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477 | Wed, 24/08/2022 | Anonymous | New French MPs Trained on IPBES and IPCC Reports | French (397) | Training of willing French newly elected MPs on their first day in office on the joint issues of climate change and biodiversity loss, building on the outcomes of IPBES and IPCC work. This is meant to inform the elaboration and review process of laws in the field of climate change attenuation and adaptation, biodiversity protection but also agriculture, among other. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Media article about the action | Media article about the action | https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/entry/apres-le-second-tour-des-legislatives-ces-scientifiques-veulent-former-les-nouveaux-deputes_fr_62a85bc6e4b04a617353fa85 | 2022-06-20 | 2022-06-22 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Ms. | Agnes | Hallosserie | French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity | Head of European and international coordination | Other | [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 | ||||||||||
479 | Wed, 24/08/2022 | Fernando Neda | European Business Nature Summit Calls for Joint Business Action for Nature Based on IPBES Work | English (396) | The 2021 edition of the annual European Business and Nature Summit issued a statement calling on all businesses to "act, alone or in collaboration with other business actors, to reduce their impacts on nature and climate in line with the recommendations of the IPBES and IPCC." | New/changed action/initiative | Other | 2021-12-01 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden | private | Fernando | Neda | IPBES Secretariat | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
481 | Wed, 24/08/2022 | Anonymous | EUR 50 Million Nature for Health (N4H) Initiative on Preventing Pandemics Launched Based Partly on IPBES Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics | English (396) | Through an initial contribution of EUR 50 million from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) via Germany's International Climate Initiative (IKI), the Nature for Health (N4H) Initiative has been launched to prevent future pandemics by fostering locally developed and integrated approaches to secure the health of people, animals and the environment. The initiative was partly based on the findings of the IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics, and was mentioned by Minister Steffie Lemke at the opening ceremony of #IPBES9 in Bonn in July 2022. N4H brings together the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and EcoHealth Alliance. | New/changed action/initiative | Other | 2022-08-23 | USD | 50000000 | Global |
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public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
482 | Wed, 24/08/2022 | rspaull | League for Protection of Birds (LPO) Cites IPBES on Drivers of Biodiversity Loss in Opposition to French Renewable Energy Acceleration Bill | English (396) | Yves Verilhac, director general of the LPO (League for the Protection of Birds) argues against the new French Renewable Energy Acceleration Bill saying: "“How can we go and put wind power in protected natural sites, Natura 2000 sites, migration corridors? IPBES (UN biodiversity experts) says that the artificialization of environments is the first cause of the collapse of biodiversity. But what are we proposing? To go and put photovoltaic panels full field in sectors where it was impossible before, by derogating from the mountain law, the coastal law, etc. The best allies of renewable energies, like the LPO, are dropping out. It's indefensible". Specifically he argues that the Bill is a "purely sectoral" project which "completely forgets the issues of biodiversity". This is direct refrence to the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that land-use change is the most important driver of global biodiversity loss - and indirect reference to the finding of the IPBES-IPCC Joint workshop on biodiversity and climate change that actions to address these crises must be taken together or risk making the other worse. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Mixed reception for the renewable energy acceleration bill | Mixed reception for the renewable energy acceleration bill | https://batinfo.com/en/actuality/mixed-reception-for-the-renewable-energy-acceleration-bill_21838 | 2022-08-24 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
483 | Mon, 29/08/2022 | Fernando Neda | Swiss Academies of Sciences (SCNAT) to Brief Swiss Parliamentarians on IPBES Assessments | French (397) | At the invitation of Irène Kälin, President of the National Council, the Swiss Academies of Sciences (a+) will hold dialogues directly with Swiss parliamentarians to brief them on the latest results of research on climate and biodiversity from IPCC and IPBES. The reports presented in detail at the Global Change Day on 12 April 2022, with the dialogue with parliamentarians set for 2 May 2022. Following publication by IPBES in July 2022 of the new Values Assessment and Sustainable Use Assessment, information sessions will also be planned. The President of the National Council will also organize a discussion at the Federal Palace. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Échange direct entre la science et le Parlement sur les derniers rapports sur le climat et la biodiversité | Échange direct entre la science et le Parlement sur les derniers rapports sur le climat et la biodiversité | https://scnat.ch/fr/uuid/i/29a5208a-6c2e-5419-b8bf-6ce8f1b21854-%C3%89change_direct_entre_la_science_et_le_Parlement_sur_les_derniers_rapports_sur_le_climat_et_la_biodiversit%C3%A9 | 2022-04-12 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Switzerland | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
487 | Wed, 07/09/2022 | Fernando Neda | International Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) Launches Online Course Based Partly on IPBES Global Assessment Evidence | English (396) | The Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), chaired by Michael R. Bloomberg and part of the international Financial Stability Board (FSB) established by the G20, launched a self-paced online course titled "Biodiversity-related disclosure: Understanding impacts and dependencies." Citing IPBES science and publications, particularly the five main drivers of biodiversity loss identified by the IPBES Global Assessment, the course delves into biodiversity-related corporate reporting as businesses increasingly measure, manage and disclose their organizational impacts and dependencies on biodiversity. The course aims to help participants ready their organizations by staying ahead of the risks and opportunities, helping them answer questions like "What characteristics of biodiversity require special attention from companies?" and "What should companies considering biodiversity-related disclosures do?". | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Biodiversity-related disclosure: Understanding impacts and dependencies | Biodiversity-related disclosure: Understanding impacts and dependencies | https://learn.tcfdhub.org/enrol/index.php?id=12 | 2021-12-12 | Global | private | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
493 | Tue, 27/09/2022 | Fernando Neda | Cameroon Validates its National Ecosystem Assessment Based on the IPBES Methodological Approach | English (396) | Cameroon’s Minister of the Environment, Nature Protection and Sustainable Development (MINEPDE), Hélé Pierre, opened a three-day workshop for the validation of the National Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (NBESA). The NBESA team was carried out using the IPBES methodological approach to produce a draft of the report. The latter was submitted for analysis by the National Science-Policy Interface Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (PN-SPBES) during the review, evaluation and pre-validation phase The workshop also enabled a review of the key messages of the NBESA’s Summary for Policymakers (SPM). Joséphine Eloundou, IPBES National Focal Point, also participated in the event. Cameroon is the third country in the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre’s (UNEP-WCMC) National Ecosystem Assessment Initiative to validate its national assessment. Different components of the scoping exercise were discussed, including approaches to mapping stakeholders; identifying key policy questions on biodiversity and ecosystem services; and the benefits National Science-Policy Platforms can provide for decision-making and knowledge exchange. Cameroon shared its NEA process experience and imparted advice and suggestions to support country partners with their scoping process. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Cameroon Validates Its National Ecosystem Assessment | Cameroon Validates Its National Ecosystem Assessment | https://www.unep-wcmc.org/en/news/cameroon-validates-its-national-ecosystem-assessment | 2022-01-27 | National | Africa | Cameroon | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
496 | 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] | ||||||||||||||
499 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | rspaull | EU BIONEXT Project Receives 4 Million Euro for Four Years Partly to Work on Knowledge & Science Brokerage for IPBES Assessments and EU Policy | English (396) | A new large EU project coordinated by the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE The Biodiversity Nexus - Triggering transformative change for sustainability (BIONEXT) is launching this Autumn. The project got a funding of EUR 4.1 million from the EU's research and innovation program Horizon Europe. Duration of the project is four years. Ten partners from eight European countries form the consortium. BIONEXT will develop knowledge, tools, and guidance for mainstreaming biodiversity into policy-making and provide concrete options on how to initiate, accelerate and upscale biodiversity relevant transformative change in society. BIONEXT will involve policy- and decision-makers and allow them to explore the concept of just transformative change. One of the six 'work packages' of the project will be: Knowledge and science brokerage for IPBES assessments and EU policy |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Large EU project starts: BIONEXT wants to mainstream biodiversity into policy-making | Large EU project starts: BIONEXT wants to mainstream biodiversity into policy-making | https://www.environment.fi/en-US/Nature/Large_EU_project_starts_BIONEXT_wants_to(63937) | 2022-09-23 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
502 | Thu, 29/09/2022 | rspaull | Aural Artist Aligns Soundscape Film on Silence as Sound of Extinction with IPBES Global Assessment Findings | English (396) | Aural artist, Thomas Hull (aka Missing Wolf) has created a spectral soundscape film to demonstrate how wild habitats are falling silent around the globe as a result of species extinctions - which he direcly correlates to the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment. The film can be viewed at https://youtu.be/NOPkligFrMU | New/changed action/initiative | Website | The Sound of Extinction is Silence | The Sound of Extinction is Silence | https://www.researchgate.net/publication/353761910_The_Sound_of_Extinction_is_Silence | 2021-07-21 | Global | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
503 | Thu, 29/09/2022 | rspaull | Dublin Zoo Announces Theme for Annual 'Wild Lights' Event to Emphasize IPBES Finding About 1 Million Species at Risk of Extinction | English (396) | Dublin Zoo has announced the Wild Lights theme for this year is 'The Magic of Life.' It will highlight the importance of bio-diversity with colourful lanterns to emphasise the one million species of plants and animals at risk of extinction as emphasized by the IPBES Global Assessment Report. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Dublin Zoo Wild Lights Theme For 2022 Announced! | Dublin Zoo Wild Lights Theme For 2022 Announced! | https://www.98fm.com/news/dublin-zoo-wild-lights-theme-for-2022-announced-1384418 | 2022-09-20 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | Ireland | private | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
511 | Mon, 03/10/2022 | rspaull | KfW Development Bank's Develoment Finance Forum to Focus on Links Between Climate and Biodiversity Using IPBES Research Findings | English (396) | German development bank KfW will focus its 2022 Development Finance Forum on links between climate and biodiversity, using among others, findings from the joint IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop on biodiversity and climate change. Experts from around the world will take part in Frankfurt from 6-7 October in a dialogue about how to bring the two challenges closer together at both the political level and at the level of implementation. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Protecting both nature and the climate | Protecting both nature and the climate | https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/climate-change-and-loss-biodiversity-are-mutually-reinforcing-and-kfw-taking-account-its | 2022-10-06 | 2022-10-07 | Global | Cross-regional | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
512 | Tue, 04/10/2022 | rspaull | BES-Net Uses IPBES Land Degradation Assessment to Produce Infographic Posters on Land Restoration and Indigenous Peoples | English (396) | To mark Indigenous Peoples Day, BES-Net has used key messages from the IPBES Land Degradation Assessement to create and promote two infographic posters to raise awareness about issues of land restoration and indigenous peoples | New/changed action/initiative | Other | Back to Our Roots How Land Degradation Particularly Affects Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities | Back to Our Roots How Land Degradation Particularly Affects Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities | https://www.besnet.world/back-to-our-roots-how-land-degradation-particularly-affects-indigenous-peoples-and-local-communities/ | 2022-08-10 | Global | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
518 | Mon, 17/10/2022 | Fernando Neda | Icelandic Minister Highlights IPBES Findings in 2019 Speech at the Arctic Circle China Forum | English (396) | During her keynote speech in the Arctic Science and Innovation session held during the 2019 Arctic Circle China Forum: China and The Arctic, H.E. Ms. Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Iceland, highlighted a finding from the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment to advocate for greater co-ownership by indigenous peoples of decisions and policymaking on nature: "...What is the key message from me as a minister?...even though we have this very good dialogue with researchers and very talented and extremely forward-looking people...one of the things that we noticed is that 'nature managed by indigenous peoples and local communities is under increasing pressure, but it's generally declining less rapidly than in other lands' (IPBES 2019). What am I saying by this? Why am I highlighting this? I do that because it's very important that there is ownership of the policies. We need to think about the Arctic people. They need to be involved as regards to decision-making. We are not going to have successful decisions or policymaking, either global or local, unless we have the people that are there work with us." The China Forum was held in the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum on May 10-11, 2019. The forum was hosted by China's Ministry of Natural Resources in collaboration with the Polar Research Institute of China and supported by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai. Based in Reykjavík, Iceland, Arctic Circle is a "network of international dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic and our Planet. It is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organizations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others. It is nonprofit and nonpartisan." |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Minister Lilja Alfreðsdóttir - Full Speech at the Arctic Circle China Forum | Minister Lilja Alfreðsdóttir - Full Speech at the Arctic Circle China Forum | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FVysxk4MPg | 2019-05-11 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | China, Iceland |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
521 | Mon, 17/10/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES and IPCC Awarded 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity for Contribution to Combatting Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change | English (396) | IPBES and IPCC were selected to receive the 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, from a field of 116 nominations, from more than 40 countries. This news was announced in Lisbon, Portugal, on Thursday (13 October) by Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany, in her capacity as President of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity jury. In making their selection, the Jury highlighted how the selection recognizes “the role of science on the front line of tackling climate change and the loss of biodiversity.” “Evidence based science”, the Jury considered, “has been fundamental not only to advancing many of the political and public actions but also the need to attribute the ‘nature of urgency’ to the ways in which the political agenda approaches the question of combatting the climate crisis”. The prize includes an award of 1 million euro to be shared between the two organizations. Speaking about the award, IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie said: "The decision to award the 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity to both IPBES and IPCC is also a powerful statement confirming that the global loss of species, destruction of ecosystems and degradation of nature’s contributions to people together represent a crisis not only of similar magnitude to that of climate change, but one which must be addressed with at least similar urgency. The unified message from both of our expert communities is that either we tackle and solve the biodiversity crisis and the climate crisis together – or we will fail on both fronts." |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity distinguishes IPBES and IPCC | 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity distinguishes IPBES and IPCC | https://gulbenkian.pt/en/news/2022-gulbenkian-prize-for-humanity-distinguishes-ipbes-and-ipcc/ | 2022-10-13 | EUR | 500,000 | Global | Portugal | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [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] | ||||||||||||
524 | Tue, 18/10/2022 | Fernando Neda | IPBES Global Assessment Inspires Poetry Project Raising Awareness about Biodiversity Loss | English (396) | Stating he wants to use his work "to encourage people to create a sanctuary for life on earth,” poet Anthony E. Lovell founded The One Million Poetry project, taking inspiration from the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Through poetry and visual art, the project aims to raise awareness of the one million species at risk of extinction and tap "into the emotional power of poetry to touch people’s hearts and encourage them to take action whilst there is still time." Lovell "founded The One Million Poetry Project in collaboration with Ingrid Lung of The Earth Agency in response to the 2019 IPBES report that identified up to 1,000,000 species were at risk of extinction from human activity. The project seeks to collaborate with other artists, conservation organisations and corporations in support of sharing the earth with all species, recognition of other species (Great Apes, Cetaceans, and Elephants to start with), and the promotion of a ‘Sanctuary Earth’ world view." |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | One Million Species at risk of extinction | One Million Species at risk of extinction | https://www.theonemillionpoetry.com/one-million | 2022-04-22 | Individual | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
534 | Mon, 31/10/2022 | rspaull | Extinction Rebellion Uses IPBES Findings in 'Cover the Capital' Subvertising Action in London - 10,000 Adverts | English (396) | More than 10,000 adverts on public transport in London have been replaced by posters carrying messages on the climate and ecological emergency by members of Extinction Rebellion - including messages about 1 million species at risk of extinction from the IPBES Global Assessment. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Extinction Rebellion ‘Cover the Capital’ and replace 10,000 adverts in London | Extinction Rebellion ‘Cover the Capital’ and replace 10,000 adverts in London | https://hebdenbridgenews.com/extinction-rebellion-cover-the-capital-and-replace-10000-adverts-in-london/ | 2022-10-29 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
536 | Mon, 06/02/2023 | Fernando Neda | 50 Members of US Congress and 350 State Lawmakers Cite IPBES Findings in Letter to President Biden Advocating for a National Biodiversity Strategy | English (396) | 50 congressmen and congresswomen of the United States House of Representatives and 350 state lawmakers from around the U.S. sent a letter to President Joe Biden encouraging the establishment of a National Biodiversity Strategy "to protect and restore nature and secure [the United States'] rich biodiversity for generations to come". Citing the Summary for Policymakers of the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report, the lawmakers wrote: "The global scientific consensus is that as many as one million species are at risk of extinction. Studies have shown that we are losing species and their habitats faster than ever before." "Only through a strategic and comprehensive approach can the U.S. government help to meet the scope and scale of the biodiversity crisis and help lead the world in protecting and beginning to restore nature over the coming decade," the representatives continued. Lawmakers urged the President to set a strategy which, as laid out in a bipartisan House Resolution, directs "federal agencies to pursue actions within existing laws and policies and identify where new ones may need to be developed to protect biodiversity," as well as addresses the "five drivers of biodiversity loss, secure and restore critical ecosystem services, promote social equity and environmental justice, and coordinate a strong national response to tackling the biodiversity crisis both at home and abroad." |
New/changed action/initiative | Other | Champions for Biodiversity Want Biden Administration to Do More | Champions for Biodiversity Want Biden Administration to Do More | https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-05-23/endangered-species-and-wildlife/champions-for-biodiversity-want-biden-administration-to-do-more/a79211-1 | 2022-02-08 | National | United States of America | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] |