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 Wed, 14/09/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Inspired by IPBES Pandemics Report, Twitter User and UK Constituent @BorisLetters Sends Letter to Boris Johnson Regarding Potential for Zoonoses and the Costs of Preventing Pandemics English (396) Following the release of the IPBES Pandemics Report, Twitter user and UK Constituent @BorisLetters penned letter #86 to Boris Johnson, with this edition focusing on the potential for zoonoses and the cost benefits of policies to prevent pandemics. New/changed action/initiative Website Tweet Tweet https://twitter.com/BorisLetters/status/1322202181840371712?s=20 2020-10-30 Individual Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Wed, 28/09/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Article in the Journal Conservation Biology Builds on IPBES Global Assessment and Calls for Methodology to Include 'Airspace Habitat' English (396) An article appearing in the journal Conservation Biology has built on the IPBES Global Assessment's analysis and argued why 'airspace habitat' should be considered as a unique term in order to better facilitate transformative change. New article Website Conservation Biology Conservation Biology https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.13641 2020-09-25 public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency Synthesis Report Takes Up IPBES Global Assessment Findings, with Implications for a Dutch Context English (396) The Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) published a synthesis report of global environmental assessments. While the report does mention all IPBES assessment reports, only the IPBES Global Assessment is covered within the scope of this report. New/changed action/initiative Website PBL Report PBL Report https://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/lessons-from-global-environmental-assessments-0 2020-09-14 National Europe and Central Asia Netherlands (Kingdom of the) public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Global Assessment Findings Taken Up and Adapted in Guide on "Upscaling Corporate Solutions for Biodiversity" by French 'Enterprises pour l'environnement' Group English (396) EpE, Enterprises pour l'environnement, has published a new guide on "Upscaling Corporate Solutions for Biodiversity", which refers to IPBES findings numerous times, and specifically which takes up the primary drivers of biodiversity and examines how companies can integrate mechanism to avoid or reduce biodiversity pressures into their corporate strategies. New/changed action/initiative Website EpE Report EpE Report http://www.epe-asso.org/en/upscaling-corporate-solutions-for-biodiversity-february-2021/ 2021-02-23 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia France public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Global Assessment Cited in German Federal Government National Bioeconomy Strategy (July 2020) English (396) The German Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung [Federal Ministry of Education and Research] (BMBF), in its updated National Bioeconomy Strategy (July 2020), cited the IPBES Global Assessment.

Note bene: 'World Biodiversity Council' is used to refer to IPBES.		 New/changed policy Website German Federal Government National Bioeconomy Strategy (July 2020) German Federal Government National Bioeconomy Strategy (July 2020) https://www.bmbf.de/upload_filestore/pub/BMBF_Nationale_Biooekonomiestrategie_Langfassung_eng.pdf 2020-07-01 National Europe and Central Asia Germany public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Global Assessment cited in U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Natural Resources written testimony by Prof. Jane Lubchenco English (396) In a virtual legislative hearing on H.R. 8632, the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act, and related Natural Resources Committee-referred bills, Prof. Jane Lubchenco's written testimony cited the IPBES Global Assessment. New/changed action/initiative Website Testimony Testimony https://naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Lubchenco%20Testimony%20UPDATED%20FC%20Leg%20Hrg%2011.17.20.pdf 2020-11-27 National Americas United States of America public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Finnish Environment Minister Mikkonen, Citing IPBES Pandemics Report Calls for Tackling 'Over-consumption in order to curb pandemics, natural disasters and the climate crisis' Finnish (430) Following the release of the IPBES Pandemics Report, the Finnish Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Krista Mikkonen, in a media release from the Finnish Environment Ministry, called for addressing overconsumption in order to curb pandemics natural disasters and the climate crisis. New/changed action/initiative Website Media release Media release https://ym.fi/-/ministeri-mikkonen-kansainvalisen-luontopaneelin-raportista-ylikulutukseen-puututtava-jotta-pandemiat-luontokato-ja-ilmastokriisi-saadaan-kuriin 2020-10-29 National Europe and Central Asia Finland public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Oral Testimony on United States Endangered Species Act English (396) In a Environment and Public Works committee meeting of the U.S. Senate, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon cited IPBES Global Assessment evidence in oral testimony regarding the United States Endangered Species Act. New/changed action/initiative Website Senate Record Senate Record https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kNQPuJ_F3KA&feature=youtu.be 2020-09-23 National Americas United States of America public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Citing IPBES Global Assessment, the Greens/European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament calls for 'Radical Transformation' of Agricultural Systems English (396) The Greens/European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament, citing the IPBES Global Assessment, have called for 'radical transformation' of agricultural systems, particularly with regards to the EU Common Agricultural Policy. New/changed action/initiative Website Greens/EFA Article Greens/EFA Article https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/news/radical-transformation-of-our-agricultural-system-needed-not-gmos/ 2020-09-09 Regional Europe and Central Asia European Union public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Three IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in UNEP Latin American and Carribean Action Plan for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration English (396) At the 22nd UNEP Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, the voluntary Action Plan for the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean was adopted, citing numerous key findings from the IPBES Americas Regional Assessment, the IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment, and the IPBES Global Assessment.

The document is available in both English and Spanish: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34950

More information about the Meeting is available here: https://www.unenvironment.org/events/unep-event/xxii-forum-ministers-environment-latin-america-and-caribbean		 New/changed action/initiative Website Action Plan Action Plan https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34950 2021-02-02 Regional Americas public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Comms Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Dissertation Explores "The evolution of international environmental law in the Mediterranean: What modalities of influence for IPBES?" French (397) Guillaume Futhazar's 600-page dissertation for the University of Marseille's International, Comparative and European Law program, with kind support from the Government of France, examines "L’évolution du droit international de l’environnement en Méditerranée: Quelles modalités d’influence pour l’IPBES ? ["The evolution of international environmental law in the Mediterranean: What modalities of influence for IPBES?"] New/changed action/initiative Website L’évolution du droit international de l’environnement en Méditerranée Quelles modalités d’influence pour l’IPBES ? L’évolution du droit international de l’environnement en Méditerranée Quelles modalités d’influence pour l’IPBES ? https://dice.univ-amu.fr/sites/dice.univ-amu.fr/files/public/cdd13_-_levolution_du_droit_international_de_lenvironnement_en_mediterranee.pdf 2020-12-17 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia France public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatn cites IPBES in biannual report to Norwegian Parliament Swedish (506) In a biannual report to the Parliament of Norway, Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatn cited IPBES evidence: "IPBES has shown that we all have a way to go to protect nature and ensure the earth's biological diversity." New/changed action/initiative Website Report Report https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/halvarig-redegjorelse-for-stortinget-om-viktige-eu-og-eos-saker-17.-november-2020.-klima-og-miljoministeren-om-european-green-deal/id2786103/ 2020-11-17 National Europe and Central Asia Sweden public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen UK Green Party Welcomes IPBES Pandemics Report and Calls for 'Repairing Our Relationship with Nature to Avoid Pandemics in the Future' English (396) In a tweet shortly after the release of the IPBES Pandemics Report, the UK Green Party welcomed the IPBES Pandemics Report and called for 'repairing our relationship with nature to avoid pandemics in the future'. New/changed action/initiative Website Tweet Tweet https://twitter.com/TheGreenParty/status/1321829419267301383?s=20 2020-10-29 National Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 28/09/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Citing IPBES Evidence, The Nature Conservancy Launches Report on 'Closing the Nature Funding Gap: A Finance Plan for the Planet' English (396) With prominent attention paid to the IPBES Global Assessment Report, The Nature Conservancy launched a timely report on 'Closing the Nature Funding Gap: A Finance Plan for the Planet'. New/changed action/initiative Website The Nature Conservancy Report The Nature Conservancy Report https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/closing-nature-funding-gap-global-biodiversity-finance/ 2020-09-14 public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Inspired by IPBES Pollination Assessment, USAID Office of Forestry and Biodiversity Publishes "The Importance of Wild Pollinators for Food Security and Nutrition" English (396) Inspired by the IPBES Assessment Report on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production, the USAID Office of Forestry and Biodiversity has published a report on "The Importance of Wild Pollinators for Food Security and Nutrition", which focuses particularly on "the contributions of wild pollinators to each of the three 2016 United States Government Global Food Security Strategy objectives." New/changed action/initiative Website US AID Report US AID Report https://biodiversitylinks.org/projects/completed-projects/bridge/resources/wild-pollinators-food-security-and-nutrition.pdf/view 2020-09-09 National Americas United States of America public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, Music Group "The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara" Record Single Titled "At the World's End" English (396) Inspired by the IPBES Global Assessment, musical group "The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara" have launched a new single called "At the World's End" and a campaign promoting the Global Assessment.

Tweet announcing IPBES inspiration:
https://twitter.com/tcomasmusic/status/1356606053216096257?s=20

Campaign launch:
https://tcomas.com/at-the-worlds-end-campaign		 New/changed action/initiative Website Tweet announcing IPBES inspiration Tweet announcing IPBES inspiration https://twitter.com/tcomasmusic/status/1357633743339593729?s=20 2021-02-05 Global private Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Fidelity Investments Inc. Includes IPBES Global Assessment Key Findings in List of Top Three ESG Themes for 2021 English (396) Fidelity Investments Inc. has included key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment in its list of top Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance themes for 2021, noting "human activity has already severely altered 75% of terrestrial and 66% of marine environments, threatening the survival of around 25% of animal and plant [known] species."

Although the Fidelity report is proprietary and behind a paywall, there was significant coverage of Fidelity's announcement.		 New/changed action/initiative Website IFA Magazine IFA Magazine https://ifamagazine.com/article/top-three-esg-themes-for-2021-fidelity-international/ 2020-12-10 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional United States of America public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen After IPBES-Inspired Declaration of Ecological Emergency, Glasgow City Council Working Group Publishes Report and Recommendations, Prominently Citing IPBES Global Assessment English (396) After the release of the IPBES Global Assessment inspired the Glasgow City Council to declaration an ecological emergency in May 2019, in November 2020 the Council's Ecological Emergency Working Group published its Report and Recommendations, which prominently cites the IPBES Global Assessment and discusses how the primary drivers of biodiversity loss fit into a local Glaswegian context. New/changed action/initiative Website Article Article https://www.glasgownews.org.uk/ecological-emergency-working-group-publishes-its-recommendations/ 2020-11-24 City/Community Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Schneider Electric Announces its Corporate Actions to Reverse Biodiversity Loss English (396) Citing the IPBES Global Assessment, and emphasizing that transformative changes are required to safeguard economic and social models, Schneider Electric announced its new biodiversity elements in its environmental strategy. "For instance, improvements can be made through sustainable purchasing; increased supply chain traceability would allow us to choose exactly what we buy, from whom and from where. Biodiversity is an inherently local issue and the impact of raw material extraction can vary greatly, even within the same region." New/changed action/initiative Website Blog Blog https://www.3blmedia.com/News/Schneider-Electrics-Actions-Reverse-Biodiversity-Loss 2020-10-23 Organizational Europe and Central Asia France private Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 28/09/2022 Patrick.Tonissen In Light of IPBES Global Assessment Findings and Media Success, Fridtjof Nansen Institute Policy Brief Examines Implications for Norwegian Context Writing for the Fridtjof Nansen Institute, a policy brief by Christian Prip "Towards a global deal for biodiversity with Norway as a proactive contributor," "scrutinizes the delayed process under the Convention on Biological Diversity towards a new global framework for biodiversity with goals and targets, focusing on the major issues under discussion, and contributions from Norway to the process," with a strong focus on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment and its 'eye-opening' effect on the public.

"The fact that our planet is hit by a global biodiversity crisis has attracted far less attention than the equally severe climate crisis. However, in 2019 the biodiversity crisis emerged from the shadows with the release of the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), a UN body established in 2012. The report made media headlines worldwide, thereby confirming the expediency of establishing IPBES as nature’s counterpart to the International Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)." 		New/changed action/initiative Website Policy Brief Policy Brief https://www.fni.no/getfile.php/1313039-1600851329/Filer/Publikasjoner/FNI%20Policy%20Brief%202020%2003.pdf 2020-09-23 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia Norway public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]