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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull Civil Society Organizations Identify IPBES Research in Letter to Consumer Goods Forum About Ending Deforestation in their Member Companies' Supply Chains English (396) More than 70 signatories, representing a range of civil society organisations, wrote an open letter to the Consumer Goods Forum, citing IPBES and IPCC findings about the way in which food is produced and consumed as a leading driver of the nature crisis - calling on all CGF members to act boldly to halt deforestation, species loss and human rights abuses in their supply chains. New/changed action/initiative Website https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/a-letter-to-the-consumer-goods-forum-its-time-to-stop-the-fires-and-deliver-on-no-deforestation-no-peat-no-exploitation-commitments/ https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/a-letter-to-the-consumer-goods-forum-its-time-to-stop-the-fires-and-deliver-on-no-deforestation-no-peat-no-exploitation-commitments/ 2020-06-22 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull Kering Group Launches Corporate Biodiversity Strategy Extensively Citing IPBES Global Assessment Report English (396) Kering, the global luxury clothing group, launched its corporate biodiversity strategy, detailing specific actions and phases of activity to reduce the impact of it's operations on nature - using the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment to explain the context of these commitments. New/changed commitment Website https://www.kering.com/en/sustainability/our-strategy/care/biodiversity-strategy/ https://www.kering.com/en/sustainability/our-strategy/care/biodiversity-strategy/ 2020-07-02 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional private Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Pandemics Report Cited in Wildlife Conservation 20 Declaration on "Prioritising nature, health and people in an effective and equitable COVID-19 recovery and response" English (396) In recommendations to world leaders at the G20 Summit in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildlife Conservation 20 (WC20) declaration on "Prioritising nature, health and people in an effective and equitable COVID-19 recovery and response" cited the IPBES Pandemics Report.

Signatories include:
African Wildlife Foundation
BirdLife International
Born Free Foundation
Conservation International
Education for Nature Vietnam
Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime
Environmental Investigation Agency
Fauna & Flora International
Frankfurt Zoological Society
Freeland
Jane Goodall Institute
Paradise Foundation International
Space for Giants
The Nature Conservancy
TRAFFIC
WildAid
Wildlife Conservation Society
WWF
ZSL (Zoological Society of London)

 New/changed action/initiative Website Declaration Declaration https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ed9143578f49117cd45d295/t/5fb7bdfafc65646353d94d6b/1605877243161/WC20+Declaration.pdf 2020-11-20 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Global Assessment Finding Cited as a Key Reason "Why Fund Managers Started Worrying About Biodiversity," and Report Cited Prominently For Further Reading English (396) In a Bloomberg Green article, reporter Alastair Marsh attributed a biodiversity-positive shift for fund managers to, among others, the IPBES Global Assessment, highlighting the key finding that 1 million species risk extinction and placing the IPBES Global Assessment Report prominently on the list for further reading. New/changed action/initiative Website Bloomberg Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-13/why-fund-managers-started-worrying-about-biodiversity-quicktake 2020-11-13 Global Cross-regional private Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Following Release of IPBES Pandemics Report, Global Biodiversity Information Facility Announces Task Group to Enhance Research of Species Linked to Human Diseases English (396) In a media release announcing the new task group to enhance Global Biodiversity Information Facility-enabled research of species linked to human diseases, GBIF Governing Board Chair noted that: "By providing access to high-quality data relevant to zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, GBIF can support the implementation of 'One Health' approaches to disease research, public-health risk management and policy responses like those outlined in the IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics." New/changed network Website GBIF Media Release GBIF Media Release https://www.gbif.org/news/j6dXMQP9an4EnREeTT3oi/task-group-to-enhance-gbif-enabled-research-on-species-linked-to-human-diseases 2020-11-02 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull McKinsey & Company Publishes 4 Interventions to Reduce the Impact of the Apparel Industry on Biodiversity Citing Global Assessment English (396) Global management consulting firm, McKinsey and Company prominently cite the IPBES Global Assessment in an article detailing specific changes that the apparel industry can make to reduce its negative impacts on biodiversity New article Website Biodiversity: The next frontier in sustainable fashion Biodiversity: The next frontier in sustainable fashion https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/biodiversity-the-next-frontier-in-sustainable-fashion 2020-08-05 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional private Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Government of Kenya Announces Participation in High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People for Ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework under the Convention on Biologi English (396) Citing IPBES Global Assessment, the Government of Kenya announced its participation in the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People for an ambitious global biodiversity framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity. In a statement during the launch, key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment were cited as reason to make 2021 “an urgent year for action on biodiversity and the climate”.
 New/changed action/initiative Website Nation Kenya Nation Kenya https://nation.africa/kenya/healthy-nation/kenya-part-of-new-global-deal-to-save-animals-plants-3279682 2021-02-10 Global Cross-regional Kenya public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in WEF "The Future Of Nature And Business" New Nature Economy Report II English (396) The World Economic Forum's New Nature Economy series of reports' second edition, "The Future Of Nature
And Business", featured multiple references to IPBES evidence. Namely, the IPBES Global Assessment Report and Assessment Report on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production were cited in the WEF Report.		 New/changed action/initiative Website WEF Report WEF Report http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_The_Future_Of_Nature_And_Business_2020.pdf 2020-07-14 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional private Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Citing IPBES Global Assessment and Pollination Assessment, McKinsey & Company Report on 'Valuing Nature Conservation' Publishes Methodology for Quantifying Benefits of Protecting Natural Capital English (396) Citing the IPBES Global Assessment Report and the IPBES Assessment Report on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production, McKinsey & Company published a report on 'Valuing nature conservation: a methodology for quantifying the benefits of protecting the planet's natural capital.' New/changed action/initiative Website Valuing nature conservation Valuing nature conservation https://www.mckinsey.com/~/media/McKinsey/Business%20Functions/Sustainability/Our%20Insights/Valuing%20nature%20conservation/Valuing-nature-conservation.pdf 2020-09-22 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional private Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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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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 Wed, 06/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, adidas Launches 'Run Wild: 1 Million Runners for 1 Million Species' Campaign English (396) The adidas Runtastic team, for its 2020 'Run Wild' campaign, launched the '1 Million Runners for 1 Million Species' campaign, "calling on 1 million runners to give a voice to 1 million species [threatened with extinction] at the UN General Assembly Biodiversity Summit." New/changed action/initiative Website Blog Blog https://www.runtastic.com/blog/en/run-wild/ 2020-09-17 Global Cross-regional private Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Subnational and Local Governments in 'Edinburgh Declaration on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework' Call for Transformative Change English (396) Citing the IPBES Global Assessment in numerous places, a grouping of subnational and local governments in the 'Edinburgh Declaration on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework' call for, among other things, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to "bring about transformative change, as outlined in the IPBES Global Assessment Report, in order to halt biodiversity loss." New/changed action/initiative Website Edinburgh Declaration on post-2020 global biodiversity framework Edinburgh Declaration on post-2020 global biodiversity framework https://www.gov.scot/publications/edinburgh-declaration-on-post-2020-biodiversity-framework/pages/call-for-action/ 2020-08-31 Global Cross-regional United States of America public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Anonymous Through IKI grant to BES-Net II, UNEP-WCMC supporting developing countries to undertake evaluations of the current state of knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services With IKI financial support and UNEP-WCMC technical support, three countries (Dominican Republic, Malawi and Thailand) have commenced their national ecosystem assessments under the framework of BES-Net Phase II, with close reference to the IPBES Guide on the Production of Assessments and leveraging the expertise of the Sub-Global Assessment Network. New/changed research project Other https://www.unep-wcmc.org/news/three-more-countries-start-national-ecosystem-assessments https://www.unep-wcmc.org/news/three-more-countries-start-national-ecosystem-assessments 2021-02-17 National Cross-regional Dominican Republic, Malawi, Thailand public Yuko Kurauchi UNDP Policy Specialist IPBES Observer, Stakeholder
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull New Report 'Bankrolling Extinction' Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Examination of Banking Sector's Role in Biodiversity Crisis English (396) A new report uses the findings of the Global Assessment Report to map and analyse the role of the banking sector in the global biodiversity crisis New/changed research project Website https://theecologist.org/2020/oct/28/bankrolling-extinction https://theecologist.org/2020/oct/28/bankrolling-extinction 2020-10-28 Global Cross-regional public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull IPBES Approach to Nature's Contributions to People used to Examine Enhancing Synergies in NCP in Landscapes and Seascapes English (396) New article draws on IPBES Global Assessment and specifically the IPBES conceptual framework's treatment of nature's contributions to people (NCP) to investigate whether synergies in NCP exist within socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). The GEF-Satoyama Project (http://www.thegef.org/projects) worked with ten sub-grant projects in biodiversity hotspots, which represent the global frontiers of highly endemic biological communities under accelerating anthropogenic threats. New article Website Enhancing synergies in nature’s contributions to people in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes Enhancing synergies in nature’s contributions to people in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-021-00927-w 2021-03-01 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional Colombia, Comoros, Ecuador, India, Madagascar, Mauritius, Myanmar, Peru, Seychelles, Thailand public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull Dutch Multinational Royal DSM N.V. Refers to Global Assessment Findings in 2020 Integrated Annual Report English (396) Royal DSM N.V. (Dutch multinational with net global annual sales of more than Euro 8.6 billion) includes in their Integrated Annual Report for 2020: "Like every business in the world, we depend on nature and ecosystem services. We acknowledge our role to protect biodiversity, and fully support the ambitions of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. Biodiversity loss is accelerating, and its key drivers are all connected with human activity. According to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Global Assessment, one million of the eight million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction. We address our impacts on biodiversity and natural ecosystems through our Responsible Care Plan, especially with our GHG reduction, water stewardship and waste management programs." New/changed commitment Website Royal DSM: Integrated Annual Report 2020 Royal DSM: Integrated Annual Report 2020 https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/ROYAL-DSM-N-V-6279/news/Royal-DSM-N-nbsp-Integrated-Annual-Report-2020-32579892/ 2021-03-02 Organizational Cross-regional public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull US Members of Congress Cite Global Assessment Reintroducing Bipartisan Bill to Support Highly Endangered Species Around the World English (396) On World Wildlife Day, US Representatives Jared Huffman (D-CA) and Vern Buchanan (R-FL) (joined by 18 other US Representatives) re-introduced the Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Act, a bipartisan bill to support conservation efforts for highly endangered species around the world. Their media release cites the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment Report to support these efforts. The bill establishes the Critically Endangered Animals Conservation Fund; authorizes $5 million per year from 2022-2027; and focuses on IUCN Red-list species (critically endangered or endangered), not including species already covered by other multinational species funds. New/changed action/initiative Website HUFFMAN, BUCHANAN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO ADDRESS WORLD EXTINCTION CRISIS HUFFMAN, BUCHANAN INTRODUCE BIPARTISAN BILL TO ADDRESS WORLD EXTINCTION CRISIS https://huffman.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/on-world-wildlife-day-huffman-buchanan-introduce-bipartisan-bill-to-address-world-extinction-crisis 2021-03-03 USD 30000000 Global Cross-regional United States of America public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull Citing Global Assessment Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) Publishes Common Ground Paper on Paving Way to Harmonised Biodiversity Accounting Approach for the Financial Sector English (396) Citing the "shocking" findings of the IPBES Global Assessment Report, the CEO of ASN Bank introduces the first report of the the Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) global alliance, a "Common Ground Paper on Paving Way to Harmonised Biodiversity Accounting Approach for the Financial Sector". New/changed commitment Website Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) https://pbafglobal.com/about-pbaf 2020-09-01 Global Cross-regional public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 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 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