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378 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Following IPBES Social Media Post, Tiny House Bristol Group Examines Policy/Action for 'Urban Forests' English (396) Following an IPBES social media post about the 'Miyawaki method' of creating pocket forests in urban spaces, the Tiny House Bristol group announced that they were looking into implementing the option for policy/action in Bristol. New/changed action/initiative Website Tweet Tweet https://twitter.com/TinyHouseBris/status/1306151359436201985?s=20 2020-09-16 City/Community Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
379 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Our Fish Campaign to End Overfishing Cites IPBES Global Assessment in its Call from 300+ Scientists English (396) In a call from more than 300 scientists to the European Commission to end overfishing, the Our Fish group cited the IPBES Global Assessment as their first reason why they were calling on "the European Commission, European Parliament and EU member states to recognise that ecosystem-based fisheries management is critical to the health of the ocean and its capacity to respond to climate change and that fishing limits must be set accordingly." New/changed action/initiative Website Our Fish - The Statement: Ending Overfishing Is Climate Action Our Fish - The Statement: Ending Overfishing Is Climate Action https://our.fish/news/ending-overfishing-is-climate-action-scientist-statement-of-support/ Regional Europe and Central Asia European Union public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
380 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency Synthesis Report Takes Up IPBES Global Assessment Findings, with Implications for a Dutch Context English (396) The Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) published a synthesis report of global environmental assessments. While the report does mention all IPBES assessment reports, only the IPBES Global Assessment is covered within the scope of this report. New/changed action/initiative Website PBL Report PBL Report https://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/lessons-from-global-environmental-assessments-0 2020-09-14 National Europe and Central Asia Netherlands (Kingdom of the) public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
381 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Citing IPBES Global Assessment, the Greens/European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament calls for 'Radical Transformation' of Agricultural Systems English (396) The Greens/European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament, citing the IPBES Global Assessment, have called for 'radical transformation' of agricultural systems, particularly with regards to the EU Common Agricultural Policy. New/changed action/initiative Website Greens/EFA Article Greens/EFA Article https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/news/radical-transformation-of-our-agricultural-system-needed-not-gmos/ 2020-09-09 Regional Europe and Central Asia European Union public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
382 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Inspired by IPBES Pollination Assessment, USAID Office of Forestry and Biodiversity Publishes "The Importance of Wild Pollinators for Food Security and Nutrition" English (396) Inspired by the IPBES Assessment Report on Pollinators, Pollination and Food Production, the USAID Office of Forestry and Biodiversity has published a report on "The Importance of Wild Pollinators for Food Security and Nutrition", which focuses particularly on "the contributions of wild pollinators to each of the three 2016 United States Government Global Food Security Strategy objectives." New/changed action/initiative Website US AID Report US AID Report https://biodiversitylinks.org/projects/completed-projects/bridge/resources/wild-pollinators-food-security-and-nutrition.pdf/view 2020-09-09 National Americas United States of America public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
383 Wed, 28/09/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Evidence and Experts Featured Prominently in BBC1 David Attenborough Documentary, 'Extinction: The Facts' English (396) Featuring the IPBES Global Assessment 1 million species finding as the documentary's tagline, as well as numerous IPBES experts' involvement in the documentary, 'Extinction: The Facts' was heavily influenced by IPBES evidence.

"With a million species at risk of extinction, David Attenborough explores how this crisis of biodiversity has consequences for us all, including putting us at greater risk of pandemic diseases."
New/changed action/initiative TV/Radio Broadcast BBC iPlayer BBC iPlayer https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000mn4n 2020-09-13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
384 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Global Assessment 1 Million Species Key Finding Taken Up By New York City Protestors as Slogan English (396) New York City Extinction Rebellion organizers took to Central Park for a demonstration, with protest placards reading, among other things, '1,000,000 million species at risk of Extinction'. New/changed action/initiative Website News article News article https://ilovetheupperwestside.com/climate-change-protestors-arrested-climbing-columbus-circle-globe/ 2020-09-07 Multi-organizational/network Americas United States of America public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
385 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Citing IPBES Global Assessment Key Finding, Endangered Species Act Caucus Co-Chairs Lead Over 100 Members of Congress in Opposing Trump Administration's Proposal to Weaken the Endangered Species Act English (396) In a media release citing the IPBES Global Assessment key finding that 1 million species risk extinction, the, Endangered Species Act Caucus Co-Chairs announced they were leading more than 100 Members of Congress in opposing the Trump Administration's proposal to weaken the U.S. Endangered Species Act. New/changed action/initiative Website Debbie Dingell Media Release Debbie Dingell Media Release https://debbiedingell.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2684 2020-09-04 National Americas United States of America public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
386 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Fellow Publishes Opinion Editorial on "Ecosystem service valuation versus using IPBES 's NCP framework for maximizing post-spill recovery and use of compensation" French (397) Writing for l'express in Mauritius, Dr. Pricilla Iranah, an IPBES Fellow, published an opinion editorial on "Ecosystem service valuation versus using IPBES 's NCP framework for maximizing post-spill recovery and use of compensation." New/changed action/initiative Print Article Tweet Tweet https://twitter.com/iranahpris/status/1300853241249329152?s=12 2020-09-01 National Africa Mauritius public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
387 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Subnational and Local Governments in 'Edinburgh Declaration on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework' Call for Transformative Change English (396) Citing the IPBES Global Assessment in numerous places, a grouping of subnational and local governments in the 'Edinburgh Declaration on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework' call for, among other things, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to "bring about transformative change, as outlined in the IPBES Global Assessment Report, in order to halt biodiversity loss." New/changed action/initiative Website Edinburgh Declaration on post-2020 global biodiversity framework Edinburgh Declaration on post-2020 global biodiversity framework https://www.gov.scot/publications/edinburgh-declaration-on-post-2020-biodiversity-framework/pages/call-for-action/ 2020-08-31 Global Cross-regional United States of America public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
388 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Citing IPBES Global Assessment Report and Its Media Success, Experts Call Upon Biodiversity Scientists to 'Fight Rise of Extinction Denial' English (396) In a Nature commentary, four experts have called for 'biodiversity scientists to fight the creeping rise of extinction denial,' with particular emphasis given to the reception of the IPBES Global Assessment and the new levels of extinction denial theretofore unseen. New/changed action/initiative Website Nature Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-020-01285-z.pdf 2020-08-18 public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
389 Fri, 19/08/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Key Findings Cited in Youth #ForNature Manifesto Addressed to World Leaders English (396) In a Youth #ForNature Manifesto addressed to world leaders and calling for, among other things, 'putting nature at the heart of decision-making', featured multiple key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment Report. New/changed action/initiative Website Youth #ForNature Manifesto Youth #ForNature Manifesto https://fornature.undp.org/content/fornature/en/home/our-manifesto.html 2020-08-13 public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
390 Wed, 28/09/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Following IPBES Social Media Post, Lambeth Living Streets Group in South London Examines Policy/Action for 'Urban Forests' English (396) Following an IPBES social media post about the 'Miyawaki method' of creating pocket forests in urban spaces, the Lambeth Living Streets group in South London announced that they were looking into implementing the option for policy/action in Lambeth. New/changed action/initiative Website Tweet Tweet https://twitter.com/LambethLivingSt/status/1292141833515077632?s=20 2020-08-10 City/Community Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
391 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatns Prominently Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Speech at 2021 National Park Conference on National and International Biodiversity Agenda Norwegian (478) In a speech by the Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatns at the 2021 Norwegian National Park Conference, Minister Rotevatns discussed the IPBES Global Assessment at length, setting the scene for four key ways in which Norway is "paving the way forward."

"- Firstly, the binding agreement Norway has with the EU to achieve the climate goals by 2030 and meet the annual climate budget starts. We must increase CO2 uptake in forests and areas and reduce emissions to get there.

- Secondly, the current global goals for biodiversity - Aichi goals - will be replaced by new global goals for preserving nature and using it in a sustainable way.

- Thirdly , we are entering the decisive decade where we will reach the sustainability goals for the UN in 2030.

- Fourth, the UN's decade of nature restoration begins."

New/changed action/initiative Website Sveinung Rotevatn's speech at the National Park Conference 2021 Sveinung Rotevatn's speech at the National Park Conference 2021 https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/sveinung-rotevatns-tale-pa-nasjonalparkkonferansen-2021/id2834889/ 2021-02-16 National Europe and Central Asia Norway public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
392 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen In Light of IPBES Global Assessment, French Association for Standardization (AFNOR) Develops Biodiversity Standards Approach for Organizations French (397) Sylvain Boucherand, chair of the French Association for Standardization's (AFNOR) Biodiversity Standardization Commission, in an interview about the new biodiversity standards for organizations created by AFNOR, remarked on the key role which the IPBES Global Assessment had in changing the discourse around biodiversity and creating demand for standards such as AFNOR's. The standards are likely to be taken up by many organizations and businesses in France and elsewhere, as AFNOR is a quasi-public institutions for norms. New/changed action/initiative Website Sylvain Boucherand Interview Sylvain Boucherand Interview https://www.affiches-parisiennes.com/afnor-lance-la-premiere-norme-demarche-biodiversite-des-organisations-11830.html 2021-01-14 National Europe and Central Asia France public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
393 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Pandemics Report Featured Prominently in Fridtjof Nansen Institute Policy Brief English (396) In a policy brief for the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway, FNI researchers and analysts incorporated many findings from the IPBES Pandemics Report into their report on "Global governance of health and nature in the wake of COVID-19. Attentive to the role of China and to poverty perspectives". New/changed action/initiative Website Policy brief Policy brief https://www.fni.no/news/one-health-for-human-and-nature-to-fight-pandemics?s=09 2021-02-17 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia Norway public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
395 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Assessment Graphics Used Prominently by New Scientist to Illustrate "Our Impact on Earth’s Ecosystems and Biodiversity – in Graphics" English (396) Figures from the IPBES Global Assessment Report and IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment Report were used prominently by the outlet New Scientist to illustrate "Our impact on Earth’s ecosystems and biodiversity – in graphics."

New article Website New Scientist New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/2268035-our-impact-on-earths-ecosystems-and-biodiversity-in-graphics/ 2021-02-18 public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
396 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Global Assessment Findings Taken Up and Adapted in Guide on "Upscaling Corporate Solutions for Biodiversity" by French 'Enterprises pour l'environnement' Group English (396) EpE, Enterprises pour l'environnement, has published a new guide on "Upscaling Corporate Solutions for Biodiversity", which refers to IPBES findings numerous times, and specifically which takes up the primary drivers of biodiversity and examines how companies can integrate mechanism to avoid or reduce biodiversity pressures into their corporate strategies. New/changed action/initiative Website EpE Report EpE Report http://www.epe-asso.org/en/upscaling-corporate-solutions-for-biodiversity-february-2021/ 2021-02-23 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia France public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
478 Tue, 23/08/2022 Mari T. IPBES Research Informs 3rd Japanese National Biodiversity Outlook Publication English (396) IPBES Global Assessment and other research used to inform new 3rd edition of the national Japanese Biodiversity Outlook publication. New/changed action/initiative Website Summary for policymakers on the Japan Biodiversity Outlook 3 (the Report of Comprehensive Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Japan) Summary for policymakers on the Japan Biodiversity Outlook 3 (the Report of Comprehensive Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Japan) https://www.biodic.go.jp/biodiversity/activity/policy/jbo3/generaloutline/files/JBO3_pamph_en.pdf 2021-03-31 National Asia-Pacific Japan public Ms. Mari Takehara Ministry of the Environment of Japan Assistant director IPBES National focal point [email protected] +81 3 5521 8275
324 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull Citing IPBES Global Assesment the G7 G-Science Academies issue Call to Action on Global Insect Declines and Erosion of Ecosystem Services English (396) 14 National science academies from the G7 issued a call to action and recommendation to all their academies about ways to address global insect declines and the erosion of vital ecosystem services - prominently citing the IPBES Global Assessment Report. New/changed action/initiative Website https://www.leopoldina.org/en/publications/detailview/publication/global-insect-declines-and-the-potential-erosion-of-vital-ecosystem-services-2020/ https://www.leopoldina.org/en/publications/detailview/publication/global-insect-declines-and-the-potential-erosion-of-vital-ecosystem-services-2020/ 2020-06-22 Global Cross-regional Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn