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389 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Key Findings Cited in Youth #ForNature Manifesto Addressed to World Leaders | English (396) | In a Youth #ForNature Manifesto addressed to world leaders and calling for, among other things, 'putting nature at the heart of decision-making', featured multiple key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment Report. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Youth #ForNature Manifesto | Youth #ForNature Manifesto | https://fornature.undp.org/content/fornature/en/home/our-manifesto.html | 2020-08-13 | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
597 | Wed, 22/11/2023 | Amarys Preuss | IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel Member Connects Science and Policy at Canadian Parliament | English (396) | IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (MEP) Member Dr. Catherine Febria, was a delegate in the 2023 edition of "Science Meets Parliament", an annual event in which scientists and national representatives engage in exchange and training sessions on the benefits of connecting decision-makers with experts. Dr. Febria introduced the work of IPBES as a global science-policy interface and the role of the scientific community can play to support policy-makers. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Science Meets Parliament 2023 | Science Meets Parliament 2023 | https://sciencepolicy.ca/programs/science-meets-parliament/smp2023/ | 2023-05-02 | National | Americas | Canada | public | Amarys | Preuss | IPBES | Stakeholder Engagement Officer | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
508 | Fri, 30/09/2022 | rspaull | IPBES Nature Futures Framework Applied by Researchers to Help Dutch National Park Stakeholders Find Common Ground for Actions for Positive Futures | English (396) | The Nature Futures Framework developed by the IPBES Taskforce on Scenarios was applied by researchers from the Netherlands, South Africa and the USA to help develop scenarios for positive futures for stakeholders associated with the Nationaal Park Hollandse Duinen in the Netherlands | New/changed technique | Website | Lessons from The Netherlands reveal big potential to find common ground for actions towards positive futures | Lessons from The Netherlands reveal big potential to find common ground for actions towards positive futures | https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2022-08-24-applying-the-nature-futures-framework-to-the-real-world.html | 2022-05-17 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
538 | Mon, 06/02/2023 | Fernando Neda | IPBES Nature Futures Framework Approach Used in Swedish Project Proposal to Integrate Nature in Urban Areas | English (396) | Researchers at the Stockholm Resilience Centre have presented ways to help city planners identify options for integrating nature within urban areas. Published in the May 2022 edition of Environmental Science & Policy, the framework led by researchers Jan Kuiper and Thomas Elmqvist responds to the development of new scenarios under the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services that focus on positive perspectives on how people and nature can prosper together. These perspectives formed the basis for the Nature Futures Framework (NFF). Given that the NFF is not primarily looking at urban contexts, to fill this gap, the researchers colleagues developed the Urban Nature Futures Framework (UNFF) which presents three approaches to integrating nature in cities: (1) Nature for Nature Future: natural areas and biodiversity are at the core of any urban development, (2) Nature for Society Future: human needs form the basis for what ecosystem services should be prioritised, and (3) Nature as Culture Futures: how nature can help create stronger social communities, a sense of place and stewardship of nature. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Making cities greener, sustainable and inclusive | Making cities greener, sustainable and inclusive | https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2022-03-17-making-cities-greener-sustainable-and-inclusive.html | 2022-03-17 | Global | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
314 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Pandemics Report cited in European Parliament Report on Biodiversity Loss and Zoonoses: | English (396) | A European Parliament Report on Biodiversity Loss and Zoonoses has included key findings from the IPBES #PandemicsReport. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | EU Parliament Report | EU Parliament Report | https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/IDAN/2020/658217/IPOL_IDA(2020)658217_EN.pdf | 2021-01-08 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
336 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Pandemics Report Cited in Wildlife Conservation 20 Declaration on "Prioritising nature, health and people in an effective and equitable COVID-19 recovery and response" | English (396) | In recommendations to world leaders at the G20 Summit in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildlife Conservation 20 (WC20) declaration on "Prioritising nature, health and people in an effective and equitable COVID-19 recovery and response" cited the IPBES Pandemics Report. Signatories include: African Wildlife Foundation BirdLife International Born Free Foundation Conservation International Education for Nature Vietnam Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime Environmental Investigation Agency Fauna & Flora International Frankfurt Zoological Society Freeland Jane Goodall Institute Paradise Foundation International Space for Giants The Nature Conservancy TRAFFIC WildAid Wildlife Conservation Society WWF ZSL (Zoological Society of London) |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Declaration | Declaration | https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ed9143578f49117cd45d295/t/5fb7bdfafc65646353d94d6b/1605877243161/WC20+Declaration.pdf | 2020-11-20 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
356 | Wed, 14/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Pandemics Report Featured in 'Last Week Tonight' Episode on 'The Next Pandemic' | English (396) | The popular US-based late night television show, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, prominently featured the IPBES Pandemics Report cover and key finding on the estimated number of virus yet to be described by science. | New/changed action/initiative | TV/Radio Broadcast | YouTube clip | YouTube clip | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_v-U3K1sw9U&feature=emb_title | 2021-02-14 | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||||
393 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Pandemics Report Featured Prominently in Fridtjof Nansen Institute Policy Brief | English (396) | In a policy brief for the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway, FNI researchers and analysts incorporated many findings from the IPBES Pandemics Report into their report on "Global governance of health and nature in the wake of COVID-19. Attentive to the role of China and to poverty perspectives". | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Policy brief | Policy brief | https://www.fni.no/news/one-health-for-human-and-nature-to-fight-pandemics?s=09 | 2021-02-17 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Norway | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
300 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Publications Inform Handbook on the Use of Biodiversity Scenarios in Support of Decision-Making | English (396) | BiodivERsA and the Belmont Forum, in the framework of their joint action on scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services, have produced a handbook on the use of biodiversity scenarios in support of decision-making. This handbook is intended for any individual interested in learning about biodiversity scenarios, and in particular participatory scenario design and the use of biodiversity scenarios in decision-making. It builds on a variety of sources (literature, expert and non-expert consultations, interviews) to provide a general understanding of scenarios of biodiversity, concrete examples of their use and a directory of relevant resources to go further on the topic. Several publications of IPBES have been instrumental in this endeavor, in particular the IPBES Methodological Assessment on Scenarios and Models and its summary for policy-makers. Furthermore, valuable feedback wasgiven by members of the IPBES Task-Force on Scenarios and Models (among other academic and non-academic respondents) through an online consultation organized in the Spring of 2020. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | http://www.biodiversa.org/1816 | http://www.biodiversa.org/1816 | Science-policy scenarios and model methodologies | 2020-11-18 | Global | public | Cécile | Jacques | French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity | Secretariat Officer for BiodivScen | IPBES Observer, Stakeholder | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
478 | Tue, 23/08/2022 | Mari T. | IPBES Research Informs 3rd Japanese National Biodiversity Outlook Publication | English (396) | IPBES Global Assessment and other research used to inform new 3rd edition of the national Japanese Biodiversity Outlook publication. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Summary for policymakers on the Japan Biodiversity Outlook 3 (the Report of Comprehensive Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Japan) | Summary for policymakers on the Japan Biodiversity Outlook 3 (the Report of Comprehensive Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Japan) | https://www.biodic.go.jp/biodiversity/activity/policy/jbo3/generaloutline/files/JBO3_pamph_en.pdf | 2021-03-31 | National | Asia-Pacific | Japan | public | Ms. | Mari | Takehara | Ministry of the Environment of Japan | Assistant director | IPBES National focal point | [email protected] | +81 3 5521 8275 | ||||||||||
492 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Fernando Neda | IPBES Results and Methodology Underpin Workshop on Identifying Information Gaps for ACTO Amazon Regional Assessment | English (396) | The Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) is an intergovernmental organization formed by the eight Amazonian countries. Throughout 2022, ACTO is carrying out a rapid assessment, delving deeper into the results for the Amazon region of the IPBES Global and Regional (Americas) Assessments on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. The assessment follows the IPBES conceptual and methodological framework. A scientific workshop was held on "Identifying gaps on the state of biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Amazon Region." This technical meeting, which took place on 24 January 2022, brought together more than 100 researchers, including Maria Helena Zaccagnini and Jake Rice, co-chairs of the IPBES Regional Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for the Americas. The authors shared insights on information available to date andparticipated in a discussion about the added value of the ACTO rapid assessment. |
New/changed research project | Website | ACTO gathers scientists and experts to discuss information gaps about the state of biodiversity in the Amazon Region | ACTO gathers scientists and experts to discuss information gaps about the state of biodiversity in the Amazon Region | http://otca.org/en/acto-gathers-scientists-and-experts-to-discuss-information-gaps-about-the-state-of-biodiversity-in-the-amazon-region/ | 2022-01-24 | Regional | Americas | Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
576 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | IPBES Science 'Instrumental' in Development of UNESCO Guidance for African Biosphere Reserves | English (396) | IPBES has been "instrumental" in the development of a new manual for decision-makers, managers and stakeholders of African biosphere reserves, and beyond, according to António Abreu, Director of UNESCO's Division of Ecological and Earth Sciences. "Filling a gap in the Man and the Biosphere community and beyond, [the] manual [provides] its readers with the necessary tools and knowledge to engage their communities in achieving the Sustainable Development Goals," states the publication. Funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office, "Guidance for the assessment of ecosystem services in African Biosphere Reserves: a way forward to sustainable development," was developed based on a cooperation between UNESCO and the Capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (CEBIOS) programme of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Science. "For the first time, a specific, user-friendly manual dedicated to assess ecosystem services was created for biosphere reserve managers and decision-makers, and adapted to the African biosphere reserve context." Building on several IPBES reports, as well as its Conceptual Framework, the manual highlights how the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment underlines "the need for improved understanding of the interactions between ecosystem services and the goals and targets to end poverty and hunger and to enhance people’s well-being." |
New/changed technique | Other | Guidance for the assessment of ecosystem services in African Biosphere Reserves: a way forward to sustainable development | Guidance for the assessment of ecosystem services in African Biosphere Reserves: a way forward to sustainable development | https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/guidance-assessment-ecosystem-services-african-biosphere-reserves-way-forward-sustainable | 2022-07-19 | Regional | Africa | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
608 | Thu, 30/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | IPBES Science at Heart of Guardian Newspaper's Initiative to Include Biodiversity Amongst its Editorial Priorities | English (396) | The influential UK-based Guardian newspaper updated its editorial climate pledge to include nature and biodiversity. For this major editorial revision, and intending to ensure that biodiversity is also placed at the heart of their work in the way that climate was a few years back, the publication launched a large news feature. The reports focuses on what the world might look like in 2050 if we do not take the necessary action on biodiversity. The article concentrates on the five main drivers of biodiversity loss identified by IPBES: land and sea use change, direct exploitation of natural resources, climate change, pollution and invasive species. As such, The Guardian requested perspectives from IPBES experts from different backgrounds, geographies and genders. IPBES science, particularly from the 2019 Global Assessment and the 2023 Invasive Alien Species Assessment, was not only cited in the article, but it led Guardian to commission it, marking the newspaper's commitment to including biodiversity and related issues amongst its editorial priorities. IPBES authors and/or experts quoted in the news piece include Sandra Diaz, Emma Archer, Anibal Pauchard, Hanno Seebens, Peter Stoett, Unai Pascual, Jean-Marc Fromentin, Josef Settele and Eduardo Brondizio. |
New/changed commitment | Website | The age of extinction. ‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now | The age of extinction. ‘A biodiversity catastrophe’: how the world could look in 2050 – unless we act now | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/29/a-biodiversity-catastrophe-how-the-world-could-look-in-2050-unless-we-act-now-aoe | 2023-11-29 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | private | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
301 | Fri, 17/11/2023 | Anonymous | IPBES Selected as 2020 WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award Winner | English (396) | The WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award announced on 22 May 2020, the International Day for Biological Diversity, that IPBES was selected as the recipient of its 2020 award, focused on the theme biodiversity, which also includes a prize of one million Swedish Kronor. IPBES was recognized specifically for the Global Assessment and the platform's "decisive role in outlining the drivers of biodiversity loss, communicating the magnitude of the problem and laying the groundwork for a new agenda and transformative change in relation to biodiversity." "IPBES has had a decisive role in outlining the drivers of biodiversity loss, communicating the magnitude of the problem and laying the groundwork for a new agenda and transformative change in relation to biodiversity. Through their methodology, which includes research in both natural and social science as well as including the importance of indigenous peoples’ knowledge and experience, they have increased the opportunities for evidence-based decision making by policymakers. Since its inception in 2012, by engaging and uniting the world’s nations around the issue of biodiversity, IPBES has played a crucial role in setting the groundwork for the change we need to address this crisis in the near future." More information: https://ipbes.net/ipbes-winwin-sustainability-award |
Other | Award | Website | 2020 WIN WIN Award | 2020 WIN WIN Award | https://www.winwinaward.org/winners-win-win-award/ipbes | 2020-10-22 | SEK | 1,000,000 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | Sweden | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||
345 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | rspaull | IPBES Tweet on Miniature Urban Forests Prompts London Civil Society Campaign to Investigate Options | English (396) | An IPBES Twitter post sharing a WEF video about "Miyawaki" miniature urban forests prompted the Lovely Lambeth Living Streets campaign to ask it's >2,000 followers where they would want such mini-forests to be placed. | New/changed action/initiative | Other | https://twitter.com/LambethLivingSt/status/1292141833515077632?s=20 | https://twitter.com/LambethLivingSt/status/1292141833515077632?s=20 | 2020-08-08 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | London Borough of Lambeth | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
579 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Qihan-Huang | IPBES-7 Global Assessment Released: CBCGDF to Join Forces with Likeminded Partners | Chinese (395) | The China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation (CBCGDF) is dedicated to aligning its efforts with IPBES-7 "Global Assessment." The foundation seeks to work together with others who share their commitment to biodiversity conservation and green development in addressing the global challenges highlighted in the assessment. CBCGDF staff members will be translating the "Global Assessment" into Chinese, aiming to reach a wider audience and promote awareness of biodiversity conservation. | New/changed commitment | Website | http://www.cbcgdf.org/NewsShow/4937/8503.html | http://www.cbcgdf.org/NewsShow/4937/8503.html | National | Asia-Pacific | China | public | Ms. | Linda | Wong | China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation | Deputy Secretary General | IPBES Observer | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
596 | Wed, 22/11/2023 | Amarys Preuss | Irish Children and Youth's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss Presents its Key Messages and Calls to Action on Drivers of Biodiversity Loss Based on IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | The first Children and Young People's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss was was convened between September and November 2022. 35 Irish children aged 7-17 were selected to explore, discuss and create calls to action on how to protect and restore biodiversity in Ireland. The Assembly's work was organised under 5 Theme Groups, each specialised in a key driver of biodiversity loss as listed in the IPBES Global Assessment: habitat loss, climate change, invasive species, overexploitation and pollution. Across the five theme groups, Assembly members created over 100 calls to action, later consolidated into 6 key messages and 58 calls to action under a common vision: " an Ireland where we are connected to and care for the rights of nature (and each other) so that Biodiversity is restored and protected and we live and grow up in healthy, clean and fair environments." The vision statement, key messages and calls to action were presented to the Citizen's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss on 5 November 2022 |
New/changed idea | Website | Children and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss | Children and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss | https://cyp-biodiversity.ie/ | 2022-09-01 | 2022-11-05 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Ireland | public | Amarys | Preuss | IPBES | Stakeholder Engagement Officer | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
523 | Tue, 18/10/2022 | Anonymous | Irish National Children and Young People's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss Uses Global Assessment to Focus Thematic Discussions | English (396) | Ireland's first-ever national Childen and Young People's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss has been taking place for some of the country's youngest citizens to talk about how to better protect and restore biodiversity in Ireland. Aged 7-17, the children and young people are meeting in two weekend workshops to participate in biodiversity-themed discussions, nature trails and problem-solving brainstorming sessions. Although focused on national issues of nature loss, organiser Diarmuid Torney said: "The work of IPBES has informed our planning for the assembly in important ways. Probably the most important way in which we have drawn on IPBES findings is that we have divided the group of 35 assembly members into five thematic groups, each of which has been allocated one of the five key direct drivers of biodiversity loss as identified in the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report." The finding of one million species of plants and animals at risk of extinction has also provided a global context to the discussions. |
New/changed action/initiative | Other | Youth having their say on biodiversity loss | Youth having their say on biodiversity loss | https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/1013/1329034-youth-assembly-biodiversity-loss/ | 2022-10-08 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Ireland | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
281 | 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 | Ireland | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
530 | Mon, 24/10/2022 | Anonymous | Is Genetic Variation Lower in Insular Species Populations? Researchers Use IPBES Approach to Conduct Quantitative Literature Review | English (396) | Researchers undertook a quantitative assessment of the genetic properties of small and isolated populations considered to fall into the “insular” category. The 2019 IPBES Global Assessment emphasized the importance of formal consideration of ecosystems considered to be “insular” due to their inherent vulnerability. These insular populations are expected to suffer from lower levels of genetic diversity, particularly when they are small, and scientists undertaking this research intended to find this out. The researchers concluded that “insularity had relatively minor effects on genetic diversity within and among populations, which points to the more important role of other factors in shaping evolutionary processes…insularity influenced genetic diversity in a study system when genetic diversity was high even in non-insular populations of the same study system—suggesting an important role for the scope’ of influences on genetic diversity.” |
New/changed research project | Website | Effects of insularity on genetic diversity within and among natural populations | Effects of insularity on genetic diversity within and among natural populations | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ece3.8887 | 2022-04-15 | Global | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] |