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433 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Anonymous | Walmart Quotes IPBES Pollination Assessment - Committing to Promote U.S. Pollinator Health | English (396) | In 2020 Walmart committed to becoming a regenerative company. In April 2021, quoting several findings from IPBES Pollination Assessment, Walmart U.S. debuted a policy to protect US pollinators. They have also taken steps to protect and restore natural resources involved in the production of their goods, and aims to help protect, manage, or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030. See also: https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2021/04/13/restoring-pollinator-habitats-is-key-to-feeding-the-future | New/changed commitment | Website | Walmart establishes policy to protect pollinators | Walmart establishes policy to protect pollinators | https://www.grocerydive.com/news/walmart-establishes-policy-to-protect-pollinators/598371/ | 2021-04-13 | National | Americas | United States of America |
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private | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
449 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Study Cites IPBES Assessment in Making the Case for a New Narrative in Addressing the Risk of the Emergence of Zoonoses | English (396) | Author Thijs Kuiken supports the IPBES assessment that 2030 goals for conserving and sustainably using nature and achieving sustainability can only be achieved through transformative changes across economic, social, political and technological factors. Kuiken argues along the same lines that in the global efforts to reduce the risk of emerging zoonoses, the current anthrocentric narrative must be replaced with a new ecocentric narrative that promotes a sustainable way of living, one where human are an integral part of nature and balance our needs with those of other living species. | New/changed idea | Print Article | Implications of Transformative Changes for Research on Emerging Zoonoses | Implications of Transformative Changes for Research on Emerging Zoonoses | 2021-05-27 | Cross-regional |
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public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
481 | Wed, 24/08/2022 | Anonymous | EUR 50 Million Nature for Health (N4H) Initiative on Preventing Pandemics Launched Based Partly on IPBES Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics | English (396) | Through an initial contribution of EUR 50 million from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) via Germany's International Climate Initiative (IKI), the Nature for Health (N4H) Initiative has been launched to prevent future pandemics by fostering locally developed and integrated approaches to secure the health of people, animals and the environment. The initiative was partly based on the findings of the IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics, and was mentioned by Minister Steffie Lemke at the opening ceremony of #IPBES9 in Bonn in July 2022. N4H brings together the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and EcoHealth Alliance. | New/changed action/initiative | Other | 2022-08-23 | USD | 50000000 | Global |
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public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
561 | Wed, 19/04/2023 | Anonymous | Nordic Council of Ministers Employs IPBES Findings in New Proposal on Dietary Guidelines | English (396) | In 2016, the Nordic Council of Ministers took the initiative to update the scientific foundation for national nutrient recommendations and dietary guidelines in Nordic and Baltic countries. A draft of the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations (NNR) 2023 was developed and launched for public consultation on 31 March 2023. In accordance with its scope and mandate, the report assessed the environmental effects of foods and food groups. It states: "The sixth assessment reports from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) (141, 142) and the Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (143) (IPBES) are pillars in the evaluation of environmental impact of food consumption in NNR2023." The NNR project is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) and the food and health authorities in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Sweden, and Norway. As associated members of the Nordic Council of Ministers, health authorities from Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were invited to participate in the NNR Committee with one observer each. |
New/changed policy | Other | 2023-03-31 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
210 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment cited in Scottish Environmental Strategy | English (396) | The Scottish government cites the IPBES Global Assessment multiple times in the Environmental Strategy for Scotland: Vision and Outcomes, published 25 February 2020. The strategy seeks to respond to the biodiversity crisis and global decline in nature illustrated in the Assessment. |
New/changed commitment | Website | Overview of the Environment Strategy for Scotland’s long-term vision and supporting outcomes | Overview of the Environment Strategy for Scotland’s long-term vision and supporting outcomes | https://www.gov.scot/publications/environment-strategy-scotland-vision-outcomes/ | 2020-02-25 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Scotland | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
226 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Evaluation of SDG Progress in IPBES Global Assessment used in new article on "SDG-Based Sustainability Assessment Methodology for Innovations in the Field of Urban Surfaces" | Citing the IPBES Global Assessment's evaluation of progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, Henzler et al. published their open-access article on "SDG-Based Sustainability Assessment Methodology for Innovations in the Field of Urban Surfaces" in the MDPI journal Sustainability 1 June 2020. | New article | Website | MDPI Sustainability | MDPI Sustainability | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/11/4466/htm | Global | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES Secretariat | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||||
242 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Extinction Rebellion Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Event Description of Funeral March Protest | English (396) | To raise awareness about and protest climate change and biodiversity loss, an Extinction Rebellion group in Cambridge held a funeral march through Cambridge city centre, explaining that they are “grieving for all life on earth, from those that have died to those lives that will be lost in the future as the climate and ecological crisis accelerates.” As part of the event description, the group included 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.cambridge-news.co.uk/news/cambridge-news/live-extinction-rebellion-cambridge-protest-16998325 | 2019-09-28 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Cambridgeshire | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
258 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Guerlain partners with UNESCO to train beekeepers, help pollinators and implement IPBES pathways | English (396) | The company Guerlain has partnered with UNESCO to train new beekeepers, create beekeeping affiliates across the world and measure the benefits of the pollination in the biosphere reserves. The five-year program will become a part of the UNESCO-MAB and LVMH partnership. As part of the program, Guerlain seeks to measure “the benefits of the pollination in the local ecosystems to implement the recommendations of the IPBES’ report.” |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Article in Happi | Article in Happi | https://www.happi.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2019-10-18/guerlain-partners-with-unesco-to-save-bees/ | 2019-10-21 | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
274 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Research Article on Values Held by Children Towards Forest Ecosystems Cites IPBES | English (396) | A research article titled “Values held by Swedish primary school students towards forest ecosystems and the relevance for a nature’s contributions to people approach,” published in the journal “Ecosystems and People,” draws extensively on IPBES’s concept of Nature’s Contributions to People. The article’s findings “support the approach taken by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in incorporating diverse forms of value into valuation methods, as well as by taking a mixed-methods approach.” |
New/changed research project | Website | Link to article in “Ecosystems and People” | Link to article in “Ecosystems and People” | https://tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26395916.2019.1687585 | 2019-11-17 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Sweden | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
290 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment Inspires Online Art Challenge | English (396) | Inspired by the IPBES Global Assessment finding that one million species are at risk of extinction, an artist has launched a social media challenge for artists to raise awareness about biodiversity loss by posting artwork that features threatened plant species, animal species, and/or endangered habitats. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Challenge website | Challenge website | https://www.1milliontomiss.com/ | 2020-09-06 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
354 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
434 | Thu, 21/10/2021 | Anonymous | Walmart U.S. Announces New Pollinator Commitments, Pointing to IPBES Pollination Assessment | English (396) | Walmart U.S. points to IPBES Assessment Report on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production in their announcement that new pollinator commitments will be taken up to improve pollinator health and biodiversity in the regions in which they operate. These new commitments serve as the largest pollinator health effort from a U.S. grocery retailer to-date, aiming to reduce several pollinator threats through promoting integrated pest management practices and improving and expanding pollinator habitats. |
New/changed commitment | Website | Restoring Pollinator Habitats is Key to Feeding the Future | Restoring Pollinator Habitats is Key to Feeding the Future | https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2021/04/13/restoring-pollinator-habitats-is-key-to-feeding-the-future | 2021-04-13 | National | Americas |
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private | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
450 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Non-Profit Art Project 1M:1M Founded in Response to IPBES Assessment About Sixth Mass Extinction | English (396) | Non-profit 1M:1M (One Million One Month) is an art project that came into existence in reaction to the findings in IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. Founder and Mexican illustrator Lore Mondragón aims to raise awareness about endangered and at-risk species through art submissions to their Instagram page. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | One Million One Month | One Million One Month | https://onemilliononemonth.com/home | 2021-05-21 | Individual | private | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
530 | Mon, 24/10/2022 | Anonymous | Is Genetic Variation Lower in Insular Species Populations? Researchers Use IPBES Approach to Conduct Quantitative Literature Review | English (396) | Researchers undertook a quantitative assessment of the genetic properties of small and isolated populations considered to fall into the “insular” category. The 2019 IPBES Global Assessment emphasized the importance of formal consideration of ecosystems considered to be “insular” due to their inherent vulnerability. These insular populations are expected to suffer from lower levels of genetic diversity, particularly when they are small, and scientists undertaking this research intended to find this out. The researchers concluded that “insularity had relatively minor effects on genetic diversity within and among populations, which points to the more important role of other factors in shaping evolutionary processes…insularity influenced genetic diversity in a study system when genetic diversity was high even in non-insular populations of the same study system—suggesting an important role for the scope’ of influences on genetic diversity.” |
New/changed research project | Website | Effects of insularity on genetic diversity within and among natural populations | Effects of insularity on genetic diversity within and among natural populations | https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/ece3.8887 | 2022-04-15 | Global | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
211 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Convention on Migratory Species Reaffirms Importance of Strengthening Cooperation with IPBES | English (396) | During the 13th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), the Parties updated and reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen cooperation between CMS and IPBES. An official document prepared by the CMS Secretariat during COP outlines methods for increasing cooperation between IPBES and the CMS Parties, Scientific Council and Secretariat and highlights the importance of the work of IPBES for the CMS. |
New/changed commitment | Website | CMS COP 13 Document, Agenda Item 18 | CMS COP 13 Document, Agenda Item 18 | https://www.cms.int/sites/default/files/document/cms_cop13_doc.18.1_cooperation-with-ipbes_e.pdf | 2020-02-22 | Global | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
227 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Microsoft Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Announcement of Funding for Shazam4Nature | English (396) | In an article announcing that Microsoft will fund the Shazam4Nature project, created at the EarthLab by Microsoft Berlin and Fraunhofer CeRRI, Microsoft cites key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment. According to Microsoft, the IPBES findings show that “we need to act urgently”. Shazam4Nature is an “acoustic biodiversity monitoring system that captures and records animal sounds through sensitive microphones, and evaluates the acoustic signals using artificial intelligence (AI) in the Azure cloud”. The project is a part of Microsoft’s AI for Earth program. |
New/changed investment | Website | Microsoft website | Microsoft website | https://news.microsoft.com/europe/2019/08/13/protecting-biodiversity-with-shazam4nature/ | 2019-08-01 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
243 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | New Study on Monitoring Global Forests Draws on IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | Researchers from the Universitat de Leida in Spain have created a network of plots, ranging from Moncayo to Northern Sweden, where they automatically measure the growth of mixed forests. They are studying possible changes in the distribution of forest species. In an article outlining their work, the researchers highlight the finding from the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity, which shows the importance of protecting biodiversity. |
New/changed research project | Website | Article in The Conversation | Article in The Conversation | https://theconversation.com/como-vigilamos-todos-los-bosques-del-mundo-desde-lleida-124012 | 2019-09-24 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
259 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Multiple Organizations Pen Open Letter to Members of European Parliament, Cite Global Assessment in Appeal for More Sustainable Farming | English (396) | Multiple organizations representing “farmers, bee-keepers, cooks, civil society organisations, activists, consumers, young and old from urban and rural areas across Europe” have penned an open letter to Members of the European Parliament. The signatories call for action to protect biodiversity and slow climate change, to create a better future for farming. The letter cites the IPBES Global Assessment as proof that decision-makers must “act urgently and decisively”. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | PDF of letter | PDF of letter | http://www.arc2020.eu/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/GFGF-open-letter-to-MEPs_final_21Oct.pdf | 2019-10-22 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
275 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Chinese Minister of Environment and Ecology Reaffirms China’s Commitment to Protecting Biodiversity, Cites Global Assessment | English (396) | In an article in “China Watch,” Li Ganjie, the Chinese Minister of Environment and Ecology cited the IPBES Global Assessment as evidence that “biodiversity conservation still faces great challenges.” The Minister then highlighted China’s continued commitment to protecting biodiversity, including its efforts to make the CBD COP 15 a success, as well as to integrate biodiversity conservation into policies related to agriculture, forestry, fishery and finance, and to improve international cooperation on biodiversity conservation. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Article in China Watch | Article in China Watch | http://www.chinawatch.cn/a/201911/29/WS5de0b6aba31059f7ac06d7be.html | 2019-11-29 | National | Asia-Pacific | China | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
291 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | German Ambassador to UN calls for urgent action for nature, cites Global Assessment during World Environment Day briefing | German (435) | Christoph Heusgen, the German Ambassador to the United Nations, made an appeal during a World Environment Day briefing for better protection and sustainable use of natural ecosystems. Ambassador Heusgen cited the IPBES Global Assessment which “lays bare the crisis of biodiversity loss.” |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Link to Twitter announcement | Link to Twitter announcement | https://twitter.com/GermanyUN/status/1268911891910443011?s=20 | 2020-06-05 | Germany | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn |