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# Operations Changed User Informative Title/Headline (English only) Language(s) of Evidence of Impact Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Type(s) of Impact(s) Generated (English Only) Other impact Source Other source Link to Information – where available Link to Information – where available: Link Title Link to Information – where available: Link URL Other deliverable/element Start date of 'Implementation' End date of 'Implementation' Economic value of impact (currency) Economic value of impact (amount) Scale of impact Region of Impact Country/Countries of Impact State/Province Supporting Document(s) Is this a private sector impact? Salutation First name Last name Institution Position/Title IPBES Role (If Any) Other role Your contact email Phone Number
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Citing IPBES Global Assessement, 102 Environmental NGOs Launch 'Blue Manifesto' Urging EU Countries to 'Adopt a 2030 Vision for Healthy Seas' English (396) More than 100 NGOs have called on European Governments to implement ambitious climate and biodiversity policies to protect marine and coastal ecosystems.

"The NGOs, led by Seas At Risk, BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Surfrider Foundation Europe and WWF, highlight that to be successful, change is needed on both land and sea, so they call for:

• At least 30% of the ocean to be highly or fully protected by 2030
• Shift to low-impact fishing
• Securing a pollution-free ocean
• Planning of human activities that support the restoration of thriving marine ecosystems"		 New/changed action/initiative Website Blue Manifesto Blue Manifesto https://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=1-2020&day=30&id=106193 2020-01-30 Subregional Europe and Central Asia European Union Patrick Tonissen IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Norwegian Climate Agency in Oslo Commissions Report to Assess Knowledge From IPBES and IPCC English (396) The Norwegian Climate Agency in Oslo commissioned the CICERO Center for Climate Research and the Norwegian Institute for Natural Research (NINA) to assess knowledge from reports from the IPCC and IPBES and what this means for Oslo.
 New/changed research project Website PDF of report PDF of report https://www.klimaoslo.no/wp-content/uploads/sites/88/2020/03/Rapport_Hva-innebaerer-IPCC-IPBES-for-Oslo.pdf 2020-03-05 City/Community Europe and Central Asia Noruega public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Dutch Parliament Member Proposes Organizing Round Table Discussion on Global Assessment Dutch (425) Tjeerd de Groot, Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, made a formal proposal to organize a public round-table discussion on the IPBES Global Assessment. The round-table would explore the relevance of the Global Assessment for the Netherlands and how the Assessment’s findings relate to current nature policy.
 New/changed action/initiative Website House of Representatives of the Netherlands Website House of Representatives of the Netherlands Website https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/detail?id=2019Z09164&did=2019D18770 2019-05-09 National Europe and Central Asia Países Bajos (los) public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Drawing Inspiration from IPBES Global Assessment, Wageningen University Launches Website About Nature-Inclusive Agriculture Dutch (425) Wageningen University in the Netherlands has created a new website which presents visions for nature-inclusive agriculture, outlining what the future can look like. The website explains that the researchers drew inspiration from the IPBES Global Assessment, which conveyed the urgent need to restore biodiversity.
 New/changed research project Website Wageningen University Website Wageningen University Website https://v3.jamdots.nl/view/30079/Natuur-Inclusieve-Landbouw Organizational Europe and Central Asia Países Bajos (los) private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Opinion Article Draws on IPBES Global Assessment to Explain Why Biodiversity Brings Investors Returns German (435) An article in Börse Online draws extensively on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment to explain why biodiversity brings investors returns. The author, Sonia Fasolo, explains that “taking into account "Socially Responsible Investment", i.e. environmental and social aspects, pays off for investors as well as for companies.”
 New article Website Link to opinion article Link to opinion article https://www.boerse-online.de/nachrichten/meinungen/thema-nachhaltigkeit-warum-biodiversitaet-anlegern-rendite-bringt-1028602715 2019-10-25 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia Alemania private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous AXA Research Fund Launches Publication, Draws on IPBES Global Assessment English (396) The AXA Research Fund has launched the publication “Biodiversity at Risk: Preserving the natural world for our future.” The publication is a collection of interviews, articles and desk research that discuss the critical nature of biodiversity, the interdepencies between nature, climate change, the economy and security. The report draws on findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, including that one million species are at risk of extinction.
New/changed action/initiative Website Link to AXA Research Fund website Link to AXA Research Fund website https://www.axa-research.org/en/news/biodiversity-at-risk-preserving-the-natural-world-for-our-future Organizational private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Toulouse Museum Displays Exhibit on Species Extinction, Cites IPBES Global Assessment French (397) The Museum of Toulouse has displayed an exhibit focused on species extinction, which was originally developed by the London Natural History Museum. The exhibit highlights the incredible diversity of life on Earth as well as the threat of extinction. In its press release about the exhibit, the Museum notes the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction.
New/changed action/initiative Website Press release Press release http://www.evamagazine.fr/product/nouvellebrexpositionbrdu-museumbrde-toulouse 2019-10-09 Organizational Europe and Central Asia Francia private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Anonymous Article uses IPBES Conceptual Framework and Nature's Contributions to People to Explore Reconfigurations of a Socio-Ecological System in the French Alps English (396) This article hypothesises that adaptation to economic, policy and climate changes have occurred through changes in the co-production of nature's contributions to people (NCP) in a social-ecological system in Pays de la Meije, in the French Alps. It does so drawing explicitly on the IPBES Conceptual Framework and the work of IPBES on NCP. New/changed research project Website Historical reconfigurations of a social–ecological system adapting to economic, policy and climate changes in the French Alps Historical reconfigurations of a social–ecological system adapting to economic, policy and climate changes in the French Alps https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10113-021-01760-8 2021-03-24 City/Community Europe and Central Asia Francia Hautes-Alpes public Mr. Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous BNP Paribas Group Creates Coalitions to Preserve Biodiversity and Looks to IPBES Assessment Findings to Map Global Issues French (397) BNP Paribas Group has chosen to act within coalitions in order to collectively face the global challenges of preserving biodiversity, and looks to IPBES Global Assessment findings to successfully map global issues. Saying "no single actor can be the solution alone," the Group aims to pool strengths to find solutions that will preserve biodiversity, and through numerous actions and partnerships, seeks to inform the general public about ongoing natural emergencies, to which it is imperative to provide a collective, effective and immediate response. New/changed commitment Website Preservation of biodiversity: BNP Paribas activates the collective commitment Preservation of biodiversity: BNP Paribas activates the collective commitment https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/BNP-PARIBAS-4618/actualite/Preservation-de-la-biodiversite-BNP-Paribas-actionne-l-engagement-collectif-33093969/ 2021-04-28 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia Francia public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous U.S. House of Representatives resolution calling for the creation of a National Biodiversity Strategy English (396) The IPBES Global Assessment and Americas Assessment were instrumental in describing the scale of the biodiversity crisis, the threats to be addressed, and need for action that led to the composition and introduction of a resolution in the US House of Representatives, by Rep. Neguse of Colorado, calling for the development of a National Biodiversity Strategy for the US. New/changed law/regulation Other House Resolution 69, 117th Congress House Resolution 69, 117th Congress https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/69/text 2021-01-28 National Americas Estados Unidos de América (los) public Dr. Jacob Malcom Defenders of Wildlife Director, Center for Conservation Innovation Member of an IPBES task force or of an expert group [email protected] +1 202-772-3262
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous BNP Paribas LinkedIn Post Quotes IPBES Assessment: 1 Million Animal and Plant Species [are on] the Brink of Extinction, a Sixth Mass Extinction of Wildlife is Underway. English (396) BNP Paribas affirms the importance of scaling up action for sustainable finance in order to protect biodiversity, and commits to using the framework provided by the IPBES Global Assessment Report to organize their actions for the protection of biodiversity and analyze the pressure exerted by businesses on biodiversity. New/changed commitment Website Biodiversity: companies need a framework to scale up action Biodiversity: companies need a framework to scale up action https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/biodiversity-companies-need-framework-scale-up-action-soleille 2021-10-14 Multi-organizational/network private Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant - Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 14/09/2022 Anonymous Viet Nam Launched its First National Ecosystem Assessment Report Building on IPBES Assessment Methodology English (396) Viet Nam’s diverse and vital ecosystems are slowly being pushed to the brink for socioeconomic development. At the launch of Viet Nam’s national ecosystem assessment in early 2022, experts emphasized the urgent need to reconcile biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection across all economic and social development policies to ensure a sustainable future for Viet Nam.

The assessment, which began in 2018, is the first of its kind in Viet Nam, establishing a sound knowledge and evidence base on biodiversity, building on the global assessment undertaken by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and IPBES assessment methodology. The assessment helps connect scientists to practitioners and policymakers in the country and will play a critical role in informing policymaking.

The findings from the assessment are currently being used for the formulation of national policies such as the National Strategy on Environment Protection (to 2030 and a vision to 2050) and the National Strategy on Biodiversity Conservation (2021–2030). They are also contributing to Viet Nam’s sixth national report to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity.

The assessment findings will be shared with different stakeholders, mobilizing support and action to translate its recommendations into policy and practice. To this end, Viet Nam is also one of the first countries to receive the BES Solution Fund, BES-Net’s catalytic fund for implementing tangible, evidence-based, on-the-ground biodiversity solutions. This support will go towards building visibility for the assessment and promoting key findings in decision-making.		 New/changed research project Website Viet Nam’s First National Ecosystem Assessment Warns of Steady Biodiversity Loss Upending the Economy Viet Nam’s First National Ecosystem Assessment Warns of Steady Biodiversity Loss Upending the Economy https://www.besnet.world/viet-nam-first-national-ecosystem-assessment-warns-steady-biodiversity-loss/ 2022-02-16 National Asia-Pacific Viet Nam public Mrs. Alice Fogliata Cresswell BES-Net (UNDP) Online Platforms Manager Stakeholder [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Nigeria developed a two-year strategy for pollinator-friendly land degradation neutrality English (396) Following the discussions and agreement at the BES-Net Anglophone Africa Regional Trialogue, policy, science and practice sector representatives in Nigeria convened to refine a two-year strategic action plan for pollinator-friendly land degradation neutrality, as a means to act on the IPBES thematic assessments on pollinators/pollination and land degradation/restoration. New/changed action/initiative Website Nigeria takes stock of pollinator friendly land degradation action plan Nigeria takes stock of pollinator friendly land degradation action plan https://guardian.ng/property/nigeria-takes-stock-of-pollinator-friendly-land-degradation-action-plan/ National Africa Nigeria public Yuko Kurauchi United Nations Development Programme Policy Specialist Stakeholder, Other [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous IPBES cited in OECD report on managing the biodiversity impacts of fertiliser and pesticide use English (396) The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development cited findings from the IPBES Global Assessment in their report on managing the biodiversity impacts of fertiliser and pesticide use. The report provides overview and insights from trends and policies across selected OECD countries.
 New/changed research project Website PDF of report PDF of report https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/managing-the-biodiversity-impacts-of-fertiliser-and-pesticide-use_63942249-en;jsessionid=d2sHYAdnxyU5vJaRZO8Xm3Ag.ip-10-240-5-132 2020-03-05 Global Cross-regional public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Global Assessment Serves as Primary Background for Scottish Parliamentary Briefing on Mainstreaming Nature English (396) IPBES Global Assessment serves as the primary background for a Scottish Parliamentary briefing on nature and biodiversity in Scotland. The report, titled “Mainstreaming nature - international approaches to biodiversity conservation,” supports consideration of biodiversity mainstreaming in Scotland, by setting out a diverse range of examples of international approaches to biodiversity conservation.” The briefing draws extensively from the Global Assessment and cites its key findings.
 New/changed research project Website Link to online report Link to online report https://sp-bpr-en-prod-cdnep.azureedge.net/published/2019/9/12/Mainstreaming-nature---international-approaches-to-biodiversity-conservation/SB19-60.pdf 2019-09-12 Europe and Central Asia Reino Unido de Gran Bretaña e Irlanda del Norte (el) Scotland public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Research Article Draws from IPBES Global Assessment to Explore Future of Ecotourism in Africa English (396) An article in Trade for Development News draws substantially from the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment to explore the future of ecotourism in Africa. The article was co-written by officials from the World Trade Organization, the Conservation Areas and Species programme, the International Union for Conservation of Nature ESARO and the Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated Framework at the WTO.
New article Website Article in Trade for Development News Article in Trade for Development News https://trade4devnews.enhancedif.org/en/news/how-can-we-protect-african-biodiversity-ldc-ecotourism 2019-10-08 Multi-organizational/network Africa private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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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