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547 | Mon, 20/02/2023 | Tania Sanchis Gimenez | COP15 March for Biodiversity and Human Rights Organized by Quebec Civil Society Collective Highlighting IPBES Evidence | French (397) | A large activist 'March for Biodiversity and Human Rights' took place on 10 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada, to mobilise organisations and citizens advocating for biodiversity protection in the context of the CBD COP15, along with local and international allies. The organisers highlighted data from IPBES, among other organisations, such as: 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Grande marche pour le vivant / March for Biodiversity and Human rights | Grande marche pour le vivant / March for Biodiversity and Human rights | https://www.facebook.com/events/644721227238451 | 2022-12-10 | Multi-organizational/network | Americas | Canadá (el) | public | Ms. | Tania | Sanchis Gimenez | IPBES | Social Media Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
212 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Major study draws on IPBES findings to analyze extinction rates in context of conservation and climate change | English (396) | A major study authored by 21 global biodiversity and climate scientist draws on IPBES findings to analyze the effects of land conservation and climate action on extinction rates in the tropics. The findings of the study show that “limiting climate change to 2°C and conserving 30% of terrestrial area could more than halve aggregate extinction risk compared with uncontrolled climate change and no increase in conserved area.” The findings were revealed at the first Davos Global Biodiversity Forum. |
New/changed research project | Website | Open access article in Ecography | Open access article in Ecography | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/ecog.05166 | 2020-02-25 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
610 | Wed, 06/12/2023 | Fernando Neda | To Strengthen Assessments of Freshwater Ecosystems, Researchers Employ IPBES Nature Futures Framework | English (396) | A new article published in the Sustainability Science journal explores how the Nature Futures Framework (NFF) may be implemented for improved assessment of freshwater ecosystems. In the article, researchers outline how the NFF and its main value perspectives can be translated to freshwater systems and explore what desirable freshwater futures would look like from three perspectives (Nature for Nature, Nature for Society, and Nature as Culture). Second, they also review scenario strategies and current models to examine how freshwater modelling can be linked to the NFF in terms of its aims and outcomes. In doing so, authors aimed to identify which aspects of the NFF framework are not yet captured in current freshwater models and suggest possible ways to bridge them. "We believe that the knowledge gaps that exist should be bridged by mobilising existing freshwater research communities and projects to model nature futures for freshwater ecosystems. We see the development of the Nature Futures Framework under IPBES as an opportunity for freshwater modelling communities from across the world to strengthen the representation of freshwater nature and biodiversity in global environmental governance," wrote the authors, extensively building on IPBES science throughout the publication. "Current freshwater ecosystem models can represent Nature for Nature, partially represent Nature for Society, and represent limited or indirect aspects of Nature as Culture," they concluded. |
New article | Website | New paths for modelling freshwater nature futures | New paths for modelling freshwater nature futures | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-023-01341-0#Sec1 | 2023-07-03 | Global | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
542 | Thu, 09/02/2023 | Fernando Neda | IPBES Global Assessment Findings Used in WEF Briefing Paper on Biodiversity Credits | English (396) | A new briefing paper by the World Economic Forum cites the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, mentioning in its introduction that "Human activity is eroding the world’s ecological foundations. Over 1 million species are at risk of extinction, one third of the world’s topsoil has been degraded, forest fires are now more extensive and destructive than at any time in the past 10,000 years and 50% of the world’s coral reefs are destroyed." The paper, titled “Biodiversity Credits: Unlocking Financial Markets for Nature-Positive Outcomes,” is the output of past months’ deliberation with the Working Group on Biodiversity Credits. The paper points out that biodiversity credits are part of a company’s nature-positive journey –an investment in nature’s recovery, rather than an offset for damages. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Biodiversity Credits: Unlocking Financial Markets for Nature-Positive Outcomes | Biodiversity Credits: Unlocking Financial Markets for Nature-Positive Outcomes | https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Biodiversity_Credit_Market_2022.pdf | 2022-09-01 | Global |
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private | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
611 | Wed, 06/12/2023 | Fernando Neda | Science from IPBES Pollination Report at Heart of New Global 'Trillion Bees' Coalition to Develop Projects and Actions to Protect Pollinators | English (396) | A new global coalition is coming together with a mission to raise awareness to reverse biodiversity loss and save our planet’s pollinators. To be presented for the first time at COP28 in Dubai this December, the new global coalition Trillion Bees is inviting businesses, organisations and industry leaders to join its mission and ‘Bee The Change’ to help protect the world’s pollinators. The network aims to be a new global coalition and unified force of science-led individuals, businesses and organisations committed to raising awareness and driving behaviour change to create a world where pollinators thrive, in order to sustain healthy ecosystems and secure the wellbeing of people and nature. "Over the next 7 years, we’re set to engage and mobilise over 2 billion people worldwide, and aim to raise over $1 billion dollars to support nature restoration and transformative projects to save our pollinators," the Coalition has pledged. Trillion Bees is a science-led initiative supported by a scientific advisory board of some of the world’s leading scientists, chaired by Professor Simon Potts (co-Chair IPBES Pollination Assessment). The board is currently developing the Theory of Change (a methodology of projects and expected outcomes), which is based on the IPBES [Pollinators] Assessment Report and decisions adopted by the UN Biodiversity Conference COP13, and will be the organisation’s north star for action. More information is available at https://www.milkywire.com/bee-the-change |
New/changed network | Website | Trillion Bees Coalition Launches at COP28 | Trillion Bees Coalition Launches at COP28 | https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/events-and-conferences/trillion-bees-coalition-launches-at-cop28-k34v348a | 2023-12-06 | Global | private | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
499 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | rspaull | EU BIONEXT Project Receives 4 Million Euro for Four Years Partly to Work on Knowledge & Science Brokerage for IPBES Assessments and EU Policy | English (396) | A new large EU project coordinated by the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE The Biodiversity Nexus - Triggering transformative change for sustainability (BIONEXT) is launching this Autumn. The project got a funding of EUR 4.1 million from the EU's research and innovation program Horizon Europe. Duration of the project is four years. Ten partners from eight European countries form the consortium. BIONEXT will develop knowledge, tools, and guidance for mainstreaming biodiversity into policy-making and provide concrete options on how to initiate, accelerate and upscale biodiversity relevant transformative change in society. BIONEXT will involve policy- and decision-makers and allow them to explore the concept of just transformative change. One of the six 'work packages' of the project will be: Knowledge and science brokerage for IPBES assessments and EU policy |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Large EU project starts: BIONEXT wants to mainstream biodiversity into policy-making | Large EU project starts: BIONEXT wants to mainstream biodiversity into policy-making | https://www.environment.fi/en-US/Nature/Large_EU_project_starts_BIONEXT_wants_to(63937) | 2022-09-23 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
520 | Mon, 17/10/2022 | Fernando Neda | IPBES Conceptual Framework Offered as Best Approach to Understand Effective Pollinator Health Strategies | English (396) | A new opinion piece published by The Royal Society proposes the use of the IPBES conceptual framework "to link issues and identify critical gaps in both understanding and action for pollinators." In the article, authors Jane C. Stout and Lynn V. Dicks state that using the IPBES conceptual framework "reveals the centrality of addressing the recognized indirect drivers of decline, such as patterns of global trade and demography, which are frequently overlooked in current pollinator conservation efforts". The authors use the framework to emphasize the role of people and institutions in pollinator conservation. "To reverse drivers of decline, pollinator conservation strategies must take action on institutional indirect drivers of decline. Almost none of the strategic efforts currently in place do this explicitly," write Stout and Dicks. The opinion piece was published in the June 2022 edition (Volume 377, Issue 1853) of the journal 'Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences'. The overall theme of this edition is ‘Natural processes influencing pollinator health: from chemistry to landscapes’. |
New article | Website | From science to society: implementing effective strategies to improve wild pollinator health | From science to society: implementing effective strategies to improve wild pollinator health | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2021.0165 | 2022-05-02 | Global | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
565 | Mon, 01/05/2023 | Fernando Neda | Researchers use IPBES Values Assessment to Review Tropical Peatlands Using Multifunctional 'Scape Approaches | English (396) | A new paper drawing on IPBES science, particularly the IPBES Values Assessment and the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment, examines approaches to improve sustainable management outcomes of intact ecosystems at scale, reviewing tropical peatlands to explore the potential of multifunctional ‘scape approaches. tThe authors argue that only transformative change, which involves a fundamental, system-wide reorganization, can reverse biodiversity loss and meet globally agreed development goals. The article recommends further work to deepen understanding of the multidimensional ‘value’ of nature, strengthen governance frameworks, empower indigenous peoples, align nature-positive and climate-positive goals, and mobilize business and financial support to achieve sustainable ecosystem management. |
New/changed research project | Website | A Multifunctional ‘Scape Approach for Sustainable Management of Intact Ecosystems—A Review of Tropical Peatlands | A Multifunctional ‘Scape Approach for Sustainable Management of Intact Ecosystems—A Review of Tropical Peatlands | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/3/2484 | 2023-01-30 | Global |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
245 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | New paper Draws on IPBES Regional and Global Assessments to Explore Usefulness of Scenario Archetypes in Science-Policy Processes | English (396) | A new paper draws on the IPBES Regional and Global Assessments to explore the usefulness of scenario archetypes in science-policy processes. The paper, authored by more than thirty authors, uses “a thematic analysis of (a) survey data collected from experts involved in the archetype analyses across IPBES assessments, (b) notes from IPBES workshops, and (c) regional assessment chapter texts, we synthesize the benefits, challenges, and frontiers of applying the scenario archetype approach in a science-policy process.” |
New/changed research project | Website | Link to article | Link to article | https://www.ecologyandsociety.org/vol24/iss3/art35/ | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
315 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Nature's Contributions Concept Applied in Paper on "Decision-making for nature's contributions to people in the Cape Floristic Region: the role of values, rules and knowledge" | English (396) | A new paper in Sustainability Science builds on the Nature's Contributions to People concept regarding a case study on "Decision-making for nature's contributions to people in the Cape Floristic Region: the role of values, rules and knowledge" | New/changed research project | Website | Springer | Springer | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-020-00896-6 | 2021-01-08 | Subregional | Africa | Sudáfrica | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
308 | Wed, 14/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Building on IPBES Global Assessment, Article in PNAS Provides Synthesis of 50-Year Global Trends in Nature's Contributions to People | English (396) | A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America builds on the work of the IPBES Global Assessment, examining "Global trends in nature’s contributions to people." | New article | Website | PNAS | PNAS | https://www.pnas.org/content/117/51/32799 | 2020-12-22 | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||||
605 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | Building on IPBES Science, Researchers Identify Four Areas to Strengthen Sustainable Wildlife Trade | English (396) | A new paper published in the September 2023 edition of the Journal of Environmental Management has identified four core areas that must be strengthened for a better approach to wildlife trade and monitoring. Titled "Determining the sustainability of legal wildlife trade," in the study, authors highlight the finding from the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment that exploitation of wildlife is the second greatest threat to global diversity and its vital contributions to people. The authors provide 183 examples showing unsustainable trade in a broad range of taxonomic groups and calling for enacting changes in regulatory frameworks, deeming them "essential to the continued survival of many threatened species." These are: (1) rigorous data collection and analyses of populations; (2) linking trade quotas to IUCN and international accords; (3) improved databases and compliance of trade; and (4) enhanced understanding of trade bans, market forces, and species substitutions. "Given that wildlife exploitation is a major driver of biodiversity loss (IPBES et al., 2019), demand-related information is urgently required to determine sustainability," cited the authors. |
New article | Website | Determining the sustainability of legal wildlife trade | Determining the sustainability of legal wildlife trade | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479723007752 | 2023-09-01 | Global | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
612 | Tue, 12/12/2023 | Fernando Neda | Elaborating on IPBES Nature Futures Framework to Enhance Social Equity of Biodiversity Conservation for Indigenous Peoples | English (396) | A new perspective paper published in the journal Biological Conversation proposes a scenario titled “Rights for Life” to achieve biodiversity targets "in a socially-equitable ways by focusing on the Nature's and Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities (IPLCs) rights." Building on the IPBES Nature Futures Framework, the authors "contribute to understanding of governance aspects in positive nature-based future scenarios by considering what kinds of governance approaches could be used to achieve the 'Rights for Life' scenario in a way that is able to balance between the value perspectives of 'Nature for Nature', 'Nature for Society', and 'Nature as Culture'." Also citing the IPBES Global Assessment and preliminary work for the IPBES Values Assessment, the authors note that "IPBES (2019) has recognized the need to enhance social equity for IPLCs, and that among the local indicators developed and used by indigenous peoples and local communities, 72 % show negative trends in nature that underpin local livelihoods and human well-being." The authors recommend linking to future policy-relevant scenario exercises conducted by applying the Nature Futures Framework and the three value perspectives, as well as recognizing IPLCs' and Nature's rights explicitly in policies and laws to enable transformation towards sustainability. |
New article | Website | “Rights for Life” scenario to reach biodiversity targets and social equity for indigenous peoples and local communities | “Rights for Life” scenario to reach biodiversity targets and social equity for indigenous peoples and local communities | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320723000587?via%3Dihub | 2023-03-01 | Global | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
544 | Thu, 09/02/2023 | Tania Sanchis Gimenez | Project NAVIGATE wiIl use IPBES Values Assessment Approach to Assess 4 Areas of UK, Finland & Tanzania as Test Cases | English (396) | A new project, called NAVIGATE (Understanding NAture’s multiple Values for InteGrATion into dEcisions), is one of the seven major new studies highlighted in the journal Science, that will help to understand the economic benefits of biodiversity. NAVIGATE will be led by Prof. Mike Christie, Aberystwyth University and will use the approach to inclusive valuation of nature developed in the recent IPBES Values Assessment to assess four areas of the UK, Finland and Tanzania, as test cases. | New/changed research project | Website | Seven major studies launched that will help us understand the economic benefits of biodiversity | Seven major studies launched that will help us understand the economic benefits of biodiversity | https://scienmag.com/seven-major-studies-launched-that-will-help-us-understand-the-economic-benefits-of-biodiversity/ | 2022-11-08 | GBP | £799,726 | Global | Cross-regional | Finlandia, Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el), República Unida de Tanzanía (la) | public | Ms. | Tania | Sanchis | IPBES | Social Media Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||
599 | Wed, 22/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | Researchers use IPBES Indirect Drivers of Change to Identify Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss in Scotland | English (396) | A new report led by The James Hutton Institute and commissioned by NatureScot (Scotland's Nature Agency), points to factors which are indirectly contributing to nature loss in Scotland including culture, education, demography, economy, political systems and technology. The report follows the framework of the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and its definitions of the indirect drivers. The paper summarizes the description of these drivers given in the IPBES report, transposing these to the Scottish situation with relevant evidence presented to support this transposition and identify potential levers of change. The report presents a critical assessment of the status and trends of the natural world, the social implications of these trends, their direct and indirect causes, and actions that can be taken to ensure a better future for all. The report identifies ways to reduce the impacts of some of these contributing factors to help move towards a future where humans live more in harmony with nature. Government, public bodies, schools, businesses, individuals and communities are highlighted as having a lead role to play. Recommendations include that policy makers and businesses move away from measuring performance based on levels of production and consumption and focus more on regenerative uses of the land and sea as part of a sustainable, circular economy. The report also makes extensive use of knowledge published in the IPBES Assessment of Scenarios and Models of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, as well as the IPBES Assessment on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature. |
New/changed research project | Website | NatureScot Research Report 1309 - Understanding the Indirect Drivers of Biodiversity Loss in Scotland | NatureScot Research Report 1309 - Understanding the Indirect Drivers of Biodiversity Loss in Scotland | https://www.nature.scot/doc/naturescot-research-report-1309-understanding-indirect-drivers-biodiversity-loss-scotland | 2023-08-31 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el) | Scotland | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
397 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | rspaull | New Report 'Bankrolling Extinction' Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Examination of Banking Sector's Role in Biodiversity Crisis | English (396) | A new report uses the findings of the Global Assessment Report to map and analyse the role of the banking sector in the global biodiversity crisis | New/changed research project | Website | https://theecologist.org/2020/oct/28/bankrolling-extinction | https://theecologist.org/2020/oct/28/bankrolling-extinction | 2020-10-28 | Global | Cross-regional |
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519 | Mon, 10/10/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Framework Applied in Participatory Assessment of Nature, People and Sustainability on Mount Kilimanjaro | English (396) | A new research study reports on findings from a first attempt at using the IPBES framework as a structured instrument for gathering stakeholder opinions during a participatory evaluation of nature, humans, and sustainability on Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania. This assessment was organized in the form of a participatory three-day workshop with five different groups of stakeholders – community members, resource users, conservationists, researchers, and ‘other’ (mostly tourism operators). The IPBES framework enabled the effective collection and comparison of nuanced information from a diverse group of participants Using the IPBES framework, researchers assembled information on the state of and trends in species diversity, Nature's Contributions to People (NCP), and on the main drivers of changes in species and habitats. Additionally, researchers gathered perspectives on the needs and opportunities for the sustainable management and conservation of natural resources from the individual to the international level. Most respondents noted decreases in the majority of Kilimanjaro's ecosystems and species as well as in nature's capacity to provide services essential to human well-being, like as food, water, and livelihoods. They also anticipated that these decreases would persist. The majority of participants concurred that land-use change was a significant factor behind these decreases. Participants identified greater education and awareness as crucial steps to reversing these trends in order to prevent a deterioration in Nature and its capacity to promote human welfare. |
New/changed research project | Website | Stakeholder perspectives on nature, people and sustainability at Mount Kilimanjaro | Stakeholder perspectives on nature, people and sustainability at Mount Kilimanjaro | https://besjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/pan3.10310 | 2022-03-10 | National | Africa | República Unida de Tanzanía (la) | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
410 | 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 | ||||||||||||
288 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Anonymous | Perspective paper examines how to improve collaboration between ecosystem service communities and IPBES | English (396) | A perspective paper titled “Improving collaboration between ecosystem service communities and the IPBES science-policy platform” was published in the journal “Ecosystems and People.” The paper synthesizes “reflections from a workshop on how (i) IPBES can engage the ES community; (ii) the ecosystem services (ES) community can engage with IPBES; and (iii) individual scientists can contribute.” The authors “note that IPBES constitutes a great advancement towards multidisciplinarity and inclusivity in ES research and practice” and make key reflections directed to IPBES, the ES community and individual scientists. |
New article | Website | Paper in Ecosystems and People | Paper in Ecosystems and People | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26395916.2020.1766573 | 2020-05-26 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
254 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, Report Looks at How the Creative Sector Can Respond to the Biodiversity Crisis | English (396) | A report produced by Julie’s Bicycle and written by Chiara Badiali examines ways in which the creative sector can respond to the biodiversity crisis and was inspired by the IPBES Global Assessment. The report focuses on green infrastructure, single-use plastics, and the move away from unsustainable sources such as palm oil, with a view toward challenges in the UK and globally that relate to the arts and culture sector. |
New/changed research project | Website | Link to article | Link to article | https://juliesbicycle.com/resource-nature-biodiversity-habitats-ecosystems-2019/ | 2019-09-14 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el) | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn |