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457 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | UK Prime Minister Johnson and US President Biden Look to IPBES Reports to Guide Joint Efforts to Tackle the Challenges of Climate Change, Biodiversity Loss, and Emerging Health Threats | English (396) | During a visit to the UK in advance of the G7 Summit, US President Biden and Prime Minister Johnson set out a global vision in a new Atlantic Charter to deepen cooperation in democracy and human rights, defense and security, science and innovation, and economic prosperity, with renewed joint efforts to tackle the challenges posed by climate change, biodiversity loss, and emerging health threats. In a joint statement, the leaders voiced their shared commitment to working together to rally countries to strengthen their climate ambitions; achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement; and bend the curve of biodiversity loss by 2030. "We will champion the best available science – particularly reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services". |
New/changed commitment | Website | Joint Statement on the Visit to the United Kingdom of the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States of America at the Invitation of the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson, M.P., the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northe | Joint Statement on the Visit to the United Kingdom of the Honorable Joseph R. Biden, Jr., President of the United States of America at the Invitation of the Rt. Hon. Boris Johnson, M.P., the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northe | https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2021/06/10/joint-statement-on-the-visit-to-the-united-kingdom-of-the-honorable-joseph-r-biden-jr-president-of-the-united-states-of-america-at-the-invitation-of-the-rt-hon-boris-johnson-m-p-the-p | 2021-06-10 | Cross-regional | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
588 | Fri, 17/11/2023 | Amarys Preuss | UK Scientists from Extinction Rebellion Base Protest March on IPBES Global Assessment Findings | English (396) | UK Scientists from Extinction Rebellion advocate for biodiversity action based on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment Report, which revealed that 1 million species are at risk of extinction, during a four-day protest march co-organised by 200 environmental and social justice groups in front of the UK Parliament. | New/changed action/initiative | Other | Going beyond market-based mechanisms to finance nature-based solutions and foster sustainable futures | Going beyond market-based mechanisms to finance nature-based solutions and foster sustainable futures | https://twitter.com/ScientistsX/status/1650465736224022532?s=20 | 2023-04-24 | 2023-04-27 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | public | Amarys | Preuss | IPBES | Stakeholder Engagement Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
554 | Sat, 29/04/2023 | Fernando Neda | UN Secretary General Quotes IPBES Science to Commemorate World Wildlife Day 2023 | English (396) | United Nations Secretary General António Guterres quoted IPBES science to commemorate World Wildlife Day on 3 March 2023. On his official Twitter account, Mr. Guterres wrote: "1 million species are on the brink of extinction due to human activity. We have the tools & knowledge to end this war on nature. On #WorldWildlifeDay & every day, let's do our part to preserve natural habitats & build a thriving future for all living beings." | Other | Advocacy | Website | António Guterres on Twitter | António Guterres on Twitter | https://twitter.com/antonioguterres/status/1631474472329830402?s=20 | 2023-03-03 | Global |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
451 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative and CBD Workshop Highlights Importance Addressing Trade in Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Referencing IPBES Assessment Call for Sustainable Trade | English (396) | The post-2020 global biodiversity framework aims for a transformational change towards the objectives of the CBD and other global biodiversity objectives, including the shift to sustainable trade. The workshop and subsequent report highlight trade as an important part of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework discussions and its future implementation, citing IPBES Assessment: "Trade, underpinned by social values and behaviors, may either be considered an indirect driver of biodiversity loss or an important factor in solving sustainability challenges". | New/changed action/initiative | Print Article | Online Workshop on trade and biodiversity for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework - Workshop Report | Online Workshop on trade and biodiversity for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework - Workshop Report | 2021-05-06 | Cross-regional |
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public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
310 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | UNCTAD cites IPBES Global Assessment Finding That 1 Million Species Risk Extinction in Biodiversity-Friendly Trade Principles News Item | English (396) | UNCTAD, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, has cited the IPBES Global Assessment finding that 1 million species risk extinction in a news item announcing updated principles to promote biodiversity-friendly trade. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | UNCTAD News | UNCTAD News | https://unctad.org/news/unctad-updates-principles-promote-biodiversity-friendly-trade | 2021-01-18 | Global | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
543 | Thu, 09/02/2023 | Fernando Neda | UNDP Kazakhstan Country Office Hiring Consultant to Help Country Implement IPBES/BESNet Principles | English (396) | The United Nations Development Programme in the Republic of Kazakhstan (UNDP) in the framework of the UNDP Project #00097675 "Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) Phase II Implementation of Component I in Kazakhstan" is extending an announcement for competitive bidding. Consultancy services are required "for the development and strengthening of institutional frameworks for implementation of the BESNet/IPBES principles in the Republic of Kazakhstan." According to the Terms of Reference "Through this consultancy, the Project will provide support with the integration of the principles of the IPBES into the national legal frameworks, analyze the required institutional mechanisms, deliver capacity building and facilitate interactions with the local population on sustainable mechanisms for the conservation and sustainable use of land and genetic resources, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from sustainable land management practices." Likewise, the consultant "will closely coordinate with relevant national stakeholders and key national partners to develop and mainstream principles of IPBES into relevant national institutional long-term development projects and policy documents. In the course of this support, all regulations and requirements of the IPBES should be precisely defined and explained. It should be legally appropriate, effective, and adapted to national and local conditions and should be harmonized with other national and global IPBES instruments." |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | RFP-2022-031 Consultancy services for the development and strengthening of institutional frameworks for implementation of the BESNet/IPBES principles in the Republic of Kazakhstan | RFP-2022-031 Consultancy services for the development and strengthening of institutional frameworks for implementation of the BESNet/IPBES principles in the Republic of Kazakhstan | https://procurement-notices.undp.org/view_notice.cfm?notice_id=91715 | 2022-06-01 | 2022-10-31 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Kazakhstan | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
467 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | bcurley1012 | UNEP on Twitter Announces New Webinar on IPBES Assessment Mothodology | English (396) | New webinar on the IPBES assessment methodology and how it can be tailored to support national ecosystem assessments. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | New webinar on the IPBES assessment methodology and how it can be tailored to support national ecosystem assessments. | New webinar on the IPBES assessment methodology and how it can be tailored to support national ecosystem assessments. | https://twitter.com/unepwcmc/status/1430451141637181440?s=20 | 2021-08-25 | Multi-organizational/network | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Assistant Programme Management - Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
428 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | rspaull | UNEP uses IPBES Pandemics Report to argue that a Healthy Environment should be a Human Right | English (396) | UNEP uses IPBES Pandemics Report to argue that a Healthy Environment should be a Human Right | New article | Website | Six reasons why a healthy environment should be a human right | Six reasons why a healthy environment should be a human right | https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/six-reasons-why-healthy-environment-should-be-human-right | Pandemics Report | 2021-04-13 | Organizational | Cross-regional | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
480 | Wed, 24/08/2022 | Fernando Neda | UNEP-WCMC Guidance on National Ecosystem Assessments Based on IPBES Approach | English (396) | UNEP-WCMC has prduced guideline on how the IPBES approach to assessments can be used at the national level to also encourage the implementation of national ecosystem assessments. | New/changed technique | Website | National Ecosystem Assessments to Support Implementation of Convention on Biological Diversity | National Ecosystem Assessments to Support Implementation of Convention on Biological Diversity | https://www.cbd.int/article/unep-wcmc-nea-implementation | 2021-11-23 | Global | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
239 | 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 | |||||||||||||
409 | 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 | |||||||||||
413 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Anonymous | US Representatives Reintroduce Resolution Citing IPBES Global Assessment to Establish National Biodiversity Strategy for USA | English (396) | Citing specific findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, US Congressman Joe Neguse, Congressman Alan Lowenthal and Chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife Jared Huffman,announced the reintroduction of their resolution to create a national biodiversity strategy. H.Res.69 expressses the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Congress.gov: H.Res.69 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations. | Congress.gov: H.Res.69 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations. | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/69/text | 2021-01-28 | National | Americas | United States of America | public | Mr. | Zak | Smith | Natural Resources Defense Council | Director, International Wildlife Conservation | IPBES Observer | [email protected] | +1 406 556 9305 | ||||||||||
446 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Cite IPBES Work in Hearing on Protecting Biodiversity | The US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee prepared the soil for future legislative and budgetary actions on protecting biodiversity, citing IPBES Assessment and calling the report "a kind of alarm bell". Just ahead of the Biden administration's release of its full fiscal 2022 budget proposal, Committee Chair Tom Carper (Democrat from Delaware) called biodiversity loss "an issue on which our committee has a bipartisan record of success" and added that "we must also ensure that the federal budget provides robust funding for wildlife protection." |
New/changed action/initiative | Print Article | Lawmakers seek solutions to biodiversity crisis | Lawmakers seek solutions to biodiversity crisis | 2021-05-20 | USD | United States of America | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
614 | Wed, 13/12/2023 | Fernando Neda | US Senate Resolution Introduced that Highlights IPBES Science and Amplifies Call for National Biodiversity Strategy | English (396) | Oregon’s U.S. Senator Jeff Merkley introduced a non-binding resolution in the U.S. Senate to establish a National Biodiversity Strategy. The resolution would express the need for the United States to establish a national biodiversity strategy to protect species biodiversity. Such a strategy would encourage federal agencies to identify and pursue a full range of actions within existing laws and policies while encouraging the consideration of new ones, as well as establish a new four-year assessment to monitor the progress in addressing the biodiversity crisis. The resolution notes that "whereas the United States should play a leading role on the international stage in addressing the biodiversity crisis, yet the United States... (3) does not have a national biodiversity strategy as part of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services." The resolution references IPBES science published in the 2019 Global Assessment, stating that "whereas recent scientific studies have shown that human driven threats have harmed biodiversity by (1) threatening approximately 1,000,000 species with imminent or near extinction." It also makes references to scientific evidence on the decline of wild species, the need to control threats posed by invasive species, as well as drivers of biodiversity loss. Over 120 organizations endorsed the resolution. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Peter Welch (D-VT), and Cory Booker (D-NJ) joined Senator Merkley in sponsoring the resolution. |
New/changed law/regulation | Website | Merkley Leads Senate Action Calling for a National Strategy to Defend Biodiversity | Merkley Leads Senate Action Calling for a National Strategy to Defend Biodiversity | https://www.merkley.senate.gov/merkley-leads-senate-action-calling-for-a-national-strategy-to-defend-biodiversity/ | 2023-12-12 | National | Americas | United States of America |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
271 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | US Senator Introduces Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019, Cites Global Assessment | English (396) | U.S. Senator Tom Udall, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples, introduced the Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 to “support the use of wildlife corridors on Tribal lands.” Udall cited the IPBES Global Assessment and its finding that one million species are at risk of extinction as reason for passing the Act. |
New/changed law/regulation | Website | Link to Tom Udall’s website | Link to Tom Udall’s website | https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-gallego-introduce-tribal-wildlife-corridors-act-of-2019 | 2019-11-19 | National | Americas | United States of America | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
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] | |||||||||||||
621 | Wed, 20/12/2023 | ana.costiniu | Viet Nam Builds on its National Ecosystem Assessment with Payments for a Wetland and Marine Ecosystem Services Scheme | English (396) | With support from the BES Solution Fund, Viet Nam’s Institute of Strategy and Policy for Natural Resources and Environment (ISPONRE), together with the Biodiversity Conservation Agency (BCA) (under the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment) and UNDP Viet Nam, are exploring the potential for a payments for a wetland and marine ecosystem services scheme. This would compensate individuals and communities for actions that preserve marine and wetland ecosystem services, which for example could include sustainable management of coral reefs, restoring and protecting vegetation around inland wetlands or restoring seagrass beds. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Viet Nam Builds on its National Ecosystem Assessment with Payments for a Wetland and Marine Ecosystem Services Scheme | Viet Nam Builds on its National Ecosystem Assessment with Payments for a Wetland and Marine Ecosystem Services Scheme | https://www.besnet.world/viet-nam-explores-payments-for-a-wetland-and-marine-ecosystem-services-scheme/ | National | Viet Nam | -- None -- | public | Ms. | Ana | Costiniu | UNDP BES-Net | Communications Analyst | Other | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
488 | Wed, 14/09/2022 | Anonymous | Viet Nam Launched its First National Ecosystem Assessment Report Building on IPBES Assessment Methodology | English (396) | Viet Nam’s diverse and vital ecosystems are slowly being pushed to the brink for socioeconomic development. At the launch of Viet Nam’s national ecosystem assessment in early 2022, experts emphasized the urgent need to reconcile biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection across all economic and social development policies to ensure a sustainable future for Viet Nam. The assessment, which began in 2018, is the first of its kind in Viet Nam, establishing a sound knowledge and evidence base on biodiversity, building on the global assessment undertaken by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and IPBES assessment methodology. The assessment helps connect scientists to practitioners and policymakers in the country and will play a critical role in informing policymaking. The findings from the assessment are currently being used for the formulation of national policies such as the National Strategy on Environment Protection (to 2030 and a vision to 2050) and the National Strategy on Biodiversity Conservation (2021–2030). They are also contributing to Viet Nam’s sixth national report to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. The assessment findings will be shared with different stakeholders, mobilizing support and action to translate its recommendations into policy and practice. To this end, Viet Nam is also one of the first countries to receive the BES Solution Fund, BES-Net’s catalytic fund for implementing tangible, evidence-based, on-the-ground biodiversity solutions. This support will go towards building visibility for the assessment and promoting key findings in decision-making. |
New/changed research project | Website | Viet Nam’s First National Ecosystem Assessment Warns of Steady Biodiversity Loss Upending the Economy | Viet Nam’s First National Ecosystem Assessment Warns of Steady Biodiversity Loss Upending the Economy | https://www.besnet.world/viet-nam-first-national-ecosystem-assessment-warns-steady-biodiversity-loss/ | 2022-02-16 | National | Asia-Pacific | Viet Nam | public | Mrs. | Alice | Fogliata Cresswell | BES-Net (UNDP) | Online Platforms Manager | Stakeholder | [email protected] | |||||||||||
517 | Mon, 20/02/2023 | Fernando Neda | Viet Nam's National Ecosystem Assessment Report 2021 Builds on IPBES Global Assessments | Vietnamese (523) | Building on the global assessments undertaken by IPBES, the Socialist Republic of Vietnam produced it's first-ever National Ecosystem Assessment, which it began developing in 2018. At the report's launch, presenters gave a summary of the methodology and results of the national assessment, focusing on the accomplishments and results and how the findings may assist with decision-making. Experts emphasized the critical importance of protecting vulnerable habitats, as well as the urgent need to integrate biodiversity conservation and ecosystem protection across all economic and social development policies to ensure a sustainable future for the country. The report provides useful references for strengthening public awareness and legal frameworks to protect and restore ecosystems. The assessment helps connect scientists to practitioners and policymakers in the country and will play a critical role in informing policymaking. Assessment findings were used to generate national policies such as the National Strategy on Environment Protection (to 2030 and a vision to 2050) and the National Strategy on Biodiversity Conservation (2021–2030). They also contributed to Viet Nam’s sixth national report to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. |
New/changed research project | Website | Viet Nam’s First National Ecosystem Assessment Warns of Steady Biodiversity Loss Upending the Economy | Viet Nam’s First National Ecosystem Assessment Warns of Steady Biodiversity Loss Upending the Economy | https://www.undp.org/nairobi-gc-red/news/viet-nam%E2%80%99s-first-national-ecosystem-assessment-warns-steady-biodiversity-loss-upending-economy | 2021-04-04 | National | Viet Nam | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
231 | 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 |