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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 | ||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||
422 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | rspaull | Con Huesca Podemos Equo group in Huesca, Spain uses IPBES Evidence to Urge City Council to make a Bee Friendly City | Spanish (399) | The Con Huesca Podemos Equo municipal group in Huesca, Spain has requested the Huesca City Council to declare the city a "Bee Friendly City" - addressing loss of habitats, invasive species, climate change and the use of pesticides - citing the IPBES Pollination Assessment as evidence. The City "has promised to study and put on the table the proposal of our group and debate it in the next commission on the Environment." | New/changed commitment | Website | Podemos Equo asks the City Council to make Huesca 'Bees Friendly City' | Podemos Equo asks the City Council to make Huesca 'Bees Friendly City' | https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/huesca/2021/03/12/podemos-equo-pide-al-ayuntamiento-que-huesca-sea-ciudad-amiga-de-las-abejas-1477307.html | 2021-03-12 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | Spain | Aragon | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
477 | Wed, 24/08/2022 | Anonymous | New French MPs Trained on IPBES and IPCC Reports | French (397) | Training of willing French newly elected MPs on their first day in office on the joint issues of climate change and biodiversity loss, building on the outcomes of IPBES and IPCC work. This is meant to inform the elaboration and review process of laws in the field of climate change attenuation and adaptation, biodiversity protection but also agriculture, among other. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Media article about the action | Media article about the action | https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/entry/apres-le-second-tour-des-legislatives-ces-scientifiques-veulent-former-les-nouveaux-deputes_fr_62a85bc6e4b04a617353fa85 | 2022-06-20 | 2022-06-22 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Ms. | Agnes | Hallosserie | French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity | Head of European and international coordination | Other | [email protected] | ||||||||||
468 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | bcurley1012 | Huffington Post Cites IPBES Assessment Findings in Blog Post About the Key Role Members of the UICN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Can Play in Nature Conservation | French (397) | With its 88 member states and governments and 300 million French speakers around the world, the Francophone members of the UICN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) can and should play a key role in nature conservation. The French-speaking community is an opportunity, an essential lever to encourage the mobilization of States, to work together on a convergent program to mobilize field actors, NGOs and civil society. | New/changed idea | Website | The French-speaking world can be a place of new solidarity to protect biodiversity | The French-speaking world can be a place of new solidarity to protect biodiversity | https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/entry/la-francophonie-peut-etre-le-lieu-de-nouvelles-solidarites-pour-proteger-la-biodiversite_fr_612f7e4ce4b04778bfff1989 | 2021-09-02 | National | Algeria, Benin, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Lebanon, Madagascar, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Assistant Programme Management - Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
196 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment Prompts International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) to 'Rethink How We Work Together to Tackle the Biodiversity Crisis' | English (396) | The IPBES Global Assessment Report has influenced the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)'s biodiversity lead write that "the key findings of the [IPBES] Report that show, in no uncertain terms, biodiversity is declining at rates unprecedented in human history. This rapid reduction of the world’s precious natural diversity is cause for great alarm, but as the report also states, it’s not too late for us to make a difference." The ICMM has therfore urged business and governments to adopt a collaborative approach to managing biodiversity and building a robust post-2020 Biodiversity Framework. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | ICMM January 2020 Newsletter | ICMM January 2020 Newsletter | https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/news/2020/newsletter-jan-2020 | Organizational | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
452 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | CANARI Welcomes National Ecosystem Assessments Across the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, in Collaboration with UNEP and in Support of IPBES | English (396) | The Council of Ministers for Environmental Sustainability in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) signalled their interest in National Ecosystem Assessments at a virtual meeting held May 20-21. These studies will enable Eastern Caribbean states to integrate the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services into economic decision-making and support the OECS’ commitment to sustainable, inclusive and resilient development and COVID- 19 recovery. This is part of a global initiative, administered by the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), in support of IPBES. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | CANARI Welcomes National Ecosystem Assessments across the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States | CANARI Welcomes National Ecosystem Assessments across the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States | https://www.ieyenews.com/canari-welcomes-national-ecosystem-assessments-across-the-organisation-of-eastern-caribbean-states/ | 2021-05-28 | Americas | Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
417 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | rspaull | Alicante City Councillors Present Declaration to Develop Local Environment Education Plan Citing IPBES Reports for Urgency | Spanish (399) | The municipal group of Compromís in the Alicante City Council has presented an institutional declaration to the March plenary session to develop a local environmental education plan that ranges from Primary to Baccalaureate, citing the IPBES Reports and Global Assessment findings to underscore the urgency of their call. | New/changed policy | Website | Compromís proposes a local environmental education plan at all educational levels | Compromís proposes a local environmental education plan at all educational levels | https://www.informacion.es/alicante/2021/03/13/compromis-propone-plan-local-educacion-42049619.html | 2021-03-13 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | Spain | Alacant | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
292 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment Inspires Online Art Campaign | English (396) | Drawing inspiration from the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity, an online art campaign posted on Twitter and Instagram showcases artwork that feature animals at risk of extinction. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Instagram link to art campaign | Instagram link to art campaign | https://www.instagram.com/onemilliononemonth/ | 2020-05-01 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
609 | Wed, 06/12/2023 | Fernando Neda | In New Paper, Authors Point to IPBES Work as they Call for Integrated Policy Approaches and Solutions to Solve Climate and Biodiversity Crises Together | German (435) | In a new article published in the German journal Ecological Economy, authors Alexandra Dehnhardt and Josef Settele argue that so far, climate and biodiversity protection have largely been dealt with in separate political domains, and that both crises can only be solved together. “Climate change and the biodiversity crisis can only be overcome together ,” emphasize Dehnhardt and Settele in their in-depth article. How can the two policy areas work better together? A first step was the joint workshop by the World Biodiversity Council IPBES and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IPCC 2020. Both bodies believe a profound change is necessary - for example through development paths such as degrowth, green economy or nature protection. The authors quote the IPBES Global Assessment (2019), the IPBES Values Assessment, and the IPBES-IPCC Joint Workshop Report in the publication. |
New article | Website | Klimawandel und Biodiversität – neue Ausgabe »Ökologisches Wirtschaften« | Klimawandel und Biodiversität – neue Ausgabe »Ökologisches Wirtschaften« | https://www.ioew.de/news/article/klimawandel-und-biodiversitaet-neue-ausgabe-oekologisches-wirtschaften | 2023-12-04 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Germany |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
225 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Following Global Assessment, Irish Wildlife Groups Call for an Independent National Parks and Wildlife Service | English (396) | In the week leading up to International Day of Biological Diversity on 22 May 2020, Irish Wildlife Groups including the Irish Wildlife Trust called for the establishment of an Independent National Parks and Wildlife Service. Liam Lysaght, director of the National Biodiversity Data Centre, explained that the public awareness of the global biodiversity crisis which led to the appeal was amplified in Ireland with the publication of the IPBES Global Assessment. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | News article in Irish Times | News article in Irish Times | https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/campaigners-call-for-wildlife-crime-unit-over-biodiversity-crisis-1.4256125 | Europe and Central Asia | Ireland | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
551 | Sat, 29/04/2023 | CMousnier | IUCN Issues Guideline for Working with Indigenous & Local Knowledge (ILK) in IUCN Red List assessments Informed by IPBES Work on ILK | English (396) | IUCN have issued guidelines for working with Indigenous & Local Knowledge (ILK) in assessments of red list species. The document builds on discussions that have taken place over the last decade between the IUCN CEESP-SSC Sustainable Use and Livelihoods Specialist Group and the IUCN SSC Red List Committee and draws on experience from the IPBES ILK Approach. Indeed the IPBES Global Assessment (GA) was the first global scale assessment to engage systematically with ILK. The document refers to IPBES' work which has influenced and informed this process by IUCN. Moreover, various IPBES experts and knowledge holders have contributed to this document, including Marla R. Emery, Flore Lafaye de Micheaux and Phil Lyver. In other words, the work of IPBES has provided a framework and approach to engage with ILK and IPLCs in scientific assessments, and this has influenced the development of these guidelines for gathering and utilizing ILK in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. |
New/changed technique | Website | Application of Indigenous & Local Knowledge (ILK) in IUCN Red List assessments | Application of Indigenous & Local Knowledge (ILK) in IUCN Red List assessments | https://www.iucnredlist.org/resources/ilk | 2022-05-01 | Global |
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public | Charlotte | Mousnier | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
592 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | German Hunters Use IPBES Science to Advocate for Better Measures to Control Invasive Alien Species | German (435) | The German Hunters Association (DJV) has called on the "federal and state governments to better coordinate management measures for invasive species in the future and commit to hunting as a tool for species protection." Citing the IPBES Assessment on Invasive Alien Species and their Control, the DJV stated: "Only recently, [IPBES] pointed out the negative, sometimes irreversible effects of invasive alien species on biological diversity: along with habitat loss, they are one of the five main causes of global species loss." "Current political measures for management and their implementation are inadequate and there is an urgent need for action," it continued. Focusing on raccoons, the DJV claims that planned restrictions on hunting in Rhineland-Palatinate and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania endanger biodiversity and that the species benefits from the ban on trapping. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Politik muss sich zu Jagd als Artenschutz-Instrument bekennen | Politik muss sich zu Jagd als Artenschutz-Instrument bekennen | https://www.jagdverband.de/politik-muss-sich-zu-jagd-als-artenschutz-instrument-bekennen | 2023-09-21 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Germany | private | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
306 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Inspired by the IPBES Conceptual Framework, CzechGlobe 'One Nature' Project Develops Conceptual Framework for Evaluating EU Natura 2000 Network | Czech (423) | The CzechGlobe ' One Nature' project has developed a conceptual framework for evaluating the EU Natura 2000 Network that is heavily inspired by the IPBES Conceptual Framework. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | How to approach the benefits of the Natura 2000 network? | How to approach the benefits of the Natura 2000 network? | https://www.jednapriroda.cz/en/actions-in-time/jak-pristupovat-k-hodnoceni-prinosu-soustavy-natura-2000/ | 2020-09-17 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Czechia | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
532 | Mon, 31/10/2022 | Fernando Neda | Jupiter Asset Management Advises Investors to Factor Biodiversity into their Strategies as Escalating Climate Risks Deplete the World’s Natural Assets | English (396) | Investment firm Jupiter Asset Management has taken into account the report from the IPBES-IPCC Co-Sponsored Workshop on Biodiversity and Climate Change, advising investors to understand the dynamics between climate change and biodiversity loss "to ensure coherent integration into their investment strategies." The firm points out how the report "highlights the key elements investors and policymakers should consider when incorporating biodiversity into investment processes." "Many of the lessons learned from climate action can be directly applied to natural capital, including biodiversity," Jupiter states. "Jupiter is increasing its engagement in the area of natural capital, for example by participating in collaborative actions led by the FAIRR initiative and the Investors Policy Dialogue on Deforestation (IPDD). In addition, as a signatory to the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, Jupiter has committed to contributing to the protection and restoration of biodiversity through its financial activities and investments. Jupiter must set company-level goals by 2025 and report publicly on its progress," the firm claims. |
New/changed investment | Website | Jupiter urges systematic approach to biodiversity | Jupiter urges systematic approach to biodiversity | https://www.jupiteram.com/uk/en/institutional/insights/safeguarding-biodiversity-taking-a-leaf-out-of-climate-initiatives/ | 2022-04-26 | Global | private | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
207 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Kering and the University of Cambridge Develop a Primer for Fashion Companies to Protect Biodiversity in Response to Findings of the Global Assessment | English (396) | The global Luxury Group Kering and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, with Biodiversify, published a primer on how companies in the fashion industry can build a biodiversity strategy and transform their relationship with nature. The primer was prepared in order to highlight the unhealthy dynamic between humankind and nature, as illustrated in the IPBES Global Assessment. |
New/changed research project | Website | Link to primer on Kering website | Link to primer on Kering website | https://www.kering.com/en/news/8-steps-to-develop-a-biodiversity-strategy-kering-and-cisl-publish-a-primer | 2020-02-11 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
329 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | rspaull | Kering Group Launches Corporate Biodiversity Strategy Extensively Citing IPBES Global Assessment Report | English (396) | Kering, the global luxury clothing group, launched its corporate biodiversity strategy, detailing specific actions and phases of activity to reduce the impact of it's operations on nature - using the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment to explain the context of these commitments. | New/changed commitment | Website | https://www.kering.com/en/sustainability/our-strategy/care/biodiversity-strategy/ | https://www.kering.com/en/sustainability/our-strategy/care/biodiversity-strategy/ | 2020-07-02 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional |
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private | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
216 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Norwegian Climate Agency in Oslo Commissions Report to Assess Knowledge From IPBES and IPCC | English (396) | The Norwegian Climate Agency in Oslo commissioned the CICERO Center for Climate Research and the Norwegian Institute for Natural Research (NINA) to assess knowledge from reports from the IPCC and IPBES and what this means for Oslo. |
New/changed research project | Website | PDF of report | PDF of report | https://www.klimaoslo.no/wp-content/uploads/sites/88/2020/03/Rapport_Hva-innebaerer-IPCC-IPBES-for-Oslo.pdf | 2020-03-05 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | Norway | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
262 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Recognizing IPBES Evidence, Landscape Institute Declares Biodiversity and Climate Emergency | English (396) | The Landscape Institute, an English professional organization and educational charity, declared a biodiversity and climate emergency. Recognizing “clear evidence” from IPBES, including the Global Assessment findings that one million species are at risk of extinction and the decline of nature is unprecedented, the Landscape Institute’s Board of Trustees declared the emergency and made commitments for “long-term, meaningful action” to protect nature. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Link to press release | Link to press release | https://www.landscapeinstitute.org/policy/climate-change/ | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | private | 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 |