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555 | Sat, 29/04/2023 | Fernando Neda | Protocol Developed to Operationalize IPBES Nature Futures Framework (NFF) by Combining it with Multi-Objective Optimization | English (396) | Through a case study of a rural landscape in northeastern Japan, researchers have developed a protocol with three specifications for operationalizing the IPBES Nature Futures Framework (NFF) in a landscape scenario analysis using a multi-objective optimization framework composed of: (1) exploring nature-positive futures, (2) seeking alternative pathways for targets satisfying visions of plural values, and (3) screening key direct drivers to achieve the targets. This study modeled the NFF-based scenarios by applying the concept of multi-objective optimization and a landscape change model to explore desirable futures, seek targets in the NFF state space, and screen response options for reaching these targets in the Bekambeushi River watershed in northeastern Japan. The protocol identified multiple, but few nature-positive and Pareto optimal strategies that satisfied NFF visions; nature-positive, but not Pareto optimal strategies; and non-nature-positive strategies. The protocol also identified key response options to achieve three different NFF value perspectives in the case study area: (1) clear or selective cutting in forestry and (2) solar PV installation on abandoned pastureland in agriculture and energy sectors. |
New/changed research project | Website | Modeling desirable futures at local scale by combining the nature futures framework and multi-objective optimization | Modeling desirable futures at local scale by combining the nature futures framework and multi-objective optimization | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-023-01301-8 | 2023-03-10 | National | Asia-Pacific | Japan |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
556 | 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] | ||||||||||||
557 | Wed, 17/05/2023 | Anonymous | US State Department Says IPBES Values Assessment will Advance US Efforts for Greater Inclusion of Diverse Voices in Decision-Making | English (396) | The United States State Department has welcomed the IPBES Values Assessment and indicated that the Report will advance US effrots to give voice to those who are often excluded from decision-making, but who are closest to nature, including indigenous peoples and local communities, and to promote gender and intergenerational equity. | New/changed commitment | Website | Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Approves the Assessment of the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature | Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Approves the Assessment of the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature | https://www.state.gov/ninth-session-of-the-intergovernmental-science-policy-platform-on-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-ipbes-approves-the-assessment-of-the-diverse-values-and-valuation-of-nature/ | 2022-07-11 | National | United States of America | public | Tania | Sanchis | IPBES | Social Media Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
558 | Wed, 17/05/2023 | Anonymous | Newcastle City Council (UK) Declares Biodiversity Emergency to Answer IPBES Call to Protect Nature at Every Level from Local to Global | English (396) | The Newcastle City Council (UK) passed a motion declaring a biodiversity emergency - in direct response to the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment Report and the call to make a difference at every level from local to global. The Council requires the Cabinet to implement a series of specific local measures in order to prevent further biodiversity loss. | New/changed law/regulation | Other | Tweet from NewCastle Councillor Jane Byrne | Tweet from NewCastle Councillor Jane Byrne | https://twitter.com/JaneLabour/status/1544789115316699137/photo/1 | 2022-07-06 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Newcastle |
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public | Tania | Sanchis Gimenez | IPBES | Social Media Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||
559 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Anonymous | IPBES experts, among other relevant biodiversity and climate change stakeholders, to train the French National Assembly | French (397) | 25 scientists from the IPCC, IPBES, HCC and IDDRI visit the French National Assembly in order to train newly elected MEPs on climate and biodiversity. | New/changed action/initiative | Other | Tweet from Le Monde journalist Audrey Garric | Tweet from Le Monde journalist Audrey Garric | https://twitter.com/audreygarric/status/1536633277544648711?s=20&t=chqputPUJodTC5YUJt5Ekw | 2022-06-20 | 2022-06-22 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France |
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public | Tania | Sanchis Gimenez | IPBES | Social Media Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||
561 | Wed, 19/04/2023 | Anonymous | Nordic Council of Ministers Employs IPBES Findings in New Proposal on Dietary Guidelines | English (396) | In 2016, the Nordic Council of Ministers took the initiative to update the scientific foundation for national nutrient recommendations and dietary guidelines in Nordic and Baltic countries. A draft of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) 2023 was developed and launched for public consultation on 31 March 2023. In accordance with its scope and mandate, the report assessed the environmental effects of foods and food groups. It states: "The sixth assessment reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (141, 142) and the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (143) (IPBES) are pillars in the evaluation of environmental impact of food consumption in NNR2023." The NNR project is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) and the food and health authorities in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Norway. As associated members of the Nordic Council of Ministers, health authorities from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were invited to participate in the NNR Committee with one observer each. |
New/changed policy | Other | 2023-03-31 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
562 | Wed, 19/04/2023 | SBarudanovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina Uses IPBES Outputs to Inform National Ecosystem Assessment | Bosnian (26207) | Bosnia and Herzegovina, under the coordination of UNEP-WCMC, and with the support of IKI, is carrying out a National Ecosystem Assessment that startes from the IPBES conceptual framework, with the use of key findings from a number of IPBES Assessment Reports - especially from the Europe and Central Asia Regional Assessment Report. Bosnia and Herzegovina strives to assess its own knowledge that is relevant for better informed decisions about biodiversity and nature's contributions to people. The lack of relevant data and indicators encouraged the team, gathered from scientists from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, to think innovatively about the simple use of significant, but scattered knowledge. As a result, for the first time, they are talking about mapping NCP/ecosystem services, direct and indirect drivers and scenarios for biodiversity in the country. |
New/changed research project | Other | PROCJENA STANJA PRIRODE I UPRAVLJANJA PRIRODNIM RESURSIMA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI (PSP BIH) | PROCJENA STANJA PRIRODE I UPRAVLJANJA PRIRODNIM RESURSIMA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI (PSP BIH) | https://www.procjenaprirode.ba/ | 2019-12-02 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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public | Senka | Barudanovic | University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Science | Prof. dr. | Bureau: Former member | [email protected] | +387 61235471 | ||||||||||
563 | Wed, 19/04/2023 | CMousnier | New Natural Language AI Chat Tool Launched Focused on Climate & Biodiversity Based on Data from IPBES & IPCC Among Others | French (397) | Ekimetrics, a French company specialising in artificial intelligence and data management, recently unveiled "Climate Q&A", an AI that uses the same principle as ChatGPT but to answer questions about the climate or the environment based on scientific reports such as those of the IPCC, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and IPBES. Climate Q&A aims to make scientific reports on climate issues accessible. Moreover, the IPCC reports, but also those of the International Energy Agency, the Food and Agriculture Organisation and the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) are among the documents integrated into the AI for its research. Ekimetrics replied to an IPBES query that that do plan to add other existing and to-be-published IPBES Reports to the database in future. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Climate Q and A : Un nouveau ChatGPT dédié aux questions sur le climat | Climate Q and A : Un nouveau ChatGPT dédié aux questions sur le climat | https://leseclaireurs.canalplus.com/articles/comprendre/climate-q-and-a-le-nouveau-chatgpt-dedie-aux-questions-sur-le-climat | 2023-04-18 | Global | private | Charlotte | Mousnier | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
564 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | G7 Ministers Champion IPBES Work and Announce Workshop on Key Findings from the Invasive Alien Species Report | English (396) | The G7 Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment met on from the 15th to 16th April 2023 in Sapporo, Japan, and issued a communiqué covering a wide range of topics and commitments agreed on during the gathering. In the communiqué, the G7 pledged species protection, including addressing the issue of invasive alien species (IAS), noting that this was identified as one of the five direct drivers of global biodiversity loss in the IPBES Global Assessment Report. The communiqué states: "Invasive alien species: Invasive alien species (IAS) are identified as one of the five direct drivers of global biodiversity loss in the IPBES Global Assessment Report, and their negative impact has been intensifying globally. In order to accelerate the implementation of the Target 6 of the GBF, we will act upon the key findings and useful scientific information to be provided by the IPBES invasive alien species assessment report to be finalized at IPBES-10." "Recognizing the need for enhanced international cooperation to cope with increasing intentional and unintentional transport of IAS across borders, we will hold the G7 workshop on IAS to discuss necessary measures, including information sharing at national and subnational levels, technology development, and private sector engagement, and develop a set of recommendations," the communiqué continued. In their statement, the ministers also acknowledged "the vital role of science in identifying solutions... to understand the changes taking place in our climate and environment and to urgently reverse negative trend." They welcomed the contributions of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), among others, and called for "continued collaboration and interaction among these scientific communities." |
New/changed commitment | Other | G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment | G7 Ministers' Meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment | https://www.env.go.jp/content/000127828.pdf | 2023-04-16 | Global | Canada, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
565 | Mon, 01/05/2023 | Fernando Neda | Researchers use IPBES Values Assessment to Review Tropical Peatlands Using Multifunctional 'Scape Approaches | English (396) | A new paper drawing on IPBES science, particularly the IPBES Values Assessment and the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment, examines approaches to improve sustainable management outcomes of intact ecosystems at scale, reviewing tropical peatlands to explore the potential of multifunctional ‘scape approaches. tThe authors argue that only transformative change, which involves a fundamental, system-wide reorganization, can reverse biodiversity loss and meet globally agreed development goals. The article recommends further work to deepen understanding of the multidimensional ‘value’ of nature, strengthen governance frameworks, empower indigenous peoples, align nature-positive and climate-positive goals, and mobilize business and financial support to achieve sustainable ecosystem management. |
New/changed research project | Website | A Multifunctional ‘Scape Approach for Sustainable Management of Intact Ecosystems—A Review of Tropical Peatlands | A Multifunctional ‘Scape Approach for Sustainable Management of Intact Ecosystems—A Review of Tropical Peatlands | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/15/3/2484 | 2023-01-30 | Global |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
566 | Mon, 01/05/2023 | Fernando Neda | New Study on Economic Models for Social Welfare and Planetary Sustainability Premised in Part on IPBES Findings about Post-Growth Pathways to Sustainability | English (396) | Based in part on IPBES key messages in the Global Assessment about the imortance of post-growth transitions, a new European research project aims to explore pathways towards a post-growth economy. The project, named "A Post-Growth Deal" (REAL), involves a consortium of researchers from various European universities and institutions. The project aims to develop new economic models that prioritize sustainability and well-being over economic growth. The project will involve interdisciplinary research and collaboration with stakeholders from various sectors. The current economic system is unsustainable and that there is a need for a new economic model that promotes social and environmental sustainability. The REAL project aims to contribute to this goal by developing a framework for a post-growth economy. |
New/changed research project | Website | European project to explore pathways towards post-growth economics | European project to explore pathways towards post-growth economics | https://www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-premsa-icta-uab/detall-noticia/european-project-to-explore-pathways-towards-post-growth-economics-1345819915004.html?detid=1345872411651 | 2022-10-25 | EUR | 10.000.000 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
567 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | Parties to the Antarctic Treaty Issue Report Based on IPBES Science With Direct Policy Recommendations for Environmental Protection | English (396) | At the 44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM XLIV) held in Berlin, Germany, from 24 May to 2 June 2022, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties recognised the important role of the Antarctic region in global climate processes, welcomed the Decadal Synopsis Report on Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE report) by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), and showed concern about the effects and projected changes to Antarctic environments resulting from climate change outlined in the Decadal Synopsis. The ACCE report was compiled by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research from the findings presented in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predominantly, and of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. SCAR acknowledged the contributions of all of those involved in the documents that form the basis of the synoptic report, in particular the thousands of contributors to and administrators of the IPCC and IPBES processes and the researchers whose work was cited either in those reports or in the ACCE report. "The IPCC and IPBES reports form the substantive basis for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean synopsis compiled here. These reports, and their Summaries for Policymakers in particular, should be considered necessary background reading for full information on change that has already occurred, its attribution, and expectations for the future," states the ACCE publication. |
New/changed policy | Other | 2022-05-24 | Regional | Cross-regional |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||||
568 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | UK House of Commons Makes Use of IPBES Assessments to Debate Environmental Protection and Restoration at COP15 and Beyond | English (396) | A debate was held on 14 July 2022 in the UK House of Commons on “Protecting and restoring nature at COP15 and beyond.” As a core part of the “debate pack,” three IPBES assessments - the IPBES Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature, the IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment, and the IPBES Global Assessment - were included as background information for the lawmakers' discussion. During the debate, MP Barry Gardiner stated: "Exponential growth within a finite system leads to collapse, and that is what is happening—collapse. We know it is happening. Only last weekend, as I was in Durham, the IPBES report set out again what we already know: the global rate of species extinction is between 10 to 100 times higher than the average rate over the past 10 million years." MP Deidre Brock also added: "The IPBES—Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services—assessment report on the diverse values and valuation of nature, released this week, bears stark witness to the catastrophic extent to which humans are overexploiting wild species and habitats, and concludes that a key driver of biodiversity loss is the failure of national Governments to include nature and wildlife as a consideration in their decision making. It also found that where nature has been considered, it has been primarily for its economically productive aspects, such as food production." |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Protecting and restoring nature at COP15 and beyond | Protecting and restoring nature at COP15 and beyond | https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/research-briefings/cdp-2022-0144/ | 2022-07-14 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
571 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | TRAFFIC NGO Cites IPBES SUA and GA Findings and Recommendations in New Report on Legal and Sustainable Wild Species Trade | English (396) | The Global NGO, Traffic, has extensively cited IPBES findings and recommendations in its June 2023 report "Legal and sustainable wild species trade: Learnings and implications for nature market governance." The NGO refers to the IPBES Sustainable Use Assessment to provide general context around nature markets based on trade in wild species, as well as market-based voluntary standards, certification schemes, benchmarking and reporting initiatives. "The 2022 Sustainable Use Assessment (SUA) by IPBES considers that the effectiveness of these initiatives, particularly certification and labelling schemes is varied. They have primarily benefited large-scale operations and have generally been limited to high-value markets," writes TRAFFIC. The SUA's recommendations are also touched on by the TRAFFIC report when focusing on stronger laws, regulations and policies and their enforcement. The IPBES Global Assessment's findings are also cited to provide an overview of regulated wild species trade. |
New/changed action/initiative | Other | Legal and sustainable wild species trade: Learnings and implications for nature market governance | Legal and sustainable wild species trade: Learnings and implications for nature market governance | https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/naturefinance-legal-and-sustainable-wild-species-trade/ | 2023-06-15 | Global | Nordrhein Westfalen | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
572 | 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] | |||||||||||||
573 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | Scientists Use IPBES Conceptual Framework in Research to Address Environmental Discourse and Resource Understandings | English (396) | Researchers utilized the IPBES conceptual framework as a conceptual tool to examine and update the understanding of resource meanings and knowledge systems within historically non-sedentary societies. Researchers incorporated the concepts and methodologies outlined in the IPBES framework to analyze the connection between food customs, land knowledge, and resource understandings among non-sedentary peoples in Eurasia, specifically focusing on sturgeon aquaculture facilities in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan. "This study’s expanded IPBES model meets the call of the IPBES framework for addressing environmental discourse and resource understandings which naturalize categorical distinctions," wrote the paper's authors. |
New/changed research project | Print Article | What is a resource? representing Eurasia’s pastoral/nomadic development history in the IPBES Framework for reconceptualized resource meanings | What is a resource? representing Eurasia’s pastoral/nomadic development history in the IPBES Framework for reconceptualized resource meanings | https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/18793665231177719 | 2023-05-18 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
574 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | New Research Argues Population Growth Is Not The Main Driver of Biodiversity Loss Based on IPBES Global Scientific Consensus | English (396) | Researchers have used IPBES Global Assessment and the Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment findings to illustrate how the belief that human population growth is the main cause of biodiversity is erroneous. "...Inequitable consumption drives global biodiversity loss, whilst population is used to scapegoat responsibility. Instead, the responsibilities are clear and have recently been summarized by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services IPBES: Leverage points for biodiversity conservation lie in reducing unsustainable consumption through diet shifts, tracking supply chains, and technological innovation as well as ensuring sustainable production to reduce biodiversity losses associated with industrial agriculture," state the authors. By examining the drivers of biodiversity loss in highly biodiverse countries, researchers argue that population growth is not the primary factor behind habitat loss. Instead, the growth of commodities for export, such as soybean and oil-palm, primarily for livestock feed or biofuel consumption in wealthier economies, plays a significant role. Inequitable consumption patterns drive global biodiversity loss, while population is often used as a scapegoat to shift responsibility. The paper was published in the January 2023 (Volume 277) edition of the Biological Conservation journal. |
New/changed research project | Website | Smaller human populations are neither a necessary nor sufficient condition for biodiversity conservation | Smaller human populations are neither a necessary nor sufficient condition for biodiversity conservation | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320722003949 | 2023-05-18 | Global |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
575 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | France Télévisions Journalists Trained by IPBES Experts on Biodiversity Issues | French (397) | Since the publication of the Charter for Upgrading Journalistic Practices to Tackle the Ecological Emergency, several media outlets in France committed themselves to train their editorial staff on climate and biodiversity issues. In May 2023, IPBES and IPCC experts held a seminar to train journalists from France Télévisions on this topic. More than 1,500 journalists have already chosen to sign the charter, accessible at www.chartejournalismeecologie.fr |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Très fière de ce nouveau séminaire avec des experts du #GIEC et de l'#IPBES pour former les #journalistes de @Francetele aux questions du #climat et de la #biodiversité. | Très fière de ce nouveau séminaire avec des experts du #GIEC et de l'#IPBES pour former les #journalistes de @Francetele aux questions du #climat et de la #biodiversité. | https://twitter.com/sophiepiard/status/1656710120699510784 | 2023-05-11 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | France |
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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] | |||||||||||||
584 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Amarys Preuss | South African Reasearchers Apply IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Report Findings to National Context in Support of Sustainability Policies | English (396) | South African researchers use the findings and key messages from the IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment Report to draw implications for South African approaches tosustainability. The article published in the South African Journal of Science argues that preventing biodiversity loss holds benefits for development and livelihoods, despite policy implementation constraints. |
New/changed research project | Print Article | The Sustainable Use of Wild Species Benefits Biodiversity and Human Well-Being in South Africa | The Sustainable Use of Wild Species Benefits Biodiversity and Human Well-Being in South Africa | https://sajs.co.za/article/view/15739 | 2023-03-29 | National | Africa | South Africa | public | Amarys | Preuss | IPBES | SHE Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] |