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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Science Advisor and Conservation Science Professor, Dr. Leah Gerber, QuotesFindings IPBES Assessment at Senate Committee EPW Hearing on Biodiversity Crisis English (396) Dr. Leah Gerber, founding director of the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Science Advisor at Defenders of Wildlife, and Professor of Conservation Science, testified at Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing on biodiversity crisis, quoting findings from IPBES Global Assessment Report. Dr. Gerber spoke of a need for agency cooperation to address the crisis, saying “The science is clear about the biodiversity crisis and we have options for solutions." She suggested: "A National Biodiversity Strategy for the U.S. would focus and coordinate government response to the biodiversity crisis.” She called for agency cooperation: "Just as there is great consequence to losing biodiversity, there is also great opportunity to reverse course." New/changed idea Website Capitol Hill Hearing Examines Biodiversity Loss and Need for National Strategy Capitol Hill Hearing Examines Biodiversity Loss and Need for National Strategy https://defenders.org/newsroom/capitol-hill-hearing-examines-biodiversity-loss-and-need-national-strategy?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=newsroom-LeahGerberWebStory-5/19/21 2021-05-19 National Americas United States of America public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Tue, 27/09/2022 Anonymous Catalan Observatory of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity Established to Act as Reference Point for IPBES Catalan (420) Catalan Observatory of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity established, linking the Autonomous Catalan Government (Spain) with research organizations , NGOs and other bodies as a science policy interface. The organisation aims to become a reference point at the subnational level for IPBES work in Catalonia. New/changed network Website Observatori de la Natura Observatori de la Natura https://observatorinatura.cat/ 2022-06-16 ALL - State/Provincial Europe and Central Asia Spain Catalonia public Dr. Lluís Brotons CSIC-CREAF Research scientist IPBES Observer, Expert of a completed or an ongoing IPBES assessment [email protected] 34 618094100
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 Mon, 27/11/2023 Anonymous IPBES experts, among other relevant biodiversity and climate change stakeholders, to train the French National Assembly French (397) 25 scientists from the IPCC, IPBES, HCC and IDDRI visit the French National Assembly in order to train newly elected MEPs on climate and biodiversity. New/changed action/initiative Other Tweet from Le Monde journalist Audrey Garric Tweet from Le Monde journalist Audrey Garric https://twitter.com/audreygarric/status/1536633277544648711?s=20&t=chqputPUJodTC5YUJt5Ekw 2022-06-20 2022-06-22 National Europe and Central Asia France public Tania Sanchis Gimenez IPBES Social Media Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous 130 Nations Pledge to Protect Biodiversity in Gandhinagar Declaration, Citing IPBES Global Assessment English (396) 130 Party countries to the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals affirmed the Gandhinagar Declaration on CMS and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework during CMS COP 13. The Gandhinagar Declaration sends a strong message on the importance of migratory species for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The Declaration cites with concern the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, including that nature and its vital contributions to people are facing an unprecedented decline and that one million species are now at risk of extinction.
 New/changed commitment Website Link to Gandhinagar Declaration on CMS Website Link to Gandhinagar Declaration on CMS Website https://www.cms.int/en/document/gandhinagar-declaration-cms-and-post-2020-global-biodiversity-framework 2020-02-22 Global Cross-regional public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Article Reflects on the Knowledge Systems Approach of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute in Relation to IPBES Conceptual Framework English (396) An article from the Alexander von Humboldt Institute reflects on the institute’s Knowledge Systems Approach and how it works in relation to the IPBES conceptual framework. The authors are particularly interested in the way in which IPBES understands Indigenous and local knowledge.
New article Website Article from the Humboldt Institute Article from the Humboldt Institute https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Frevistas.humboldt.org.co%2Findex.php%2FBEP%2Farticle%2Fview%2F756 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Drawing on IPBES Global Assessment, Municipal Government of Nigrán Spain Moves to Declare a Climate Emergency Spanish (399) The municipal government of Nigrán in Spain moved to present a proposal in its plenary session to recognize a state of climate emergency and take corresponding measures within the mandate of the City Council. The City Council highlighted the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, including that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity.
 New/changed law/regulation Website News article News article https://valminortv.com/2019/09/26/nigran-reconecera-o-estado-de-emerxencia-climatica/ 2019-09-30 City/Community Europe and Central Asia Spain Pontevedra, Galicia public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Workshop on development of a new national park in the Netherlands used scenario framework building on IPBES approach Dutch (425) A workshop focused on the development of a new national park in the Netherlands used a scenario framework building on the Nature Futures Framework developed by IPBES scenarios and models experts, particularly the IPBES task force on scenarios and models.
 New/changed idea Website Link to article in Stockholm Resilience Center Link to article in Stockholm Resilience Center https://www.stockholmresilience.org/research/research-news/2019-10-12-building-a-national-park-for-the-future.html 2020-06-01 National Europe and Central Asia Netherlands (Kingdom of the) public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Thirty JSE-listed companies embark on biodiversity valuation assessments, cite IPBES Global Assessment English (396) Thirty Jamaica Stock Exchange-listed companies, across various sectors are embarking on a process to assess their current levels of biodiversity mainstreaming into their strategies and activities. The companies were motivated to undertake the process in response to the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, according to EWT industry partnership senior manager Constant Hoogstad who said that there was “more than ever a need for businesses to step up their biodiversity game.” The companies are being supported by a World Wide Fund for Nature-South Africa Nedbank Green Trust project team.
 New/changed action/initiative Website News article in Engineering News News article in Engineering News http://www.engineeringnews.co.za/article/thirty-jse-listed-companies-embark-on-biodiversity-valuation-assessments-2019-11-25/rep_id:4136 2019-11-25 Multi-organizational/network Africa Jamaica, South Africa private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 28/09/2022 Anonymous Perspective paper examines how to improve collaboration between ecosystem service communities and IPBES English (396) A perspective paper titled “Improving collaboration between ecosystem service communities and the IPBES science-policy platform” was published in the journal “Ecosystems and People.” The paper synthesizes “reflections from a workshop on how (i) IPBES can engage the ES community; (ii) the ecosystem services (ES) community can engage with IPBES; and (iii) individual scientists can contribute.” The authors “note that IPBES constitutes a great advancement towards multidisciplinarity and inclusivity in ES research and practice” and make key reflections directed to IPBES, the ES community and individual scientists.
 New article Website Paper in Ecosystems and People Paper in Ecosystems and People https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26395916.2020.1766573 2020-05-26 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Anonymous Call for Global Science-Policy Body on Chemicals and Waste References Influence and Success of IPBES English (396) Drawing on the IPCC as well as IPBES' experience and impacts, the authors of this paper call for a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste similar to the two existing intergovernmental platforms. New/changed idea Other We need a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste We need a global science-policy body on chemicals and waste https://science.sciencemag.org/content/371/6531/774 2021-02-19 Global public Dr. Flore Lafaye de Micheaux IPBES Stakeholder engagement officer Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Anonymous French Environment Ministry Uses Global Assessment Finding to Drive Public Consultation on France's Biodiversity Strategy French (397) The Environment Ministry of France has opened a public consultation about the national biodiversity strategy, using the finding from the Global Assessment about a million species at risk of extinction to mobilise engagement. New/changed action/initiative Website https://twitter.com/Ecologie_Gouv/status/1371444327742853125 https://twitter.com/Ecologie_Gouv/status/1371444327742853125 2021-03-15 National Europe and Central Asia France public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Anonymous Pagan Community Newsletter Quotes IPBES in Making the Case that Biodiversity Should be Addressed as Part of Climate Change. English (396) The pagan community newsletter, 'The Wild Hunt', notes that addressing biodiversity as part of climate change is often overlooked outside of science journals and academic forums, and makes the case that addressing the loss of biodiversity and climate change together offers the best hope of preserving more species, the planet, and human lives - including an IPBES Twitter post to emphasize the point. New/changed idea Website https://wildhunt.org/2021/04/pagan-community-notes-week-of-april-12-2021.html https://wildhunt.org/2021/04/pagan-community-notes-week-of-april-12-2021.html 2021-04-12 Multi-organizational/network public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous G7 Ministers Responsible for Climate and Environment Referenced IPBES Assessment in Policy Paper Outlining Firm Commitments to Address Joint Climate and Biodiversity Crisis English (396) The G7 Ministers responsible for Climate and Environment met virtually on May 21, 2021 in London to discuss the joint climate and biodiversity crisis. In a subsequently produced policy paper, Members acknowledge their recognition of the unprecedented and interdependent crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, and referenced recent assessments, including IPBES Assessment, which document that "rapid and far-reaching transformations across all sectors of society and the economy are necessary to tackle climate change, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss". The policy paper outlines a range of commitments to address the crises including a move towards global sustainability, and a commitment to ensure that actions taken will "maximise the opportunities to solve these crises in parallel".
New/changed commitment Website G7 Climate and Environment: Ministers’ Communiqué G7 Climate and Environment: Ministers’ Communiqué https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/g7-climate-and-environment-ministers-meeting-may-2021-communique/g7-climate-and-environment-ministers-communique-london-21-may-2021 2021-05-21 Multi-organizational/network public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 28/09/2022 Anonymous Citing IPBES Findings, Pantone and Tealeaves Call Attention To Biodiversity Threat With New Fossil-Inspired Color English (396) Citing IPBES' finding that over one million species are under the threat of extinction, global colour authority Pantone Color Institute (PCI), in partnership with tea brand Tealeaves, announced a new Pantone color based on the world’s oldest found pigment and meant to draw attention to biodiversity loss. With the "Pantone Color of Biodiversity," they look to support the United Nations Biodiversity endeavor, the World Biodiversity Forum, and 30x30 initiatives to protect at least 30 percent of the Earth's land and oceans by 2030.

Launched on the first day of the 2022 meeting of the UN General Assembly, the Pantone Color of Biodiversity, a bright pink hue, calls attention to the variety of species and ecosystems that underpin the health of the planet and viability of life, and the alarming rate at which the world is losing them. The color represents the evolution of biodiversity and aims to bring awareness to biodiversity loss, a rising global environmental threat. Based on pigments made from 1.1-billion-year-old marine sedimentary rocks of the Taoudeni Basin in Mauritania, West Africa, and discovered by Dr. Nur Gueneili, Pantone’s new color results from microscopic fossils of chlorophyll produced by ancient species living in an ocean that no longer exists.		 New/changed action/initiative Website Pantone and Tealeaves Call Attention To Biodiversity Threat With New Fossil-Inspired Color Pantone and Tealeaves Call Attention To Biodiversity Threat With New Fossil-Inspired Color https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/9/15/pantone-and-tealeaves-call-attention-to-biodiversity-threat-with-new-fossil-inspired-color? 2022-09-14 Global private Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous President of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité presented scientific articles from 2019 that accentuated and expanded the work of IPBES French (397) During the plenary of the Strategic Orientation Council of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité (Foundation for Biodiversity Research), President Jean-Francois Silvain presented impactful scientific articles from 2019 that accentuated and expanded the message shared by IPBES that the populations of many species are declining and that one million species are at risk of extinction.
 New article Website Presentation on the website of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité Presentation on the website of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité https://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/jean-francois-silvain-president-de-la-frb-revient-sur-des-articles-scientifiques-sur-qui-ont-marque-2019/ 2019-12-12 Organizational Europe and Central Asia France public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Following Global Assessment, Irish Wildlife Groups Call for an Independent National Parks and Wildlife Service English (396) In the week leading up to International Day of Biological Diversity on 22 May 2020, Irish Wildlife Groups including the Irish Wildlife Trust called for the establishment of an Independent National Parks and Wildlife Service. Liam Lysaght, director of the National Biodiversity Data Centre, explained that the public awareness of the global biodiversity crisis which led to the appeal was amplified in Ireland with the publication of the IPBES Global Assessment.
 New/changed action/initiative Website News article in Irish Times News article in Irish Times https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/campaigners-call-for-wildlife-crime-unit-over-biodiversity-crisis-1.4256125 Europe and Central Asia Ireland 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
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Qualtiy publishes official response to IPBES Global Assessment Dutch (425) The Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, writing also on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, published an official response to the IPBES Global Assessment. The Minister stresses the importance of the Report and sums up current efforts being made by the government to address the biodiversity crisis.
New article Website PDF of response PDF of response https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/binaries/rijksoverheid/documenten/kamerstukken/2019/10/07/appreciatie-ipbes-rapport-en-aankondiging-interdepartementaal-programma-versterken-biodiversiteit/19223509+IPBES+brief.pdf 2019-10-07 National Europe and Central Asia Netherlands (Kingdom of the) public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Coalition of 90 Associations Cites IPBES Pollination Assessment, Launches Signature Collection to Ban Pesticides and Transform Agriculture Italian (450) A coalition of 90 associations in 17 European countries have launched a European Citizens Initiative (ICE) signature collection to “ban pesticides, transform agriculture and save nature.” The ICE campaign cites the IPBES pollination assessment and its finding that current industrial farming practices threaten pollinator species.
 New/changed action/initiative Website WWF Italy website WWF Italy website http://wwfmolise.blogspot.com/2019/11/coalizione-di-90-associazione-in-17.html 2019-11-26 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia Italy public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Participants draw on IPBES findings in webinar on biodiversity and preventing future pandemics English (396) In a webinar focused on “Biodiversity and Preventing Future Pandemics,” participants cited IPBES findings. ACB Executive Director Theresa Mundita Lim cited a recent IPBES guest article that stated “there may be around 1.7 million unidentified viruses believed to still exist in mammals and water birds that can infect people.” The webinar participants included IPBES Founding Chair Zakri Abdul Hamid.
 New/changed action/initiative Website Summary of webinar Summary of webinar https://asean.org/asean-calls-natures-conservation-prevent-future-pandemics/ 2020-05-20 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn