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427 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | rspaull | G7 G-Science Academies use IPBES Global Assessment and Conceptual Framework to call on G7 to Integrate Multiple Values of Biodiversity into Decison-Making | English (396) | The Science Academies (G-Science Academies) of the Group of Seven (G7) nations use the IPBES Global Assessment Report and the IPBES Conceptual Framework, specifically the work on nature's contrinutions to people (NCP) to express their view on the magnitude of biodiversity decline and the urgent action required to halt and reverse this trend. They call on the G7 nations to integrate the multiple values of biodiversity into decision-making, and to pursue cross-sectoral solutions that address the biodiversity, climate and other linked crises in a coordinated manner. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Reversing biodiversity loss - the case for urgent action | Reversing biodiversity loss - the case for urgent action | https://royalsociety.org/-/media/about-us/international/g-science-statements/G7-reversing-biodiversity-loss-31-03-2021.pdf | 2021-03-31 | 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 |
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public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
428 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | rspaull | UNEP uses IPBES Pandemics Report to argue that a Healthy Environment should be a Human Right | English (396) | UNEP uses IPBES Pandemics Report to argue that a Healthy Environment should be a Human Right | New article | Website | Six reasons why a healthy environment should be a human right | Six reasons why a healthy environment should be a human right | https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/six-reasons-why-healthy-environment-should-be-human-right | Pandemics Report | 2021-04-13 | Organizational | Cross-regional | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
429 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Anonymous | Nigerian Experts Approve National Strategy on Endangered Pollinators citing IPBES Assessments | English (396) | Under BES-Net, Nigerian experts met in 2-day National Trialogue to implement action plans that promote uptake of IPBES Assessment findings in national policy, specifically on pollination and land degradation. | New/changed policy | Website | Experts approve national strategy on endangered pollinators | Experts approve national strategy on endangered pollinators | https://guardian.ng/property/experts-approve-national-strategy-on-endangered-pollinators/ | 2021-05-03 | USD | 356000 | National | Africa | Nigeria | Akwa Ibom | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES Secretariat | Programme Management Assistant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||
430 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Anonymous | MSIG Asia Increases Efforts on Corporate Sustainability citing IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | MSIG, a leading Asian insurance brand,quoted the IPBES Global Assessment findings as a reason for their efforts to set the protection, conservation, and restoration of biodiversity as top priority in their Vision 2021. It engaged all 3,500 staff from its regional office and core markets in the the Asia Pacific region to shore up commitment to strengthen corporate sustainability while also focusing on protecting, conserving, and restoring biodiversity. For their efforts they won the bronze award for Best Employee Engagement/Internal Communications at MARKETING-INTERACTIVE's recent PR Awards. | New/changed commitment | Website | #PRAwards 2021 highlight: How MSIG got staff to roll up their sleeves in sustainability push | #PRAwards 2021 highlight: How MSIG got staff to roll up their sleeves in sustainability push | https://www.marketing-interactive.com/prawards-highlight-how-msig-got-staff-to-roll-up-their-sleeves-in-sustainability-push | 2021-04-13 | Organizational | Asia-Pacific | China, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Viet Nam | private | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
431 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Anonymous | Fiji Director for Environment Cites IPBES Report Findings at Awareness Workshop on the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework | English (396) | Quoting several findings from the IPBES Global Assessment Report, Fiji's Director of Environment, Sandeep Singh, characterized the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework as an opportunity for world leaders to come together at the 15th Conference of Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to agree on an ambitious framework, which should include its full implementation for adoption as a key instrument to reach the Sustainable Development Goals. | New/changed idea | Website | On the Brink of Extinction | On the Brink of Extinction | https://www.fijitimes.com/on-the-brink-of-extinction/ | 2021-04-13 | National | Asia-Pacific | Fiji | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
432 | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
435 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Anonymous | Cardinal Peter Tukson Cites IPBES Pandemics Report in Vatican-Organized Webinar on Biodiversity | English (396) | Speaking during a Vatican-organized webinar on biodiversity, Ghanaian Cardinal Peter Turkson, pointed to the links between human behavior, the destruction of nature and the onset of pandemics, citing the IPBES Pandemics Report. Turkson outlined four goals leading up to the COP15 conference on biodiversity, which aim to increase protected areas so that biodiversity can thrive. | New/changed idea | Website | Jane Goodall says Pope Francis is a ‘reason for hope’ in the future | Jane Goodall says Pope Francis is a ‘reason for hope’ in the future | https://angelusnews.com/news/world/jane-goodall-says-pope-francis-is-a-reason-for-hope-in-the-future/ | 2021-04-21 | Global | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
436 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Anonymous | Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, Melbourne Entrepreneur Creates a Small Business With a Purpose | English (396) | When Audrey Martin, founder of Melbourne-based small business The Karma Collective, read the findings from IPBES Global Assessment, with one million species at risk of extinction, she was inspired to act. Leaving her corporate job, she created her "business with purpose", partnering with animal charities to ensure her products and collections benefit animals at risk. “At Karma Collective, we know that it’s little things that make a big impact,” says Martin. | New/changed investment | Website | Gifts that don’t cost the earth | Gifts that don’t cost the earth | https://www.ecovoice.com.au/gifts-that-dont-cost-the-earth/ | 2021-04-20 | AUD | 50,000 | National | Asia-Pacific | Australia | private | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||
437 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | BCG-NABU Report Cites Global Assessment Making a Case for the Biodiversity Imperative for Business | English (396) | A joint project between the Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and Germany’s Nature and Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU, the Partner of BirdLife International in Germany), this report aims to highlight the importance of biodiversity as the indispensable foundation of the global economy and human well-being, and invites businesses, politicians, and society to add their contributions. The report cites multiple findings from the IPBES Global Assessment and calls for all stakeholders to join forces in the common interest of preserving biodiversity. | New/changed research project | Other | The Biodiversity Imperative for Business. Preserving the Foundations of Our Well-Being | The Biodiversity Imperative for Business. Preserving the Foundations of Our Well-Being | https://web-assets.bcg.com/2a/f5/e95293214c29877c11251290ebca/2020-09-the-biodiversity-imperative-for-business-final2-002.pdf | 2020-09-01 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
438 | Wed, 24/08/2022 | Anonymous | Colombia Launched its National Biodiversity and Ecosystem Assessment Based on IPBES Methodology | English (396) | After the three-year's of work, Colombia’s National Ecosystem Assessment was launched virtually on 30 June 2021. During the assessment, 105 experts from scientific, traditional and local knowledge backgrounds came together to articulate multiple scenarios for the trajectory of Colombia’s biodiversity and ecosystems until 2050 and its impacts on people's well-being with close reference to the IPBES guide on the production of assessments. During the launch event, the authors and experts called for an urgent need to shift to better environmental management and stronger implementation of environmental legislation to halt the country’s rapid biodiversity loss. See also: http://humboldt.org.co/images/pdf/10721/RTDFinalv290621.pdf | New/changed research project | Website | Colombia’s first National Ecosystem Assessment Sounds the Alarm for Biodiversity Decline | Colombia’s first National Ecosystem Assessment Sounds the Alarm for Biodiversity Decline | https://www.besnet.world/colombia%E2%80%99s-first-national-ecosystem-assessment-sounds-alarm-biodiversity-decline | 2021-06-30 | National | Americas | Colombia |
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public | Yuko | Kurauchi | UNDP | Policy Specialist | IPBES Observer | ||||||||||||
439 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Anonymous | At First Nobel Prize Summit EU President Ursula von der Leyen Says IPBES Work "Essential to Build Consensus Around Our Planet's State of Health" | English (396) | In a video recorded message on the occasion of the First Nobel Prize Summit, held virtually from 26 to 28 April 2021, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, outlined three reasons why, and three ways how, governments need to work with science. First, "we need science to make sense of the world around us. Second, we need science to guide us. And third, we need science to find new solutions to the challenges of our times, and to fuel innovation for a healthy planet." On her second point the President pointed to Europe's close work with the three international panels that bring science to the table of policy-makers: IPCC for climate, IPBES for biodiversity and IRP for resources and the circular economy. "Their advice has been essential to build an international consensus around our planet's state of health. It is now time to find ways for these platforms to work better together. Because everything is connected. One health, one planet, one humanity. So we must also join up our work on climate, on biodiversity and on circularity. For a more effective multilateralism, guided by science." |
New/changed idea | TV/Radio Broadcast | President von der Leyen for the Nobel Prize Summit – Our Planet Our Future | President von der Leyen for the Nobel Prize Summit – Our Planet Our Future | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSobaapgnPs | 2021-04-27 | Global | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
442 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | A Multi-Author Policy Perspective Paper Draws on IPBES Assessment Findings to Recommend Action in Priority Areas in Post-2020 Agenda | English (396) | Drawing on the IPBES findings, this policy perspective, published in Conservation Letters, A Journal for the Society of Conservation of Biology, discusses actions in four priority areas to inform the post-2020 agenda: (1) Increasing funding for conservation; (2) redirecting incentives for sustainability; (3) creating an enabling regulatory environment; and (4) reforming metrics to assess biodiversity impacts and progress toward sustainable and just goals. The four key areas discussed provide opportunities for governments, businesses and civil society to work together to "implement actions that combine short-term impacts with structural change to shift economic systems away from a fixation with growth toward human and ecological well-being". | New/changed idea | Website | Enabling transformative economic change in the post-2020 biodiversity agenda | Enabling transformative economic change in the post-2020 biodiversity agenda | https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/conl.12805 | 2021-05-03 | Global |
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public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Assistant Programme Management-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
443 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
444 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | French luxury firm, Hermès International, Ups Efforts to Strengthen Biodiversity Strategy, According to Drivers Defined by IPBES Assessment | English (396) | The French luxury firm, Hermès International, is strengthening its biodiversity strategy and taking steps to secure its supply chain against the risks posed by climate change, with “precise commitments describing clear targets and the related timeframes,” according to Axel Dumas, Hermès chief executive officer. In order to roll out a comprehensive and rational action plan that responds to areas where their footprint is the most significant, the company has launched a diagnosis of its biodiversity footprint, analyzing the group’s value chain according to the different drivers defined by IPBES. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Hermès Ups Biodiversity Efforts to Combat Climate Change Risk | Hermès Ups Biodiversity Efforts to Combat Climate Change Risk | https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/herm-ups-biodiversity-efforts-combat-123028688.html?guccounter=1 | 2021-05-05 | National | France | private | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Assistant Programme Management-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
445 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Paper Cites IPBES in Case Study Seeking to Identify Link Between Potential Futures and the Values Underpinning Them in Protected Land Areas in Czechia | English (396) | Drawing on IPBES Methodological Assessment Report's "future thinking", an approach helping people to understand and tackle complex sustainability, this study aims to address the gap between understanding the scope of the root causes of human decisions and actions, and the link between anthropogenic drivers and their potential future impacts on nature in local regions. Through the design and implementation of a local-scale participatory value-based scenario building process, this study explores the relationships between (1) multiple types of values, (2) actions taken by different types of stakeholders, and (3) their potential impacts on nature, nature’s contributions to people (including ecosystem services) and good quality of life. This paper summarizes the results and lessons learnt from an array of value-based participatory scenario-building processes in the context of Protected Land Areas in a Czechia, in Central Europe, and reflects on the utility of value-based participatory scenario planning as a means to strengthen sustainable governance. | New/changed idea | Website | Linking multiple values of nature with future impacts: value-based participatory scenario development for sustainable landscape governance | Linking multiple values of nature with future impacts: value-based participatory scenario development for sustainable landscape governance | https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-021-00953-8 | 2021-05-12 | Europe and Central Asia | Czechia | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Assistant Programme Management-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
447 | 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 | |||||||||||||
448 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 |