 6). IPBES would like to acknowledge and thank all of the experts who contributed to the Assessment.
The IPBES Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Africa is composed of:
- A Summary for Policymakers (SPM); and
- A set of 6 chapters.
Please see below to access the Assessment Report and related documents.
The assessment includes countries and territories in five subregions
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Subregions |
Countries and territories |
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East Africa and adjacent islands |
Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mayotte,a Reunion,a Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, South Sudan, Uganda and United Republic of Tanzania |
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Southern Africa |
Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe |
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Central Africa |
Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and Sao Tome and Principe |
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North Africa |
Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Sudan, Tunisia and Western Saharab |
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West Africa |
Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea‑Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo |
a Overseas territory.
b Territory under negotiation between the parties concerned, as recognized by the Security Council and the General Assembly of the United Nations in their relevant resolutions.
Editors: Emma Archer, Luthando E. Dziba, Kulemani Jo Mulongoy, Malebajoa Anicia Maoela, Michele Walters
Members of the management committee who provided guidance for the production of this assessment: Sebsebe Demissew and Jean-Bruno Mikissa (Multidisciplinary Expert Panel); Fundisile G. Mketeni and Alfred Oteng-Yeboah (Bureau).
Suggested citation: IPBES (2018): The IPBES regional assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services for Africa. Archer, E. Dziba, L., Mulongoy, K. J., Maoela, M. A., and Walters, M. (eds.). Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Bonn, Germany. 492 pages. http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3236177