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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Dutch Parliament Member Proposes Organizing Round Table Discussion on Global Assessment Dutch (425) Tjeerd de Groot, Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, made a formal proposal to organize a public round-table discussion on the IPBES Global Assessment. The round-table would explore the relevance of the Global Assessment for the Netherlands and how the Assessment’s findings relate to current nature policy.
 New/changed action/initiative Website House of Representatives of the Netherlands Website House of Representatives of the Netherlands Website https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/detail?id=2019Z09164&did=2019D18770 2019-05-09 National Europe and Central Asia Netherlands (Kingdom of the) public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 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 public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous UK Politician Cites Global Assessment in Parliamentary Call to Ban Hunting Trophies English (396) The UK politician Zac Goldsmith, who serves as Minister of State for the Pacific, International Environment, Climate and Forests, and Animal Welfare, made a call in parliament to ban the import of hunting trophies. Goldsmith cited the IPBES Global Assessment and its finding that one million species are at risk of extinction.
 New/changed law/regulation Website Link to Zac Goldsmith’s website Link to Zac Goldsmith’s website https://www.zacgoldsmith.com/news/zac-leads-parliamentary-calls-ban-hunting-trophies 2019-05-15 National Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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 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 Microsoft Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Announcement of Funding for Shazam4Nature English (396) In an article announcing that Microsoft will fund the Shazam4Nature project, created at the EarthLab by Microsoft Berlin and Fraunhofer CeRRI, Microsoft cites key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment. According to Microsoft, the IPBES findings show that “we need to act urgently”. Shazam4Nature is an “acoustic biodiversity monitoring system that captures and records animal sounds through sensitive microphones, and evaluates the acoustic signals using artificial intelligence (AI) in the Azure cloud”. The project is a part of Microsoft’s AI for Earth program.
 New/changed investment Website Microsoft website Microsoft website https://news.microsoft.com/europe/2019/08/13/protecting-biodiversity-with-shazam4nature/ 2019-08-01 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull World Business Council for Sustainable Development Publishes Brief for Business on the IPBES Global Assessment Report English (396) The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has published brief for business on the IPBES Global Assessment Report, which highlights the main points from the report relevant to business and puts it in the context of other landmark reports, such as the World Economic Forum’s New Nature Economy report series and the upcoming Dasgupta Economics of Biodiversity review. New article Website 2019 IPBES Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services report - Business Summary 2019 IPBES Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services report - Business Summary https://www.wbcsd.org/Programs/Food-and-Nature/Resources/2019-IPBES-Biodiversity-and-Ecosystems-Services-report-Business-Summary 2019-08-15 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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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 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
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull World Biological Corridor Initiative Refers to IPBES Research in Presenting its Manifesto and Petititon Spanish (399) The World Biological Corridor initiative cites IPBES research about human responsibility for degradation of land, sea and organisms, in its manifesto/petition to build "a meeting space, synergies, alliances, ideas and projects in different parts of the planet that can develop significant advances in the expansion of the world biological corridor" New/changed action/initiative Website Manifesto For a Global Biological Corridor Manifesto For a Global Biological Corridor https://corredorbiologicomundial.org/manifiesto 2019-09-02 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional Spain public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Vietnam Environment Administration Cites Global Assessment While Announcing Project with World Bank English (396) The Vietnam Environment Administration cites the IPBES Global Assessment in an article announcing the launch of a project designed with the World Bank. In response to the Global Assessment finding that one million species are at risk of extinction, the project focuses on conserving endangered species in Vietnam. The Vietnam Environment Administration explains that “the project will be carried out by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment from 2019 to 2022 to protect endangered species by reducing threats posed by illegal exploitation, trade and consumption through multilateral cooperation.”
 New/changed action/initiative Website Article by Vietnam Environment Administration Article by Vietnam Environment Administration https://en.vietnamplus.vn/project-launched-to-boost-ties-in-threatened-species-conservation/160220.vnp 2019-09-10 National Asia-Pacific Viet Nam public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Global Assessment Noted in the UNCCD New Delhi Declaration English (396) During the high-level segment at the fourteenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), the gathered Ministers and Representatives developed the New Delhi Declaration. This Declaration takes notes of the IPBES Global Assessment, which recognizes the role of the land-use sector. The Declaration renews the Parties’ commitment to concerted international cooperation for the effective implementation of the Convention.
 New/changed commitment Website UNCCD Website UNCCD Website https://www.unccd.int/news-events/new-delhi-declaration-investing-land-and-unlocking-opportunities 2019-09-10 Global Cross-regional public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Global Assessment Serves as Primary Background for Scottish Parliamentary Briefing on Mainstreaming Nature English (396) IPBES Global Assessment serves as the primary background for a Scottish Parliamentary briefing on nature and biodiversity in Scotland. The report, titled “Mainstreaming nature - international approaches to biodiversity conservation,” supports consideration of biodiversity mainstreaming in Scotland, by setting out a diverse range of examples of international approaches to biodiversity conservation.” The briefing draws extensively from the Global Assessment and cites its key findings.
 New/changed research project Website Link to online report Link to online report https://sp-bpr-en-prod-cdnep.azureedge.net/published/2019/9/12/Mainstreaming-nature---international-approaches-to-biodiversity-conservation/SB19-60.pdf 2019-09-12 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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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, Report Looks at How the Creative Sector Can Respond to the Biodiversity Crisis English (396) A report produced by Julie’s Bicycle and written by Chiara Badiali examines ways in which the creative sector can respond to the biodiversity crisis and was inspired by the IPBES Global Assessment. The report focuses on green infrastructure, single-use plastics, and the move away from unsustainable sources such as palm oil, with a view toward challenges in the UK and globally that relate to the arts and culture sector.
 New/changed research project Website Link to article Link to article https://juliesbicycle.com/resource-nature-biodiversity-habitats-ecosystems-2019/ 2019-09-14 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Guardian Kicks off Year-Long Age of Extinction Initiative With Article Drawing on IPBES Global Assessment English (396) In September 2019, The Guardian newspaper announced a new year-long series called “The Age of Extinction,” which focuses on biodiversity and “draws attention to the catastrophic loss of species across the planet and looks at ways to tackle the crisis.” One of the first stories published as part of the series is an opinion piece by Guardian’s former environment editor John Vidal, who highlighted the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are now at risk of extinction due to human activity.
 New/changed action/initiative Website Guardian Press Release Guardian Press Release https://www.theguardian.com/gnm-press-office/2019/sep/18/guardian-launches-new-series-the-age-of-extinction 2019-09-18 Global private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous In Light of Biodiversity Crisis Highlighted by Evidence, Scientists Call on US Congress to Fully Fund Wildlife Conservation Programs English (396) A group of scientists have published a letter in “Science Mag” calling on the US Congress to fully fund “wildlife conservation programs to protect biodiversity from severe and growing threats”. The scientists draw on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment and explain that “in light of the unprecedented global biodiversity crisis highlighted by the IPBES, we urge the United States to join governments around the world in immediate action.”
 New/changed action/initiative Website Letter in Science Mag Letter in Science Mag https://science.sciencemag.org/content/365/6459/1256.1 2019-09-20 Multi-organizational/network Americas United States of America private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous New Study on Monitoring Global Forests Draws on IPBES Global Assessment English (396) Researchers from the Universitat de Leida in Spain have created a network of plots, ranging from Moncayo to Northern Sweden, where they automatically measure the growth of mixed forests. They are studying possible changes in the distribution of forest species. In an article outlining their work, the researchers highlight the finding from the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity, which shows the importance of protecting biodiversity.
 New/changed research project Website Article in The Conversation Article in The Conversation https://theconversation.com/como-vigilamos-todos-los-bosques-del-mundo-desde-lleida-124012 2019-09-24 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Environmental Researchers Draw on IPBES Conceptual Framework in Recommendation on How Brazilian Academy Can Better Incorporate ILK English (396) Two environmental researchers, Fronika Claziena Agatha de Wit and Paula Martins de Freitas, drew on the Conceptual Framework of IPBES while making recommendations on how the Brazilian Academy can better incorporate and value the knowledge of Indigenous Peoples and local communities in the Amazon to contribute to the active role of these peoples in governance. The researchers suggested that the Brazilian Academy could draw on the example of IPBES “to bring together governments, non-governmental organizations, universities scientific organizations and traditional communities to assess critically the relevant information about the biodiversity and the ecosystemic services [and as] a consequence…[value] all knowledge systems.”
 New/changed idea Website Interview with researchers Interview with researchers https://mundorama.net/?p=26099 2019-09-25 National Americas Brazil private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Union Groups in Badajoz, Spain Draw on Global Assessment While Encouraging Citizes to Join Climate Strikes Spanish (399) In Badajoz, Spain, the CCOO and UGT unions called on citizens of Extremadura to join in various mobilizations that seek to raise awareness and mobilize action in response to human-induced climate change and biodiversity loss. The groups highlight the IPBES Global Assessment finding that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity.
New/changed action/initiative Website News article News article https://www.regiondigital.com/noticias/portada/316221-ccoo-y-ugt-llaman-a-participar-en-movilizaciones-por-el-clima-este-viernes-en-extremadura.html 2019-09-27 Organizational Europe and Central Asia Spain public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous City Council of Colmenar Viejo Highlights Global Assessment in Declaration of Climate Emergency Spanish (399) The City Council of Colmenar Viejo in Spain declared a Climate Emergency during its September plenary session. In its declaration, the Council highlights the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, including that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. The declaration establishes "a priority the progressive decarbonisation of municipal activity, planning actions and investing in technology to achieve zero emissions and supply 100% renewable energy.”
 New/changed law/regulation Website News article News article http://www.telemadrid.es/noticias/madrid/Pleno-Colmenar-Viejo-Emergencia-Climatica-0-2162483736--20190927104734.html 2019-09-27 City/Community Europe and Central Asia Spain Madrid public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn