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Assessment report on the sustainable use of wild species

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Thematic assessment of the sustainable use of wild species

The IPBES Assessment Report on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species is the result of four years of work by 85 leading experts from the natural and social sciences, and holders of Indigenous and local knowledge, as well as 200 contributing authors, drawing on more than 6,200 sources. It was specifically requested by, among others, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). It also has immediate relevance to the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

The Assessment considers various approaches to the enhancement of the sustainability of the use of wild species and to strengthen related practices, measures, capacities and tools for their conservation through such use, taking into account the multiple worldviews and knowledge systems that operate within different social-ecological systems. The Assessment highlights drivers of sustainability and compares, among others, the effectiveness of policy options to better govern the sustainable use of wild species.

The IPBES Assessment Report on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species is composed of 1) a summary for policymakers (SPM), approved by the IPBES Plenary at its 9th session in July 2022 in Bonn, Germany (IPBES-9); and 2) a set of six chapters, accepted by the IPBES Plenary, as well as a glossary. 


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Summary for policymakers

IPBES/9/14/Add.1

Summary for policymakers of the thematic assessment of the sustainable use of wild species of the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (plain text)

Summary for policymakers of the thematic assessment of the sustainable use of wild species of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)

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Summary for policymakers - Sustainable use assessment (laid out courtesy translation)

Summary for policymakers of the thematic assessment of the sustainable use of wild species of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (courtesy translation)

Report

Thematic Assessment Report on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

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Factsheet

Factsheet from the Thematic Assessment Report on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species

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Chapters

Sustainable use assessment chapter 1: Setting the scene

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Sustainable use assessment chapter 2: Conceptualizing the sustainable use of wild species

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Sustainable use assessment chapter 3: Status of and trends in the use of wild species and its implications for wild species, the environment and people

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Sustainable use assessment chapter 4: The drivers of the sustainable use of wild species

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Sustainable use assessment chapter 5: Future scenarios of sustainable use of wild species

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Sustainable use assessment chapter 6: Policy options for governing sustainable use of wild species

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Comments first review

Comment/First review/Sustainable use/Chapter 1

Chapter 1. Setting the scene
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Comment/First review/Sustainable use/Chapter 2

Chapter 2. Conceptualizing the sustainable use of wild species
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Comment/First review/Sustainable use/Chapter 3

Chapter 3. Status of and trends in the use of wild species and its implications for wild species, the environment and people
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Comment/First review/Sustainable use/Chapter 4

Chapter 4. Indirect drivers of the sustainable use of wild species
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Comment/First review/Sustainable use/Chapter 5

Chapter 5. Future scenarios of the sustainable use of wild species
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Comment/First review/Sustainable use/Chapter 6

Chapter 6. Policy options and responses
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Comment/First review/Sustainable use/SPM

Summary for policymakers of the thematic assessment of the sustainable use of wild species of the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
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Comments second review

Comment/Second review/Sustainable use/Chapter 1

Chapter 1. Setting the scene
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Comment/Second review/Sustainable use/Chapter 2

Chapter 2. Conceptualizing the sustainable use of wild species
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Comment/Second review/Sustainable use/Chapter 3

Chapter 3. Status of and trends in the use of wild species and its implications for wild species, the environment and people
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Comment/Second review/Sustainable use/Chapter 4

Chapter 4. Indirect drivers of the sustainable use of wild species
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Comment/Second review/Sustainable use/Chapter 5

Chapter 5. Future scenarios of the sustainable use of wild species
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Comment/Second review/Sustainable use/Chapter 6

Chapter 6. Policy options and responses
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Glossary

Sustainable use assessment: Glossary (Annex I)

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