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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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 Wed, 06/12/2023 Fernando Neda Science from IPBES Pollination Report at Heart of New Global 'Trillion Bees' Coalition to Develop Projects and Actions to Protect Pollinators English (396) A new global coalition is coming together with a mission to raise awareness to reverse biodiversity loss and save our planet’s pollinators. To be presented for the first time at COP28 in Dubai this December, the new global coalition Trillion Bees is inviting businesses, organisations and industry leaders to join its mission and ‘Bee The Change’ to help protect the world’s pollinators.

The network aims to be a new global coalition and unified force of science-led individuals, businesses and organisations committed to raising awareness and driving behaviour change to create a world where pollinators thrive, in order to sustain healthy ecosystems and secure the wellbeing of people and nature.

"Over the next 7 years, we’re set to engage and mobilise over 2 billion people worldwide, and aim to raise over $1 billion dollars to support nature restoration and transformative projects to save our pollinators," the Coalition has pledged.

Trillion Bees is a science-led initiative supported by a scientific advisory board of some of the world’s leading scientists, chaired by Professor Simon Potts (co-Chair IPBES Pollination Assessment). The board is currently developing the Theory of Change (a methodology of projects and expected outcomes), which is based on the IPBES [Pollinators] Assessment Report and decisions adopted by the UN Biodiversity Conference COP13, and will be the organisation’s north star for action.

More information is available at https://www.milkywire.com/bee-the-change		 New/changed network Website Trillion Bees Coalition Launches at COP28 Trillion Bees Coalition Launches at COP28 https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/events-and-conferences/trillion-bees-coalition-launches-at-cop28-k34v348a 2023-12-06 Global private Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Mon, 31/10/2022 Fernando Neda Scientists Commend IPBES Global Assessment But Call for Broader Conservation Science and Policy for Ecosystem Services and Nature's Contributions to People English (396) An academic article published in the peer-reviewed journal 'Biological Conservation' argues that key players such as IPBES "continue to prioritise human wellbeing above all else" and that "this prioritisation may stem from an anthropocentric culture that typically considers humans to be separate from and of greater value than other species." Scientists point out that more is needed "than merely technical advances or policies that remain mired in anthropocentric assumptions"and they call for "fundamental changes in how we view and value nature and other species."

Referring to the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the authors call the report "commendable for attempting to include a wider range of environmental worldviews and values as a basis for biodiversity conservation". Authors emphasize, however, "that its approach remains human-centered. Non-human species are still valued only instrumentally, in terms of what they can provide for us." For this, the scientists request a "shift towards ecocentrism, a moral point of view in which every species and ecosystem type is seen as having intrinsic value."		 New/changed research project Website “Nature's contributions to people” and peoples' moral obligations to nature “Nature's contributions to people” and peoples' moral obligations to nature https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0006320722001252 2022-06-01 Global public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Mon, 27/11/2023 Fernando Neda Scientists Use IPBES Conceptual Framework in Research to Address Environmental Discourse and Resource Understandings English (396) Researchers utilized the IPBES conceptual framework as a conceptual tool to examine and update the understanding of resource meanings and knowledge systems within historically non-sedentary societies. Researchers incorporated the concepts and methodologies outlined in the IPBES framework to analyze the connection between food customs, land knowledge, and resource understandings among non-sedentary peoples in Eurasia, specifically focusing on sturgeon aquaculture facilities in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, and Turkmenistan.

"This study’s expanded IPBES model meets the call of the IPBES framework for addressing environmental discourse and resource understandings which naturalize categorical distinctions," wrote the paper's authors.
New/changed research project Print Article What is a resource? representing Eurasia’s pastoral/nomadic development history in the IPBES Framework for reconceptualized resource meanings What is a resource? representing Eurasia’s pastoral/nomadic development history in the IPBES Framework for reconceptualized resource meanings https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/18793665231177719 2023-05-18 Regional Europe and Central Asia public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Wed, 22/11/2023 Fernando Neda Scientists Use Nature Futures Framework and IPBES Science to Explore Desirable Futures for the High Seas English (396) Through a series of workshops outlined in a new research paper, scientists undertook "a futures thinking process that could use the Nature Futures Framework [NFF] as a mechanism to bring more transformative energy into how humans conceptualise the high seas and therefore how we aim to govern the ocean."

Published in the July 2023 edition of the Marine Policy journal, the study found that "engaging with the future through science fiction narratives allowed a more radical appreciation of what could be and infusing science with artistic elements can inspire audiences beyond academia."

The study also references the IPBES Global Assessment (2019) and the IPBES Scoping Report for the Transformative Change Assessment. "Recognising the need for more pluralistic, transformative and positive scenarios for nature, the IPBES task force on scenarios and models developed the NFF for use in research and governance processes that require a sense of what potential futures could be possible, even the more radical," wrote the authors.

"Operationalizing the NFF in the high seas provides a key, timely case study for examining the need for transformative change, the role of envisioning futures, how transformative change can occur and the process of rolling out transformative change. This output could feed directly into the ongoing IPBES assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss and the determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity," they continued. 		New/changed research project Website The living infinite: Envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas The living infinite: Envisioning futures for transformed human-nature relationships on the high seas https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0308597X23001719 2023-05-10 Global public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Scotish Natural Heritage Creates Biodiversity Challenge Fund Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment English (396) Scottish Natural Heritage, the public body responsible for Scotland’s Natural Heritage, has created the Biodiversity Challenge Fund in an effort to support nature-based solutions that address the climate and biodiversity crises. The fund comes in response to the IPBES Global Assessment and “the high-level priorities of the fund align with the IPBES direct drivers of biodiversity loss.” The first round of funding was confirmed in June 2019, enabling 14 projects across Scotland to share a total of £1.8 million over a two-year period. The second round will be implemented during the 2020-2021 fiscal year and has been boosted with £2 million of additional funds from the UK government.
 New/changed investment Website Link to Scotish Natural Heritage Website Link to Scotish Natural Heritage Website https://www.nature.scot/funding/biodiversity-challenge-fund-bcf/biodiversity-challenge-fund-outcomes-and-eligibility GBP 3.8 million National Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Scotland public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous ShareAction Biodiversity Report Highlights Findings of IPBES Global Assessment English (396) ShareAction has released "Point of No Returns - Biodiversity: An assessment of asset managers’ approaches to biodiversity," which highlights the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment as part of its executive summary and overview of the state of biodiversity. The report explains that "the 2019 landmark report released by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) illustrates starkly the extent to which human activity is eroding the world’s ecological foundations."

ShareAction is a non-profit working to build a global investment sector which is responsible for its impacts on people and planet. "ShareAction is a campaigning organisation pushing the global investment system to take responsibility for its impacts on people and planet, and use its power to create a green, fair, and healthy society. We want a future where all finance powers social progress. For 15 years, ShareAction has driven responsibility into the heart of mainstream investment through research, campaigning, policy advocacy, and public mobilisation. Using our tools and expertise, we influence major investors and the companies they invest in to improve labour standards, tackle the climate crisis and address inequality and public health issues."		 New/changed research project Website Link to report Link to report https://greenfinanceplatform.org/resource/point-no-returns-biodiversity-assessment-asset-managers%E2%80%99-approaches-biodiversity 2020-06-11 Multi-organizational/network private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA) Draws on IPBES Global and Regional Assessments in Proposals for Key African Priorities for Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework English (396) The South African Institute for International Affairs (SAIIA) draws on findings of both the IPBES Global Assessment and the IPBES Regional Assessment for Africa, in policy brief on proposals for key African priorities for the negotiaton of the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework New/changed idea Website Key African priorities for a post-2020 global biodiversity framework Key African priorities for a post-2020 global biodiversity framework https://saiia.org.za/research/key-african-priorities-for-a-post-2020-global-biodiversity-framework/ 2020-05-21 Multi-organizational/network Africa public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 27/11/2023 Amarys Preuss South African Reasearchers Apply IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Report Findings to National Context in Support of Sustainability Policies English (396) South African researchers use the findings and key messages from the IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment Report to draw implications for South African approaches tosustainability. The article published in the South African Journal of Science argues that preventing biodiversity loss holds benefits for development and livelihoods, despite policy implementation constraints.
 New/changed research project Print Article The Sustainable Use of Wild Species Benefits Biodiversity and Human Well-Being in South Africa The Sustainable Use of Wild Species Benefits Biodiversity and Human Well-Being in South Africa https://sajs.co.za/article/view/15739 2023-03-29 National Africa South Africa public Amarys Preuss IPBES SHE Officer Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 15/12/2023 Eliska Rolfova Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention to 2030 Grounded in IPBES Science English (396) The newly adopted strategic plan for the implementation of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats - The Bern Convention - (https://www.coe.int/en/web/bern-convention) refers to the IPBES Global Assessment, in providing both the context for the plan and as the foundation for a number of key glossary of terms. New/changed policy Website Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention for the period to 2030 Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention for the period to 2030 https://rm.coe.int/tpvs18e-2023-strategic-plan-final/1680ada084 2023-12-01 Regional Cross-regional Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland public Ms. Eliška Rolfová Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic IPBES NFP (secondary) IPBES National focal point, Bureau [email protected]
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 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 public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Study on Belief-Based Nature Conservation Draws on IPBES Conceptual Framework English (396) Researchers at the University of Greifswald have published a study titled “The Values of Sacred Swamps: Belief-Based Nature Conservation in a Secular World”, which draws on the conceptual framework of IPBES. The results of the study “underscore the importance of a focus on nature’s contributions to people’s quality of life in the new IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) conceptual framework that reflects the importance of socio-cultural relations between people and nature for nature conservation in a specific place (Diaz et al. 2018).”
 New/changed research project Website Article in Research Gate Article in Research Gate https://slack-redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.researchgate.net%2Fpublication%2F340277271_THE_VALUES_OF_SACRED_SWAMPS_BELIEF-BASED_NATURE_CONSERVATION_IN_A_SECULAR_WORLD Global private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Study on Vulnerability to Climate Change of Islands and Its Impact on Tree Life Cites IPBES English (396) A study titled “Vulnerability to climate change of islands worldwide and its impact on the tree of life,” published in the journal “Nature” incorporates the concepts of Nature's Contributions and aims to provide useful insight for IPBES-related works on the topic of phylogenetic diversity. The study highlights that in the Global Assessment, “PD is now recognised as a key indicator of one of “Nature’s Contributions to People” and notes that this study “contributes to issues of global relevance as defined in the policies of the IPCC and the IPBES.”
 New article Website Link to article in Nature Link to article in Nature https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-51107-x 2019-10-09 Multi-organizational/network private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Study Synthesizes Knowledge Gaps in IPBES Regional Assessments English (396) A study in “Nature Sustainability” examines knowledge gaps in the IPBES Regional Assessments. The authors explain that “to guide research that better informs policy and practice, we systematically synthesize knowledge gaps from recent assessments of four regions of the globe and three key themes by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. We assess their relevance to global sustainability goals and trace their evolution relative to those identified in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.”
 New article Website Link to article in Nature Sustainability Link to article in Nature Sustainability https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0412-1 2019-10-28 Multi-organizational/network private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull Study uses IPBES Conceptual Framework to Analyse Connections Between People and Nature in Draa River Basin Southern Morocco English (396) A new study, Social-ecological interactions in the Draa River Basin, southern Morocco: Towards nature conservation and human well-being using the IPBES framework makes direct use of the IPBES conceptual framework to combine ecological and socio-economic insights and analyse the connections between people and nature in the water scarce Draa River Basin. New/changed research project Website Towards nature conservation and human well-being using the IPBES framework Towards nature conservation and human well-being using the IPBES framework https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0048969720380232 2021-05-15 State/Provincial Africa Morocco Zagora public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 26/02/2024 Amarys Preuss Swedish University and Farming data platform conduct a pilot study for measurement of farm impact on nature and biodiversity, citing IPBES highlights of the interlinked nature and climate challenges Swedish (506) The Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences and Agronod - a farm data sharing platform - have developed a new tool in a pilot study making it possible to calculate and report biodiversity as well as climate impacts for a given farm and/or a specific production branch. The purpose of this tool is based on the linkage between climate and biodiversity challenges according to IPBES reports: the study proposes to support agricultural actors to be able to measure their impact on biodiversity and nature.

The feasibility study includes, among other things:
- A review of 16 different international methods for measuring the value of biodiversity.
- Factors that affect biodiversity in arable landscapes in Sweden. Characteristics of the landscape and management methods that affect the nature around and on the farm.
- Factors and measures that affect the value of biodiversity on individual farms.
- Practical example of how a calculation can be done. 		New/changed technique Website New report: Measuring biodiversity New report: Measuring biodiversity https://www.agronod.com/aktuellt/ny-rapport-biodiversitet 2023-12-12 Europe and Central Asia Sweden public Amarys Preuss IPBES Stakeholder Engagement Officer Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 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
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 Mon, 26/02/2024 Amarys Preuss Tetra Pak publishes Sustainability Report FY2022 citing IPBES Global Assessment English (396) The packaging company Tetra Pak publishes its 2022 Sustainability Report in which it details actions taken over the year for responsible sourcing of materials, management of value chain impact on nature ad the implementation of a nature strategy, and water consumption reduction. The company cites IPBES Global Assessment report findings as part of its rationale for the relevance of its action for nature and global food systems.
Main areas of action described for 2022 include nature impact assessment and strategy, sustainable sourcing, water management, ecosystem restoration		 New/changed investment Website Tetra Pak Sustainability Report FY22: Acting for Nature Tetra Pak Sustainability Report FY22: Acting for Nature https://reportalert.info/3blmedianews/?mid=1237106 2022-01-01 2022-12-31 Cross-regional private Amarys Preuss IPBES Stakeholder Engagement Officer Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 bcurley1012 The Artwork of Julie Sperling, Canadian Mosaic Artist and Environment Policy Analyst, is an Emotional Response to Key IPBES Assessment Findings and is a Call to Action for Transformative Change English (396) In a blog post Julie Sperling, Canadian mosaic artist and policy analyst with Environment and Climate Change Canada, cites key findings from IPBES Global Assessment, and makes personal and intimate the loss of global biodiversity through her art. Her loon explosion, titled ”In The Red”, showcasing the quintessentially Canadian loon, is meant to echo the idea of “annihilation”. The title is a nod to the International Union for Concerned Scientists’ "Red List" of Threatened Species, while the loon is hemmed in by concrete, which is an allusion to the rampant habitat destruction that’s fueling the current biological annihilation. Her art is a call to action: "So look into that loon’s eyes, harness the uneasiness, sadness, loss, guilt, rage, or whatever else you might feel, and channel it. I’ll be right there with you, fighting for our existence". Other Expressive arts Website Their annihilation will also be ours: Exploring extinction through art Their annihilation will also be ours: Exploring extinction through art http://sperlingmosaics.com/2019/05/their-annihilation-will-also-be-ours-exploring-extinction-through-art/ 2021-05-12 Americas Canada private Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant - Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Thu, 21/10/2021 Anonymous The BNP Group Relies on Studies by IPBES Global Assessment Report as They Strengthen Their Commitment to Biodiversity English (396) French international banking group, BNP Paribas, has been committed to preserving biodiversity through its financing policies, constructive dialogues with its clients, its coalitions, philanthropy and support for research for years, and has relied on IPBES studies to help structure its actions and understand their impacts. Committed to furthering its position, the Group is diversifying and strengthening its actions as a leading economic player, as well as through collective actions, and has published a Position on biodiversity reaffirming its commitments, its continued actions and its intentions for promoting biodiversity going forward. New/changed commitment Website BNP Paribas reaffirms its commitments to help preserve biodiversity BNP Paribas reaffirms its commitments to help preserve biodiversity https://group.bnpparibas/en/news/bnp-paribas-reaffirms-commitments-preserve-biodiversity 2021-04-05 Cross-regional private Britt Curley IPBES Assistant Programme Management-Communications Secretariat: Bonn