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 Mon, 27/11/2023 Fernando Neda 7 Directors from Natural Science Institutes from Europe Reference IPBES Science in Open Letter Supporting the European Nature Restoration Law English (396) In June 2023, seven directors from natural science institutes in Europe referenced IPBES in an open letter supporting the European Nature Restoration Law, which was later passed by the European Parliament in July 2023.

"Report after report, from regional or national studies to international organizations such as IPCC and IPBES, the science is clear: we must act now, not only on climate but also on biodiversity, as both are intricately and inseparably linked. That is why we are addressing you today," states the open letter.

Furthermore, the letter also cites IPBES findings by stating: "With currently one million species at risk of extinction we hope you will take the right decisions to avoid nature to be found only in our museums."

The public were invited to sign the open letter in support of the directors' appeal. Signatories included the directors of the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, the Natural History Museum of Denmark, the Naturalis Biodiversity Center in The Netherlands, the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in France, the UK's Natural History Museum, and CETAF - Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities.		 New/changed action/initiative Website Open letter to the leaders of the European Union Open letter to the leaders of the European Union https://survey.naturkundemuseum-berlin.de/en/restore_nature 2023-06-14 Regional Europe and Central Asia public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Our Fish Campaign to End Overfishing Cites IPBES Global Assessment in its Call from 300+ Scientists English (396) In a call from more than 300 scientists to the European Commission to end overfishing, the Our Fish group cited the IPBES Global Assessment as their first reason why they were calling on "the European Commission, European Parliament and EU member states to recognise that ecosystem-based fisheries management is critical to the health of the ocean and its capacity to respond to climate change and that fishing limits must be set accordingly." New/changed action/initiative Website Our Fish - The Statement: Ending Overfishing Is Climate Action Our Fish - The Statement: Ending Overfishing Is Climate Action https://our.fish/news/ending-overfishing-is-climate-action-scientist-statement-of-support/ Regional Europe and Central Asia European Union public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous IPBES Global Assessment cited in Scottish Environmental Strategy English (396) The Scottish government cites the IPBES Global Assessment multiple times in the Environmental Strategy for Scotland: Vision and Outcomes, published 25 February 2020. The strategy seeks to respond to the biodiversity crisis and global decline in nature illustrated in the Assessment.
New/changed commitment Website Overview of the Environment Strategy for Scotland’s long-term vision and supporting outcomes Overview of the Environment Strategy for Scotland’s long-term vision and supporting outcomes https://www.gov.scot/publications/environment-strategy-scotland-vision-outcomes/ 2020-02-25 National Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Scotland public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 28/09/2022 Anonymous Citing IPBES Findings, Pantone and Tealeaves Call Attention To Biodiversity Threat With New Fossil-Inspired Color English (396) Citing IPBES' finding that over one million species are under the threat of extinction, global colour authority Pantone Color Institute (PCI), in partnership with tea brand Tealeaves, announced a new Pantone color based on the world’s oldest found pigment and meant to draw attention to biodiversity loss. With the "Pantone Color of Biodiversity," they look to support the United Nations Biodiversity endeavor, the World Biodiversity Forum, and 30x30 initiatives to protect at least 30 percent of the Earth's land and oceans by 2030.

Launched on the first day of the 2022 meeting of the UN General Assembly, the Pantone Color of Biodiversity, a bright pink hue, calls attention to the variety of species and ecosystems that underpin the health of the planet and viability of life, and the alarming rate at which the world is losing them. The color represents the evolution of biodiversity and aims to bring awareness to biodiversity loss, a rising global environmental threat. Based on pigments made from 1.1-billion-year-old marine sedimentary rocks of the Taoudeni Basin in Mauritania, West Africa, and discovered by Dr. Nur Gueneili, Pantone’s new color results from microscopic fossils of chlorophyll produced by ancient species living in an ocean that no longer exists.		 New/changed action/initiative Website Pantone and Tealeaves Call Attention To Biodiversity Threat With New Fossil-Inspired Color Pantone and Tealeaves Call Attention To Biodiversity Threat With New Fossil-Inspired Color https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/9/15/pantone-and-tealeaves-call-attention-to-biodiversity-threat-with-new-fossil-inspired-color? 2022-09-14 Global private Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 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]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Paris Biodiversity Plan Cites IPBES in Its 2018-2024 Strategy French (397) Citing evidence from IPBES and IPCC, the city of Paris launched a municipal strategy to enhance local biodiversity. New/changed policy Website Paris biodiversity plan Paris biodiversity plan https://www.paris.fr/pages/biodiversite-66#le-plan-biodiversite-2018-2024 2018-03-20 City/Community Europe and Central Asia France public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull Citing Global Assessment Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) Publishes Common Ground Paper on Paving Way to Harmonised Biodiversity Accounting Approach for the Financial Sector English (396) Citing the "shocking" findings of the IPBES Global Assessment Report, the CEO of ASN Bank introduces the first report of the the Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) global alliance, a "Common Ground Paper on Paving Way to Harmonised Biodiversity Accounting Approach for the Financial Sector". New/changed commitment Website Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) https://pbafglobal.com/about-pbaf 2020-09-01 Global Cross-regional public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Sat, 29/04/2023 Fernando Neda Land Degradation Knowledge from IPBES Applied in New Study on Degraded Landscapes in Tanzania English (396) Researchers conducted a study using the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) definition of rangeland degradation as "persistent loss of vegetation productivity cover, especially of those plants which support herbivores."

The scientists aimed to identify whether degradation results from a loss of resistance to environmental shocks, or loss of recovery, in an area consisting of 30,300 km2 of the Tarangire-Manyara ecosystem and Maasai Steppe of northern Tanzania.

Quoting IPBES, researchers stated that "rangeland degradation has been defined as a long-term decline in productivity resulting in rangelands unsuitable for grazing (IPBES19), rather than short-term declines driven by temporal variability of environmental conditions (e.g. rainfall, grazing pressure)."

Researchers found "locations that ended up the most degraded tended to decline in condition more during years of widespread degradation but maintained their recovery potential. These results suggest that resilience in rangelands is lost through declines in resistance, rather than loss of recovery potential." 		New/changed research project Website Pathways of degradation in rangelands in Northern Tanzania show their loss of resistance, but potential for recovery Pathways of degradation in rangelands in Northern Tanzania show their loss of resistance, but potential for recovery https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-29358-6 2023-02-22 National Africa United Republic of Tanzania public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA 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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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous International Council on Mining and Metals Cites IPBES in Submission to CBD Post-2020 Framework on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Industrial Sectors English (396) In its submission to the Convention on Biological Diversity Post-2020 Framework on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Industrial Sectors, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) reflected on the role of business in mainstreaming biodiversity. The ICMM referred to the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment as evidence of why a fresh approach to business and biodiversity is necessary. The ICMM explained that “we all depend on ecosystems for our survival, this rapid reduction of the world’s precious natural diversity is cause for great alarm. However, as the report also states, it’s not too late for us to make a difference.” The ICMM submission includes fundamental actions to be adopted by ICMM members, as well as suggestions for global and national policy. New/changed action/initiative Website PDF of International Council on Mining and Metals Submission to the CBD PDF of International Council on Mining and Metals Submission to the CBD https://www.cbd.int/api/v2013/documents/EA2D52FC-A7FF-7254-9E3F-6D4320625A05/attachments/ICMM.pdf 2020-02-03 Global Cross-regional public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous National Council of Austria Declares Climate Emergency and Asks Government to Consider IPBES Reports as Factual Basis of Future Environmental Policies German (435) In response to the dangerous decline of nature, the National Council of Austria declared a Climate Emergency to send a strong political signal to develop better climate and environmental policy for the benefit of the country. As part of this resolution, the National Council also called on the Austrian government to consider IPBES reports as the factual basis for future climate and environmental policies.
New/changed law/regulation Website PDF of parliamentary document PDF of parliamentary document https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXVI/A/A_00935/fname_759166.pdf 2019-07-02 National Europe and Central Asia Austria public Michelle Hahn-Baker 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 Norway public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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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 IPBES Assessments Cited in WEF Global Risk Report 2020 English (396) Multiple IPBES Assessments, including the IPBES Global Assessment, are referenced in the World Economic Forum Global Risk Report 2020. Drawing on the Global Assessment,the Report highlights that “the dramatic loss of biodiversity brings serious risks for societies, economies and the health of the planet.”
 New/changed research project Website PDF of report PDF of report http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Risk_Report_2020.pdf 2020-01-15 public 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 Ireland public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Qualtiy publishes official response to IPBES Global Assessment Dutch (425) The Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, writing also on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, published an official response to the IPBES Global Assessment. The Minister stresses the importance of the Report and sums up current efforts being made by the government to address the biodiversity crisis.
New article Website PDF of response PDF of response https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/binaries/rijksoverheid/documenten/kamerstukken/2019/10/07/appreciatie-ipbes-rapport-en-aankondiging-interdepartementaal-programma-versterken-biodiversiteit/19223509+IPBES+brief.pdf 2019-10-07 National Europe and Central Asia Netherlands (Kingdom of the) public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous IPBES Global Assessment Cited in FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors English (396) Citing the IPBES Global Assessment, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has published its “Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors.” The draft was considered and adopted by the Council during its 163rd session in December 2019.
 New/changed action/initiative Website PDF of Strategy PDF of Strategy http://www.fao.org/3/nb349en/nb349en.pdf 2019-12-06 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull Paper Applies IPBES Conceptual Framework Multiple Values Approach to Analysis of Agroforestry Landscapes in North East Europe English (396) This paper identifies and compares values that people attribute to agroforestry landscapes across North-Eastern Europe, using case studies in Sweden, Latvia, Belarus, and the Russian Federation. We apply the multiple-value approach developed for the conceptual framework of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to an assess-ment of agroforestry landscapes. New/changed research project Print Article Perceived benefits from agroforestry landscapes across North-Eastern Europe: What matters and for whom? Perceived benefits from agroforestry landscapes across North-Eastern Europe: What matters and for whom? https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0169204621000074 2021-05-01 Subregional Europe and Central Asia Belarus, Latvia, Russian Federation, Sweden public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 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]
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull Con Huesca Podemos Equo group in Huesca, Spain uses IPBES Evidence to Urge City Council to make a Bee Friendly City Spanish (399) The Con Huesca Podemos Equo municipal group in Huesca, Spain has requested the Huesca City Council to declare the city a "Bee Friendly City" - addressing loss of habitats, invasive species, climate change and the use of pesticides - citing the IPBES Pollination Assessment as evidence. The City "has promised to study and put on the table the proposal of our group and debate it in the next commission on the Environment." New/changed commitment Website Podemos Equo asks the City Council to make Huesca 'Bees Friendly City' Podemos Equo asks the City Council to make Huesca 'Bees Friendly City' https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/huesca/2021/03/12/podemos-equo-pide-al-ayuntamiento-que-huesca-sea-ciudad-amiga-de-las-abejas-1477307.html 2021-03-12 City/Community Europe and Central Asia Spain Aragon public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn