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# | Operations | Changed | User | Informative Title/Headline (English only) | Language(s) of Evidence of Impact | Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Sort descending | Type(s) of Impact(s) Generated (English Only) | Other impact | Source | Other source | Link to Information – where available | Link to Information – where available: Link Title | Link to Information – where available: Link URL | Other deliverable/element | Start date of 'Implementation' | End date of 'Implementation' | Economic value of impact (currency) | Economic value of impact (amount) | Scale of impact | Region of Impact | Country/Countries of Impact | State/Province | Supporting Document(s) | Is this a private sector impact? | Salutation | First name | Last name | Institution | Position/Title | IPBES Role (If Any) | Other role | Your contact email | Phone Number |
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249 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Research Article Draws from IPBES Global Assessment to Explore Future of Ecotourism in Africa | English (396) | An article in Trade for Development News draws substantially from the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment to explore the future of ecotourism in Africa. The article was co-written by officials from the World Trade Organization, the Conservation Areas and Species programme, the International Union for Conservation of Nature ESARO and the Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated Framework at the WTO. |
New article | Website | Article in Trade for Development News | Article in Trade for Development News | https://trade4devnews.enhancedif.org/en/news/how-can-we-protect-african-biodiversity-ldc-ecotourism | 2019-10-08 | Multi-organizational/network | Africa | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
322 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Article Published on "Building capacity for the science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services: Activities, fellows, outcomes, and neglected capacity building needs" | English (396) | An article on "Building capacity for the science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services: Activities, fellows, outcomes, and neglected capacity building needs" has been inspired by IPBES, with the aim of "provid[ing] insight into how capacity building for the science-policy interface sets preconditions for science-policy relations at different levels and scales within biodiversity and ecosystem services and beyond." | New article | Website | Science Direct | Science Direct | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589811620300094 | 2020-06-01 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
285 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Article Summarizes Findings from IPBES Global Assessment Related to Food Security | English (396) | An article published by Agrilinks, an online hub for agriculture, food security and development professionals, summarizes findings from the IPBES Global Assessment related to food security. |
New article | Website | Article in Agrilinks | Article in Agrilinks | https://www.agrilinks.org/post/natures-contributions-food-secure-future-summary-findings-ipbes-global-assessment-biodiversity | 2020-01-06 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
545 | Mon, 13/02/2023 | Tania Sanchis Gimenez | Business Consulting Firm BSR Uses IPBES Global Assessment Findings to Advocate for Companies to Factor Biodiversity Considerations into Decision-Making | English (396) | An article published by global business consulting group BSR uses findings from the IPBES Global Assessment to advocate that the corporate sector should better understands biodiversity and the impact of business on nature, and how this is factored into decision-making. The articles uses IPBES evidence to back up the idea that the impact of biodiversity loss is such that it is estimated that the world’s current trajectory will undermine progress toward 80 percent of the SDGs, impacting the ability to meet goals addressing poverty, hunger, health, water, cities, climate, oceans, and land. | New article | Website | How Business Can Integrate Biodiversity into a Nature Strategy | How Business Can Integrate Biodiversity into a Nature Strategy | https://www.bsr.org/en/blog/how-business-can-integrate-biodiversity-nature-strategy | 2022-11-10 | 2022-11-10 | Global | private | Ms. | Tania | Sanchis Gimenez | IPBES | Social Media Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
377 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Building on IPBES Methodological Assessment of Scenarios and Models of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Edited Volume Published on "Environmental Assessments: Scenarios, Modelling and Policy" | English (396) | An edited volume overseen by K.N. Ninan, has built on the work of the IPBES Methodological Assessment of Scenarios and Models of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. Ninan published the collection under the title "Environmental Assessments: Scenarios, Modelling and Policy", and included a foreword by IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Edward Elgar Publishing | Edward Elgar Publishing | https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/environmental-assessments-9781788976862.html | 2020-09-16 | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
623 | Wed, 17/01/2024 | Amarys Preuss | London-Based Immersive Art Installation Sets IPBES Data on Climate-Related Species Extinction to Image and Sound as a Call for Action on Marine Species Protection | English (396) | An immersive art installation designed by Director Roland Lane with the support of Greenpeace & Arts Council England uses IPBES data relating to species extinction linked to climate change and sets them to digital animation combining sounds and motion graphics. Using jellyfish as a focal point, the objective of the installation is to call for action on marine species protection. The "FORSAKEN" exhibit is shown in January and February 2024 in the Outernet London. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | FORSAKEN Celebrates The Beauty of The Immortal Jellyfish and Sounds a Sombre Warning | FORSAKEN Celebrates The Beauty of The Immortal Jellyfish and Sounds a Sombre Warning | https://www.outernetglobal.com/news/forsaken-celebrates-the-beauty-of-the-immortal-jellyfish-and-sounds-a-sombre-warning | 2024-01-11 | public | Amarys | Preuss | IPBES | Stakeholder Engagement Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||||
549 | Mon, 20/02/2023 | Tania Sanchis Gimenez | COP15 Immersive Video Installation by Campaign for Nature & National Geographic Draws on IPBES Findings | English (396) | An immersive video installation was created by the Campaign for Nature and National Geographic during CBD COP15 in Montreal Canada, using (inter alia) text from the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment to help highlight the urgent need for biodiversity protection around the world. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Statement from Campaign for Nature on the Newly Released Text of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework | Statement from Campaign for Nature on the Newly Released Text of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework | https://www.campaignfornature.org/cop15 | 2022-12-07 | Global | Americas | Canada |
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public | Ms. | Tania | Sanchis Gimenez | IPBES | Social Media Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||
548 | Mon, 20/02/2023 | Tania Sanchis Gimenez | International Conference on Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss Issues 'Montreal Call' - Invitation to Discuss Solutions for Biodiversity & Climate Change Crises | English (396) | An International Conference on the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss was organized by the 'Collectif COP15', a collective of Quebec civil society organizations under the leadership of SNAP Quebec, in response to the repeated calls by IPBES and the IPCC for urgent systemic changes to the shared underlying causes of the two major interrelated environmental crises: biodiversity loss and climate change. The organizers welcome the progress made during the conference in identifying solutions. The 'Montreal Call' is an invitation to continue this reflection and accelerate it at future COPs, with biodiversity and climate considerations combined. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | The Montreal Call for Dialogue on Systemic Change is launched | The Montreal Call for Dialogue on Systemic Change is launched | https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/biodiversity-climate-and-environment-ef7aacf11dafc6e76242968397587010 | 2022-12-09 | Global | Canada | public | Ms. | Tania | Sanchis Gimenez | IPBES | [email protected] | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
345 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | rspaull | IPBES Tweet on Miniature Urban Forests Prompts London Civil Society Campaign to Investigate Options | English (396) | An IPBES Twitter post sharing a WEF video about "Miyawaki" miniature urban forests prompted the Lovely Lambeth Living Streets campaign to ask it's >2,000 followers where they would want such mini-forests to be placed. | New/changed action/initiative | Other | https://twitter.com/LambethLivingSt/status/1292141833515077632?s=20 | https://twitter.com/LambethLivingSt/status/1292141833515077632?s=20 | 2020-08-08 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | London Borough of Lambeth | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
293 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Opinion Article Examines Pathways to Action Related to IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | An opinion article in “Science Direct” titled “The IPBES Global Assessment: Pathways to Action” argues that the “critical challenge related to the IPBES Global Assessment is how to “disseminate and apply its findings at national and local scales where most policy and management decisions affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services are made.” |
New article | Website | Article in Science Direct | Article in Science Direct | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169534720300112 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
510 | Sat, 01/10/2022 | rspaull | ARD Tagesschau - Oldest Programme on German Television - Publishes Educational Brief on Extinction Based on IPBES Global Assessment | German (435) | ARD's Tagesschau - the oldest prorgamme on German public television - has published an info briefing about extinction - why people should care and what they can do about it - based largely on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment Report | New article | Website | What can we do about species extinction? | What can we do about species extinction? | https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima/artenvielfalt-biodiversitaet-artensterben-klimawandel-101.html | 2022-10-01 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Germany | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | HEad of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
560 | Mon, 24/04/2023 | Levon | Armenia Developing National Biodiversity Strategy & Action Plan Drawing Directly from IPBES Assessment Reports | English (396) | Aremnia is currently in the process of developing and adopting its National Biodivrsity Strategy and Action Plan 2024-2033. According to Dr. Levon Aghasyan, the IPBES National Focal Point for Armenia, and Legal Advisor to the Minister of Environment, the NBSAP draws direclty on a number of published IPBES Assessment Reports, especially the Regional Assessment Report for Europe and Central Asia. | New/changed law/regulation | Other | https://biodiversity.am/en/get-involved | https://biodiversity.am/en/get-involved | 2023-03-01 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Armenia | private | Mr. | Levon | Aghasyan | Ministry of Environment of Armenia | Legal advisor of Ministry of Environment of Armenia | IPBES National focal point | [email protected] | +37494134949 | |||||||||||
613 | Tue, 12/12/2023 | Fernando Neda | Asset Management Company Mirova's Social Impact Strategy Influenced by IPBES Science | English (396) | Asset management company Mirova has pledged to focus on the social impacts of its land investments around the world through a sustainable land management-dedicated strategy. Mirova offers investment solutions that combine financial performance with environmental and social impact. The newly launched Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2 (MSLF2) has the goal of raising €350 million (US$377.8 million) over a four-to-five year period from public bodies and institutional investors. It will invest in agroforestry, sustainable forestry, and regenerative agriculture projects in developing countries. In its April 2023 report, "Mirova for Nature: Progress report on our roadmap in favour of biodiversity #2," the organization references science published in the IPBES Global Assessment (2019) and IPBES-IPCC Co-sponsored Workshop report, writing: "For Mirova, quick action by the financial sector is required well before regulations are enforced everywhere: divestment of impactful activities such as intensive agriculture & forestry, investment in nature-positive activities such as nature-based solutions and activities that reduce the five direct anthropogenic pressure drivers defined by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)– changes in land and sea use; direct exploitation of organisms; climate change; pollution; and invasion of alien species –, but also simulation of corporates impacts to support investment decisions in the absence of sufficient data and engagement with companies to direct their climate fundings towards land-use projects in the context of net-zero commitments." "Evaluating positive impact also requires evaluation of the business-as-usual and sustainability scenario for each of the five pressure drivers on biodiversity defined by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)... Mirova leverages collaborative engagement to encourage companies in most material sectors to accelerate the transition towards deployment of processes and development of products that mitigate negative impacts in supply chain and improve positive impact based on reduced IPBES pressures of an activity as compared to a baseline," continued the organization. "Mirova excludes activities that are most harmful to biodiversity. Globally a few activities have been identified as most harmful to biodiversity because they are the main root cause of the IPBES pressures drivers. Mirova has already published its controversial activity list on the topic of climate change and intends to update it with new exclusions related to land use and pollution, including notably deforestation-linked agricultural commodities, chemicals and plastics," the entity pledged. |
New/changed commitment | Website | Social Impacts Core to Mirova Land Fund as Market Matures | Social Impacts Core to Mirova Land Fund as Market Matures | https://www.esginvestor.net/social-impacts-core-to-mirova-land-fund-as-market-matures/ | 2023-12-07 | Global |
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private | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
604 | Tue, 06/02/2024 | Fernando Neda | Directly Citing IPBES Report, G7 Workshop Agrees on Importance of Measures to Control & Prevent Spread of Invasive Alien Species | English (396) | At a G7 workshop held in Japan from 20 to 22 November 2023, government officials discussed the need to control Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and agreed to strengthen international cooperation on this issue, based primarily on the IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment Report. Informed by an international webinar held in April 2023, as well as consultations with other governments, relevant international organizations and stakeholders held on the sidelines of the 25th meeting of the CBD’s Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), officials agreed to incorporate national invasive species strategies and action plans (NISSAPs) and/or IAS components of the national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) in their respective countries. The G7 officials acknowledged the value of the findings of the IPBES IAS Assessment Report and other relevant outputs of IPBES to encourage IAS-related discussions, recognizing that options exist to prevent the transport, introduction, establishment and spread of IAS, as well as to minimize their negative impacts, as reflected in the IPBES IAS report. In their statement, the officials agreed to: - Promote global, regional, and bilateral collaborations to (1) facilitate exchange of information including data, knowledge and experiences; (2) promote policy dialogue among countries on addressing IAS, including by stressing the importance of integrating biosecurity measures at international, national, and sub-national levels; and (3) develop/promote regional scale actions especially in relation to prevention, biosecurity measures and pathways. - Strengthen scientific research, global databases and information systems, including enhancing decision support tools for identification and prioritization of IAS, pathways of introduction, and sites through horizon scanning, assessment of the magnitude of impacts, risk analysis, and other methods, as well as building evidence and increasing understanding of IAS, their impacts and management options. - Promote outreach and mainstreaming through a whole-of-government and whole-of- society approach by generating awareness and education, working with Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and engaging the private sector, among other notable initiatives. - Among several capacity building actions, the officials committed to using the IPBES IAS Assessment Report and available tools and guidance of the CBD and other organizations to help support their efforts. The group intends to hold annual in-person or online meetings of relevant experts/officials to follow-up on the processes, as well as share information, experience and progress on their work at least every two years, with particular emphasis on progress towards achieving Target 6 of the GBF by 2030. Recordings of the various sessions and consultations are available here: https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/gairai_inter-conf_2023.html |
New/changed policy | Website | Enhancing international cooperation on measures against invasive alien species | Enhancing international cooperation on measures against invasive alien species | https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/gairai_inter-conf_2023.html | 2023-11-22 | Global | Cross-regional | Canada, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
374 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Evidence Presented at Spanish Parliament Commission of Ecological Transition Hearing | Spanish (399) | At a hearing held by the Spanish Parliament's Commission of Ecological Transition on the topic of climate change and energy transition, IPBES expert Unai Pascual presented key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | YouTube Clip | YouTube Clip | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uS4VBqtX_ck | 2020-09-17 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Spain | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
316 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Multiple IPBES Reports Cited in UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Ministers of Environment Meeting Decision on Preventing Future Pandemics and Sustainable Recovery | English (396) | At the 22nd Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean in Bridgetown, Barbados, Decision 4, on "Preventing future pandemics and accelerating sustainable recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean through the adoption of regional strategies for the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems," noted the IPBES Global Assessment, Americas Regional Assessment and the IPBES Pandemics Report. Multiple IPBES Reports Cited in UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Ministers of Environment Meeting Decision on Preventing Future Pandemics and Sustainable Recovery |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | UNEP XXII Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean | UNEP XXII Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean | https://www.unenvironment.org/events/unep-event/xxii-forum-ministers-environment-latin-america-and-caribbean | 2021-02-02 | Regional | Americas | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
302 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Three IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in UNEP Latin American and Carribean Action Plan for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration | English (396) | At the 22nd UNEP Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, the voluntary Action Plan for the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean was adopted, citing numerous key findings from the IPBES Americas Regional Assessment, the IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment, and the IPBES Global Assessment. The document is available in both English and Spanish: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34950 More information about the Meeting is available here: https://www.unenvironment.org/events/unep-event/xxii-forum-ministers-environment-latin-america-and-caribbean |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Action Plan | Action Plan | https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34950 | 2021-02-02 | Regional | Americas | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Comms Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
567 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | Parties to the Antarctic Treaty Issue Report Based on IPBES Science With Direct Policy Recommendations for Environmental Protection | English (396) | At the 44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM XLIV) held in Berlin, Germany, from 24 May to 2 June 2022, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties recognised the important role of the Antarctic region in global climate processes, welcomed the Decadal Synopsis Report on Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE report) by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), and showed concern about the effects and projected changes to Antarctic environments resulting from climate change outlined in the Decadal Synopsis. The ACCE report was compiled by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research from the findings presented in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predominantly, and of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. SCAR acknowledged the contributions of all of those involved in the documents that form the basis of the synoptic report, in particular the thousands of contributors to and administrators of the IPCC and IPBES processes and the researchers whose work was cited either in those reports or in the ACCE report. "The IPCC and IPBES reports form the substantive basis for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean synopsis compiled here. These reports, and their Summaries for Policymakers in particular, should be considered necessary background reading for full information on change that has already occurred, its attribution, and expectations for the future," states the ACCE publication. |
New/changed policy | Other | 2022-05-24 | Regional | Cross-regional |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
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] |