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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Study Synthesizes Knowledge Gaps in IPBES Regional Assessments English (396) A study in “Nature Sustainability” examines knowledge gaps in the IPBES Regional Assessments. The authors explain that “to guide research that better informs policy and practice, we systematically synthesize knowledge gaps from recent assessments of four regions of the globe and three key themes by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. We assess their relevance to global sustainability goals and trace their evolution relative to those identified in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.”
 New article Website Link to article in Nature Sustainability Link to article in Nature Sustainability https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0412-1 2019-10-28 Multi-organizational/network private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Irish Social Democrats Publish Report on Biodiversity, Cite IPBES Global Assessment English (396) The Irish Social Democrat Party has published a report on biodiversity, titled “Biodiversity: Protecting our Fauna and Natural Habitat,” which outlines the importance of protecting biodiversity and the party’s strategies for doing so. The report highlights the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that the current decline of nature is unprecedented.
 New/changed action/initiative Website PDF of Report PDF of Report https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Biodiversity.pdf 2020-01-20 National Europe and Central Asia Irlanda public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 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 Estados Unidos de América (los) public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Vietnam's IUCN and MOET Used IPBES Assessment Findings as Basis for Workshop "IPBES Global Assessment: Case Study in Vietnam" Vietnamese (523) The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in collaboration with the Department of Nature Conservation and Biodiversity, General Department of Environment (MOET) organized a workshop "IPBES Global Assessment: Case study in Vietnam". Key findings and solution proposals of IPBES Global Assessment report were highlighted in the workshop.
According to Dr. Hoang Thi Thanh Nhan, Deputy Director of the Department of Nature Conservation and Biodiversity, General Department of Environment, the IPBES report "is an important strength report, providing a comprehensive picture of biodiversity trends and ecosystem services across the globe over the past 50 years and is a evidence to assess the progress of the Aichi Biodiversity Goals, the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the basis for the development of the Global Biodiversity Framework after 2020 will be adopted at the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Public. Biodiversity Estimated (CBD)".		 New/changed idea Website About 25% of the World's Species are Threatened with Extinction About 25% of the World's Species are Threatened with Extinction https://petrotimes.vn/khoang-25-cac-loai-tren-toan-cau-dang-bi-de-doa-tuyet-chung-609150.html 2021-04-24 National Asia-Pacific Viet Nam public Britt Curley IPBES Assistant Programme Manager-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous UK Prime Minister Johnson and US President Biden Look to IPBES Reports to Guide Joint Efforts to Tackle the Challenges of Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Emerging Health Threats English (396) During a visit to the UK in advance of the G7 Summit, US President Biden and Prime Minister Johnson set out a global vision in a new Atlantic Charter to deepen cooperation in democracy and human rights, defense and security, science and innovation, and economic prosperity, with renewed joint efforts to tackle the challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss, and emerging health threats.
In a joint statement, the leaders voiced their shared commitment to working together to rally countries to strengthen their climate ambitions; achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement; and bend the curve of biodiversity loss by 2030. "We will champion the best available science – particularly reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services".
 New/changed commitment Website Joint Statement on the Visit to the United Kingdom of the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States of America at the Invitation of the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson, M.P., the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northe Joint Statement on the Visit to the United Kingdom of the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States of America at the Invitation of the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson, M.P., the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northe https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/10/joint-statement-on-the-visit-to-the-united-kingdom-of-the-honorable-joseph-r-biden-jr-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-at-the-invitation-of-the-rt-hon-boris-johnson-m-p-the-p 2021-06-10 Cross-regional Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el), Estados Unidos de América (los) public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Article from Online Science Journal 'One Earth' Uses IPBES Global Assessment to Outline Framework to Evaluate Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) English (396) Guided by the IPBES Assessment, this science article provides a framework to evaluate how Nature-based solutions NbS contribute to transformative change and apply it to 93 NbS from mountain social-ecological systems (SES). The framework serves to assess what elements may catalyze transformative change, how transformative change occurs, and what its outcomes are. The framework provides key components for assessing the effectiveness of NbS and allows tracking long-term transformative change processes. New/changed idea Website Assessing nature-based solutions for transformative change Assessing nature-based solutions for transformative change https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2590332221002323?dgcid=author 2021-05-21 public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant - Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 14/09/2022 Anonymous Guided by IPBES Assessment Methodology Ethiopia Has Validated its National Ecosystem Assessment English (396) Ethiopia’s national ecosystem assessment, in the works since 2017 and launched in early 2022, represents an important milestone in the country’s efforts to strengthen the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services. It was guided directly by the IPBES assessment methodology.

In May 2022, the Ethiopian Biodiversity Institute – which was leading the country’s assessment – and the Sub-Global Assessment Network, co-hosted a webinar celebrating Ethiopia’s assessment validation, highlighting the achievements and impact of the country’s findings to support national decision-making. Since Ethiopia’s national ecosystem assessment started, the country has been working on identifying opportunities and entry points for mainstreaming the assessment findings into the relevant policies and processes. The country will now move onto the fourth and final stage of the assessment process: the use of the assessment findings.

In line with the development of its post-2020 biodiversity framework, Ethiopia will incorporate the findings of its national ecosystem assessment into the relevant policies and processes, and implementing sectors will be assigned for the plan period of the framework. UNDP will also support Ethiopia in the use of assessment findings, through the catalytic BES Solution Fund, managed by UNDP through the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net).		 New/changed research project Website Ethiopia Prepares to Incorporate its Ecosystem Assessment Findings into National Policies and Processes Ethiopia Prepares to Incorporate its Ecosystem Assessment Findings into National Policies and Processes https://www.besnet.world/ethiopia-to-incorporate-assessment-findings-into-national-policies/ 2022-04-27 National Africa Etiopía public Mrs. Alice Fogliata Cresswell BES-Net (UNDP) Online Platforms Manager Stakeholder [email protected]
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 Mon, 17/10/2022 Anonymous IPBES and IPCC Awarded 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity for Contribution to Combatting Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change English (396) IPBES and IPCC were selected to receive the 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, from a field of 116 nominations, from more than 40 countries.

This news was announced in Lisbon, Portugal, on Thursday (13 October) by Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany, in her capacity as President of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity jury.

In making their selection, the Jury highlighted how the selection recognizes “the role of science on the front line of tackling climate change and the loss of biodiversity.” “Evidence based science”, the Jury considered, “has been fundamental not only to advancing many of the political and public actions but also the need to attribute the ‘nature of urgency’ to the ways in which the political agenda approaches the question of combatting the climate crisis”. The prize includes an award of 1 million euro to be shared between the two organizations.

Speaking about the award, IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie said: "The decision to award the 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity to both IPBES and IPCC is also a powerful statement confirming that the global loss of species, destruction of ecosystems and degradation of nature’s contributions to people together represent a crisis not only of similar magnitude to that of climate change, but one which must be addressed with at least similar urgency. The unified message from both of our expert communities is that either we tackle and solve the biodiversity crisis and the climate crisis together – or we will fail on both fronts."

 New/changed action/initiative Website 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity distinguishes IPBES and IPCC 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity distinguishes IPBES and IPCC https://gulbenkian.pt/en/news/2022-gulbenkian-prize-for-humanity-distinguishes-ipbes-and-ipcc/ 2022-10-13 EUR 500,000 Global Portugal public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Thu, 22/06/2023 Anonymous I'm completely blown away by this shocking news. Afrikaans (402) Well, well, well, what do we have here? Today's news is incredible. [url=https://news.nbs24.org/2023/06/16/837573/]'Rebel Moon' Sci-Fi feature at[/url] Latest: Over 50 Deaths in 3 Days, Hospitalisation Up in UP's Ballia as Temperature Soars; Top Medical Officer Removed Well, well, well, the news confirms what I've long presumed. It's just as I had thought. New/changed research project TV/Radio Broadcast I'm completely blown away by this shocking news. I'm completely blown away by this shocking news. 1977-11-10 1978-10-11 AZM 51728 Subregional Asia-Pacific Afganistán (el) Taiwan Esq. RohanAssupGT RohanAssupGT I'm completely blown away by this shocking news. I'm completely blown away by this shocking news. [email protected] 81764227749
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 Wed, 19/04/2023 SBarudanovic Bosnia and Herzegovina Uses IPBES Outputs to Inform National Ecosystem Assessment Bosnian (26207) Bosnia and Herzegovina, under the coordination of UNEP-WCMC, and with the support of IKI, is carrying out a National Ecosystem Assessment that startes from the IPBES conceptual framework, with the use of key findings from a number of IPBES Assessment Reports - especially from the Europe and Central Asia Regional Assessment Report. Bosnia and Herzegovina strives to assess its own knowledge that is relevant for better informed decisions about biodiversity and nature's contributions to people.

The lack of relevant data and indicators encouraged the team, gathered from scientists from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, to think innovatively about the simple use of significant, but scattered knowledge. As a result, for the first time, they are talking about mapping NCP/ecosystem services, direct and indirect drivers and scenarios for biodiversity in the country.		 New/changed research project Other PROCJENA STANJA PRIRODE I UPRAVLJANJA PRIRODNIM RESURSIMA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI (PSP BIH) PROCJENA STANJA PRIRODE I UPRAVLJANJA PRIRODNIM RESURSIMA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI (PSP BIH) https://www.procjenaprirode.ba/ 2019-12-02 National Europe and Central Asia Bosnia y Herzegovina public Senka Barudanovic University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Science Prof. dr. Bureau: Former member [email protected] +387 61235471
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 SarahBG On Strength of Global Assessment, IPBES included in 2019 IUCN Regional Conservation Forums Based on the success of the IPBES Global Assessment, the Platform was included, for the first time ever, in 10 different IUCN Regional Conservation Forums, augemented by invitations to IUCN participants for greater enagement with IPBES, as well as greater use of IPBES products in IUCN activities. In total, this outreach engaged about 2500 scientists, practitioners, officials and NGOs. These events also included the participation of Global Assessment authors (co-chairs, CLAs, etc.).
 New/changed network Other 2019-05-01 Regional Cross-regional public Ms. Sarah Banda-Genchev IPBES Communications Assistant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected] +492288150576
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 Mon, 24/04/2023 Levon Armenia Developing National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan Drawing Directly from IPBES Assessment Reports English (396) Aremnia is currently in the process of developing and adopting its National Biodivrsity Strategy and Action Plan 2024-2033. According to Dr. Levon Aghasyan, the IPBES National Focal Point for Armenia, and Legal Advisor to the Minister of Environment, the NBSAP draws direclty on a number of published IPBES Assessment Reports, especially the Regional Assessment Report for Europe and Central Asia. New/changed law/regulation Other https://biodiversity.am/en/get-involved https://biodiversity.am/en/get-involved 2023-03-01 National Europe and Central Asia Armenia private Mr. Levon Aghasyan Ministry of Environment of Armenia Legal advisor of Ministry of Environment of Armenia IPBES National focal point [email protected] +37494134949
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) Issues Report Citing IPBES Global Assessment About Mobilising Dutch Business Towards Net Positive Impact English (396) The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) has issued a policy brief/report extensively citing the IPBES Global Assessment and focused on mobilising Dutch business towards Net Positive Impact on Nature New/changed research project Website https://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/business-for-biodiversity https://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/business-for-biodiversity 2020-07-09 National Europe and Central Asia Países Bajos (los) public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull Study uses IPBES Conceptual Framework to Analyse Connections Between People and Nature in Draa River Basin Southern Morocco English (396) A new study, Social-ecological interactions in the Draa River Basin, southern Morocco: Towards nature conservation and human well-being using the IPBES framework makes direct use of the IPBES conceptual framework to combine ecological and socio-economic insights and analyse the connections between people and nature in the water scarce Draa River Basin. New/changed research project Website Towards nature conservation and human well-being using the IPBES framework Towards nature conservation and human well-being using the IPBES framework https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720380232 2021-05-15 State/Provincial Africa Marruecos Zagora public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull World Animal Protection NGO uses IPBES Pandemics Report to Advocate for Canada to do more to Curb the Trade in Wild Animals and their Parts English (396) The advocacy group World Animal Protection is linking the wildlife trade with the COVID-19 and other pandemics to argue that Canada should curb the trade in wild animals and their parts, citing the recent IPBES Pandemics Report that points to the trade as a significant driver of pandemic risk. New/changed action/initiative Website Canada urged to curb wildlife trade Canada urged to curb wildlife trade https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2021/03/27/canada-urged-to-curb-wildlife-trade/ Pandemics Workshop 2021-03-27 National Americas Canadá (el) public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 21/10/2022 rspaull Dutch Asset Management Firm Robeco Launches Positioning Paper on Biodiversity Protection Through Investment Citing IPBES Global Assessment Evidence English (396) Dutch asset management firm Robeco launches positioning paper on biodiversity protection through investment and engagment, citing IPBES Global Assessment evidence. The white paper is entitled ‘Robeco’s approach to biodiversity: Towards the integration of nature-related risks, opportunities and impacts in our investments’. It has been written by specialists from across Robeco’s engagement, climate and sustainable investing research teams and will form a blueprint for future policy in this arena. Robeco also announced the creation of a new partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature Netherlands (WWF-NL) to complement existing collaborations such as the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge.

Update (21 Oct 2022): Robeco set to launch Biodiversities Equities Fund based on position paper on 31 Oct: https://www.robeco.com/en/insights/2022/10/robeco-to-launch-biodiversity-equities-fund.html		 New/changed commitment Website Robeco launches biodiversity paper and teams up with WWF-NL Robeco launches biodiversity paper and teams up with WWF-NL https://www.robeco.com/en/insights/2022/01/robeco-launches-biodiversity-paper-and-teams-up-with-wwf-nl.html?thankyou#thankyou 2022-01-31 Organizational Cross-regional private Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Mon, 17/10/2022 rspaull French Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Tables Information Report on Protection of Endangered Species to National Assembly Based Heavily on IPBES Research French (397) The information mission of the Foreign Affairs Commitee of the French Parliament, set up in October 2019, tabled its Information Report on the Protection of Endangered Species, drawing extensively on IPBES published research, especially the IPBES Global Assessment Report. New/changed research project Website RAPPORT D’INFORMATION RAPPORT D’INFORMATION https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/15/rapports/cion_afetr/l15b5049_rapport-information.pdf 2022-02-17 National Francia public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull IPBES Experts Provide Oral Evidence from Global Assessment to Hearing on Biodiversity and Ecosystems to UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee English (396) Prof. Andy Purvis, Coordinating Lead Author on the IPBES Global Assessment and Dr. Anne Larigauderie, IPBES Executive Secretary were invited by the UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee to provide oral evidence in their hearing on Biodiversity and Ecosystems, to be used by the Commitee to advise the UK Government on opportunities at the negotiations for CBD COP-15 to be held in China in 2021 New/changed action/initiative Website https://committees.parliament.uk/event/2332/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/ https://committees.parliament.uk/event/2332/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/ 2020-10-22 National Europe and Central Asia Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el) public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull Citing Global Assessment Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) Publishes Common Ground Paper on Paving Way to Harmonised Biodiversity Accounting Approach for the Financial Sector English (396) Citing the "shocking" findings of the IPBES Global Assessment Report, the CEO of ASN Bank introduces the first report of the the Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) global alliance, a "Common Ground Paper on Paving Way to Harmonised Biodiversity Accounting Approach for the Financial Sector". New/changed commitment Website Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) https://pbafglobal.com/about-pbaf 2020-09-01 Global Cross-regional public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull G7 G-Science Academies use IPBES Global Assessment and Conceptual Framework to call on G7 to Integrate Multiple Values of Biodiversity into Decison-Making English (396) The Science Academies (G-Science Academies) of the Group of Seven (G7) nations use the IPBES Global Assessment Report and the IPBES Conceptual Framework, specifically the work on nature's contrinutions to people (NCP) to express their view on the magnitude of biodiversity decline and the urgent action required to halt and reverse this trend. They call on the G7 nations to integrate the multiple values of biodiversity into decision-making, and to pursue cross-sectoral solutions that address the biodiversity, climate and other linked crises in a coordinated manner. New/changed action/initiative Website Reversing biodiversity loss - the case for urgent action Reversing biodiversity loss - the case for urgent action https://royalsociety.org/-/media/about-us/international/g-science-statements/G7-reversing-biodiversity-loss-31-03-2021.pdf 2021-03-31 Global Cross-regional Brasil (el), Canadá (el), Francia, Alemania, India (la), Indonesia, Italia, Japón (el), Nigeria, República de Corea (la), Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el), Estados Unidos de América (los) public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn