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257 | 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 | |||||||||||||
260 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | In reaction to the IPBES Global Assessment, French President Makes Commitments to Protect Biodiversity in French Territories | French (397) | In response to the IPBES Global Assessment and the findings it highlighted about the state of biodiversity around the world, French President Emmanuel Macron announced a number of measures to protect biodiversity in French territories. Macron announced plans to protect 30% of marine and terrestrial land in France and French territories to protect species. Macron also committed to building a scientific base in l’île Glorieuse and developing sustainable economic activities in its territories. |
New/changed commitment | Website | Video on Emmanuel Macron’s Twitter Account | Video on Emmanuel Macron’s Twitter Account | https://twitter.com/EmmanuelMacron/status/1187066659045040129?s=20 | 2019-10-23 | National | Cross-regional | France | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
261 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | UK Politician Cites Global Assessment in Parliamentary Call to Ban Hunting Trophies | English (396) | The UK politician Zac Goldsmith, who serves as Minister of State for the Pacific, International Environment, Climate and Forests, and Animal Welfare, made a call in parliament to ban the import of hunting trophies. Goldsmith cited the IPBES Global Assessment and its finding that one million species are at risk of extinction. |
New/changed law/regulation | Website | Link to Zac Goldsmith’s website | Link to Zac Goldsmith’s website | https://www.zacgoldsmith.com/news/zac-leads-parliamentary-calls-ban-hunting-trophies | 2019-05-15 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
263 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Joint Declaration of Women in Conservation Takes Into Account Findings of IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | Within the framework of the III Congress of Protected Areas in Latin America and the Caribbean in Lima, Peru, the Meeting of Women in Conservation “Collectively Building the Women’s Agenda in Conservation of Latin America and the Caribbean” brought together 60 women from 14 countries from environmental, academic, scientific, political, social, community, indigenous and LGBT+ diversity sectors. In the document “Joint Declaration of Women in Conservation,” which was formed through this meeting, the attendees proclaim to “collaborate in good faith to achieve gender equality” and formally take into account the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, including its finding that inequalities related to income and gender weaken the ability to achieve sustainability. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Link to declaration | Link to declaration | https://sites.google.com/minkaparaconservar.org/mujeresenconservacion/inicio | 2019-10-17 | Organizational | Americas | Peru | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
268 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Building on Momentum Created by IPBES, French Ecological Defense Council Makes Commitments and Abandons Major Shopping Development to Protect Biodiversity | French (397) | The French Ecological Defense Council, founded after President Emmanuel Macron’s meeting with IPBES experts days after the release of the Global Assessment, held its third meeting and announced new commitments to protect biodiversity. During the 7 November meeting at the Elysée Palace, the council focused on addressing the artificialisation of soils, the conversion of wasteland, the protection of nature and the enhancement of forests. The council announced that it will abandon the Europacity project, a mega shopping and leisure center envisaged in the north of Paris, to protect local biodiversity. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | News article in Le monde | News article in Le monde | https://www.lemonde.fr/planete/article/2019/11/08/le-conseil-de-defense-ecologique-se-penche-sur-la-foret-et-les-friches-industrielles_6018491_3244.html | 2019-11-07 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
270 | 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 | |||||||||||
271 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | US Senator Introduces Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019, Cites Global Assessment | English (396) | U.S. Senator Tom Udall, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples, introduced the Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 to “support the use of wildlife corridors on Tribal lands.” Udall cited the IPBES Global Assessment and its finding that one million species are at risk of extinction as reason for passing the Act. |
New/changed law/regulation | Website | Link to Tom Udall’s website | Link to Tom Udall’s website | https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-gallego-introduce-tribal-wildlife-corridors-act-of-2019 | 2019-11-19 | National | Americas | United States of America | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
273 | 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 | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
277 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Assessments Cited in WEF Global Risk Report 2020 | English (396) | Multiple IPBES Assessments, including the IPBES Global Assessment, are referenced in the World Economic Forum Global Risk Report 2020. Drawing on the Global Assessment,the Report highlights that “the dramatic loss of biodiversity brings serious risks for societies, economies and the health of the planet.” |
New/changed research project | Website | PDF of report | PDF of report | http://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Global_Risk_Report_2020.pdf | 2020-01-15 | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
279 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Article from EU Parliament Highlights Global Assessment Finding | English (396) | An article from the Parliament of the European Parliament highlighted the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity, underpinning the article's call to action. The article explored the importance of biodiversity, the dangers of biodiversity loss and actions currently being undertaken by the EU Parliament to protect nature. |
New article | Website | Link to EU Parliament website | Link to EU Parliament website | https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20200109STO69929/biodiversity-loss-what-is-causing-it-and-why-is-it-a-concern | 2020-05-25 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
281 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Irish Social Democrats Publish Report on Biodiversity, Cite IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | The Irish Social Democrat Party has published a report on biodiversity, titled “Biodiversity: Protecting our Fauna and Natural Habitat,” which outlines the importance of protecting biodiversity and the party’s strategies for doing so. The report highlights the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that the current decline of nature is unprecedented. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | PDF of Report | PDF of Report | https://www.socialdemocrats.ie/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/Biodiversity.pdf | 2020-01-20 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Ireland | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
282 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment Cited in FAO Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors | English (396) | Citing the IPBES Global Assessment, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has published its “Strategy on Mainstreaming Biodiversity across Agricultural Sectors.” The draft was considered and adopted by the Council during its 163rd session in December 2019. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | PDF of Strategy | PDF of Strategy | http://www.fao.org/3/nb349en/nb349en.pdf | 2019-12-06 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
286 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment Cited in EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 | English (396) | The IPBES Global Assessment is cited multiple times in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. The strategy draws on the Global Assessment as evidence of the urgent need to address biodiversity loss and refers to multiple facts compiled in the Assessment. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | PDF of Strategy | PDF of Strategy | https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/communication-annex-eu-biodiversity-strategy-2030_en.pdf | 2020-05-20 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
288 | 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] | |||||||||||||
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] | |||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
297 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Center for Biological Diversity Files Formal Notice to Launch Lawsuit, Cites IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | In the United States, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice to launch a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, alleging that it has “failed to decide whether 274 imperiled animals and plants across the country should be federally protected.” In its official statement on the lawsuit, the Center for Biological Diversity cites findings from the IPBES Global Assessment, including that one million species are at risk of extinction. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Statement on lawsuit | Statement on lawsuit | https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-launched-save-274-species-extinction-crisis-2019-11-20/ | 2019-11-20 | National | Americas | United States of America | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
298 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Anonymous | French NGO 'Citizens for the Climate' publish IPBES Global Assessment Summary | French (397) | The French civil society organization, 'Citoyens pour le Climat' has produced a summary of the IPBES Global Assessment Summary for Policymakers in French as a communication tool in order to increase the uptake of the Global Assessment Report and communicate the importance of biodiversity. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | citoyenspourleclimat.org | citoyenspourleclimat.org | https://citoyenspourleclimat.org/rapports-de-lipbes/ | 2020-07-23 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Laÿna | Droz | IPBES secretariat | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
299 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Citing Global Assessment, the Ministry of Mumbai's Magic, launches a 'Biodiversity by The Bay Campaign' | English (396) | Citing one of the IPBES Global Assessment key findings, The Ministry of Mumbai's Magic, a civil society organization in Mumbai, has launched a 'Biodiversity by The Bay Campaign', which aims to create a movement of Mumbaikars to "lead an inclusive and an active climate debate, to safeguard the biodiversity and green cover in the city." | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Big News Network | Big News Network | https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/266289770/mumbai-youth-and-experts-unite | 2020-09-03 | City/Community | Asia-Pacific | India | Maharashtra | public | Patric | Tonissen | IPBES | Comms Officer | Secretariat: Bonn |