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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Research Article Explores Application of Imagination in IPBES Scenario Processes English (396) A research article explores the application of imagination in scenario development that stimulates “a reflective process that can contribute to more informed decision-making”. The article both examines the role application of imagination in existing IPBES assessments and offers suggestions for how it can be better applied in future ones.
 New article Website Article in Elementa Science Article in Elementa Science https://www.elementascience.org/article/10.1525/elementa.374/ 2019-08-18 Multi-organizational/network private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Research article on challenges in policy-relevant global scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services draws on IPBES assessments English (396) A research article published in the journal “Global Ecology and Conservation,” titled “Challenges in producing policy-relevant global scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services,” draws extensively on the IPBES Global and Regional Assessments. The goal of the paper is to “reflect on the steps taken in BES-SIM, identify remaining methodological challenges, and suggest pathways for improvement.”
 New article Website Article in Global Ecology and Conservation Article in Global Ecology and Conservation https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419306183?via%3Dihub Multi-organizational/network private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Research Article on Values Held by Children Towards Forest Ecosystems Cites IPBES English (396) A research article titled “Values held by Swedish primary school students towards forest ecosystems and the relevance for a nature’s contributions to people approach,” published in the journal “Ecosystems and People,” draws extensively on IPBES’s concept of Nature’s Contributions to People. The article’s findings “support the approach taken by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in incorporating diverse forms of value into valuation methods, as well as by taking a mixed-methods approach.”
 New/changed research project Website Link to article in “Ecosystems and People” Link to article in “Ecosystems and People” https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26395916.2019.1687585 2019-11-17 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia Sweden private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Research Paper on Nature’s Contributions to Adaptation Draws on IPBES Conceptual Framework of Nature’s Contributions to People English (396) A research paper published in the journal “Ecosystems and People” draws on the IPBES conceptual framework of nature’s contributions to people. The paper, titled “Nature’s contribution to adaptation: insights from examples of the transformation of social-ecological systems”, concludes that the plurality of human-nature relationships included in the IPBES conceptual framework is “is needed to integrate ecosystem transformation into adaptation thinking and action while engaging a diversity of actors with differing world views.” The authors accordingly frame “the capacity of ecosystems under climate change to enable future human needs under the IPBES framework of nature’s contributions to people” and “introduce the concept of Nature’s Contribution to Adaptation (NCA) as a means to operationalise transformative adaptation, emphasising the need to create options for society to transform under ecosystem transformation.”
 New/changed research project Website Full article in Ecosystems and People Full article in Ecosystems and People https://slack-redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandfonline.com%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1080%2F26395916.2020.1754919 2020-04-07 Global private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull UBC Study Expands on IPBES Global Assessment Examining how Indigenous -Managed Lands Help Species Survive English (396) A study from the University of British Columbia (UBC) expanded on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment Report, examining how Indigenous-managed lands “play a critical role in helping species survive” using land and species data from 3 countries. New/changed research project Website https://news.ubc.ca/2019/07/31/biodiversity-highest-on-indigenous-managed-lands/#:~:text=The%20researchers%20analyzed%20land%20and,co%2Dmanaged%20by%20Indigenous%20communities. https://news.ubc.ca/2019/07/31/biodiversity-highest-on-indigenous-managed-lands/#:~:text=The%20researchers%20analyzed%20land%20and,co%2Dmanaged%20by%20Indigenous%20communities. 2019-07-31 Global Cross-regional Australia, Brazil, Canada private Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Study Synthesizes Knowledge Gaps in IPBES Regional Assessments English (396) A study in “Nature Sustainability” examines knowledge gaps in the IPBES Regional Assessments. The authors explain that “to guide research that better informs policy and practice, we systematically synthesize knowledge gaps from recent assessments of four regions of the globe and three key themes by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. We assess their relevance to global sustainability goals and trace their evolution relative to those identified in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.”
 New article Website Link to article in Nature Sustainability Link to article in Nature Sustainability https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0412-1 2019-10-28 Multi-organizational/network private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Study on Vulnerability to Climate Change of Islands and Its Impact on Tree Life Cites IPBES English (396) A study titled “Vulnerability to climate change of islands worldwide and its impact on the tree of life,” published in the journal “Nature” incorporates the concepts of Nature's Contributions and aims to provide useful insight for IPBES-related works on the topic of phylogenetic diversity. The study highlights that in the Global Assessment, “PD is now recognised as a key indicator of one of “Nature’s Contributions to People” and notes that this study “contributes to issues of global relevance as defined in the policies of the IPCC and the IPBES.”
 New article Website Link to article in Nature Link to article in Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-51107-x 2019-10-09 Multi-organizational/network private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 14/09/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Multiple IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in French Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB) Report on French Actions in Light of IPBES Findings French (397) A synthesis report from the French Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB) detailing options for action in light of IPBES findings cited, among others, the IPBES Assessment Report Scenarios and Models, Pollination Assessment, Regional Assessment for European and Central Asia Global Assessment and Invasive Species Assessment. New/changed action/initiative Website FRB Report FRB Report https://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FRB-methode-synthese-Cos-Ipbes.pdf 2020-10-23 National Europe and Central Asia France public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Workshop on development of a new national park in the Netherlands used scenario framework building on IPBES approach Dutch (425) A workshop focused on the development of a new national park in the Netherlands used a scenario framework building on the Nature Futures Framework developed by IPBES scenarios and models experts, particularly the IPBES task force on scenarios and models.
 New/changed idea Website Link to article in Stockholm Resilience Center Link to article in Stockholm Resilience Center https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2019-10-12-building-a-national-park-for-the-future.html 2020-06-01 National Europe and Central Asia Netherlands (Kingdom of the) public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 05/10/2022 Fernando Neda Researcher Uses IPBES Findings in Working Paper on Climate Attribution Science & Endangered Species Act English (396) According to the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment, there are presently an estimated one million species that are in danger of going extinct, with climate change playing a significant role in the risk's escalation. Recent studies on the detection and attribution of climate change, which look at how anthropogenic climate change is currently affecting our planet, have shown that habitats and species are already suffering from phenomena like rising land and water temperatures, melting ice and permafrost, sea level rise, more extreme weather events, and other changes in the bioclimatic conditions of particular habitats. Changes in species distribution, phenology, and population dynamics are being driven by these events.

New research by Jessica Wentz, a fellow at the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law, Columbia Law School, uses findings from the IPBES Global Assessment in an examination of how the Endangered Species Act (ESA) decision-making process uses research to identify and attribute climate change. Decision-makers can use attribution science to evaluate the extent to which particular species are already in danger due to climate change, identify general trends in how climate change affects species and habitats, and create better management strategies to deal with the risks posed by the phenomenon.		 New/changed research project Website Climate Attribution Science and The Endangered Species Act Climate Attribution Science and The Endangered Species Act https://climate.law.columbia.edu/content/climate-attribution-science-and-endangered-species-act 2021-10-08 National United States of America public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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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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 Wed, 24/08/2022 Anonymous Colombia Launched its National Biodiversity and Ecosystem Assessment Based on IPBES Methodology English (396) After the three-year's of work, Colombia’s National Ecosystem Assessment was launched virtually on 30 June 2021. During the assessment, 105 experts from scientific, traditional and local knowledge backgrounds came together to articulate multiple scenarios for the trajectory of Colombia’s biodiversity and ecosystems until 2050 and its impacts on people's well-being with close reference to the IPBES guide on the production of assessments. During the launch event, the authors and experts called for an urgent need to shift to better environmental management and stronger implementation of environmental legislation to halt the country’s rapid biodiversity loss. See also: http://humboldt.org.co/images/pdf/10721/RTDFinalv290621.pdf New/changed research project Website Colombia’s first National Ecosystem Assessment Sounds the Alarm for Biodiversity Decline Colombia’s first National Ecosystem Assessment Sounds the Alarm for Biodiversity Decline https://www.besnet.world/colombia%E2%80%99s-first-national-ecosystem-assessment-sounds-alarm-biodiversity-decline 2021-06-30 National Americas Colombia public Yuko Kurauchi UNDP Policy Specialist IPBES Observer
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Global Assessment Cited in WWF 'Act on Nature' Call to World Leaders ahead of first United Nations Summit on Biodiversity English (396) Ahead of the first United Nations Summit on Biodiversity, WWF, in its call for Heads of State to act on nature, cited the IPBES Global Assessment's explication of transformative change. New/changed action/initiative Website WWF Media release WWF Media release https://wwf.panda.org/wwf_news/press_releases/?859741/Act-on-nature-demand-hundreds-of-organisations-in-unprecedented-call-to-world-leaders 2020-09-18 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 31/10/2022 Fernando Neda Scientists Commend IPBES Global Assessment But Call for Broader Conservation Science and Policy for Ecosystem Services and Nature's Contributions to People English (396) An academic article published in the peer-reviewed journal 'Biological Conservation' argues that key players such as IPBES "continue to prioritise human wellbeing above all else" and that "this prioritisation may stem from an anthropocentric culture that typically considers humans to be separate from and of greater value than other species." Scientists point out that more is needed "than merely technical advances or policies that remain mired in anthropocentric assumptions"and they call for "fundamental changes in how we view and value nature and other species."

Referring to the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the authors call the report "commendable for attempting to include a wider range of environmental worldviews and values as a basis for biodiversity conservation". Authors emphasize, however, "that its approach remains human-centered. Non-human species are still valued only instrumentally, in terms of what they can provide for us." For this, the scientists request a "shift towards ecocentrism, a moral point of view in which every species and ecosystem type is seen as having intrinsic value."		 New/changed research project Website “Nature's contributions to people” and peoples' moral obligations to nature “Nature's contributions to people” and peoples' moral obligations to nature https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320722001252 2022-06-01 Global public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA 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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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull Article Cites IPBES Pandemics Report to Argue Against Possible US Government Approvals for Logging Hundreds of Acres of Old-Growth Forest in Montana English (396) An article by US news advocacy organisation, Turthout, uses the findings of the IPBES workshop report on biodiversity and pandemics to argue against possible approval by the US Forest Service of the "Black Ram Project" that would authorise commercial harvesting on more than 3,900 acres in the Kootenai National Forest in Montana, including the clear-cutting of at least 579 acres of trees that are hundreds of years old. New article Website Biden May Approve Logging an Old-Growth Forest, Heightening Climate Risks Biden May Approve Logging an Old-Growth Forest, Heightening Climate Risks https://truthout.org/articles/biden-may-approve-logging-an-old-growth-forest-heightening-climate-risks/ 2021-03-02 State/Provincial Americas United States of America Montana public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Article Reflects on the Knowledge Systems Approach of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute in Relation to IPBES Conceptual Framework English (396) An article from the Alexander von Humboldt Institute reflects on the institute’s Knowledge Systems Approach and how it works in relation to the IPBES conceptual framework. The authors are particularly interested in the way in which IPBES understands Indigenous and local knowledge.
New article Website Article from the Humboldt Institute Article from the Humboldt Institute https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Frevistas.humboldt.org.co%2Findex.php%2FBEP%2Farticle%2Fview%2F756 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Article from EU Parliament Highlights Global Assessment Finding English (396) An article from the Parliament of the European Parliament highlighted the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity, underpinning the article's call to action. The article explored the importance of biodiversity, the dangers of biodiversity loss and actions currently being undertaken by the EU Parliament to protect nature.
 New article Website Link to EU Parliament website Link to EU Parliament website https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20200109STO69929/biodiversity-loss-what-is-causing-it-and-why-is-it-a-concern 2020-05-25 Regional Europe and Central Asia European Union public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Opinion Article Draws on IPBES Global Assessment to Explain Why Biodiversity Brings Investors Returns German (435) An article in Börse Online draws extensively on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment to explain why biodiversity brings investors returns. The author, Sonia Fasolo, explains that “taking into account "Socially Responsible Investment", i.e. environmental and social aspects, pays off for investors as well as for companies.”
 New article Website Link to opinion article Link to opinion article https://www.boerse-online.de/nachrichten/meinungen/thema-nachhaltigkeit-warum-biodiversitaet-anlegern-rendite-bringt-1028602715 2019-10-25 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia Germany private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Article in Nature Cites Global Assessment Findings, Arguing That Scientists Should Join Civil Disobedience English (396) An article in the publication “Nature, Ecology and Evolution” draws on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment as evidence of nature’s dangerous decline. In the article, titled “Scientists must act on our own warnings to humanity,” Charlie J. Gardner and Claire F. R. Wordley highlight the Global Assessment finding that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. The authors argue that scientists should “should join civil disobedience movements to fight these unprecedented crises” of climate change and biodiversity loss.
 New article Website Article in Nature, Ecology and Evolution Article in Nature, Ecology and Evolution https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-019-0979-y 2019-09-02 Global private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn