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465 | 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 | |||||||||||||
470 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Expectation Document by Norge Bank Quotes IPBES Assessment in Setting Expectations for Companies on How to Manage Environmental Matters | English (396) | The expectation document published by Norge Bank Investment Management serves as a starting point for the bank's interaction with companies on biodiversity and ecosystems. Changes to natural ecosystems and the biodiversity that underpins them, pose business risks to companies in our portfolio. Externalities from unsustainable use of natural ecosystems may also affect other companies and the fund’s long-term return. At the same time, evolving trends may present new business opportunities. Companies highly dependent on or impacting biodiversity and ecosystems should integrate relevant nature-related considerations into their corporate strategy, risk management and reporting. The document quotes IPBES, the number of species threatened by extinction is accelerating and is mainly driven by human activities. Exploitation of organisms, land use change, invasive alien species and environmental pollution are placing severe stress on ecosystems and disrupting habitats. |
New/changed idea | Website | Biodiversity and ecosystems - Expectations of companies | Biodiversity and ecosystems - Expectations of companies | https://www.nbim.no/contentassets/f1fa22a3a6c54ed88cf18607f75953c0/nbim_biodiversity_2021_web.pdf | 2021-08-18 | Cross-regional | private | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant - Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
471 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee Session Report Quote IPBES Assessment: One Million Animal and Plant Species are Threatened | English (396) | The UK Government has committed to leaving a lighter footprint on the global environment. Acknowledging that they must do more if it is to turn its nature pledges into a reality, the Government outlines four key areas where efforts need to be stepped up. This report details the four areas and proposes a series of recommendations to help achieve this goal. | New/changed commitment | Print Article | House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee - The UK’s footprint on global biodiversity | House of Commons Environmental Audit Committee - The UK’s footprint on global biodiversity | 2021-09-30 | National | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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472 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | BNP Paribas LinkedIn Post Quotes IPBES Assessment: 1 Million Animal and Plant Species [are on] the Brink of Extinction, a Sixth Mass Extinction of Wildlife is Underway. | English (396) | BNP Paribas affirms the importance of scaling up action for sustainable finance in order to protect biodiversity, and commits to using the framework provided by the IPBES Global Assessment Report to organize their actions for the protection of biodiversity and analyze the pressure exerted by businesses on biodiversity. | New/changed commitment | Website | Biodiversity: companies need a framework to scale up action | Biodiversity: companies need a framework to scale up action | https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/biodiversity-companies-need-framework-scale-up-action-soleille | 2021-10-14 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant - Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
473 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Article from Online Science Journal 'One Earth' Uses IPBES Global Assessment to Outline Framework to Evaluate Nature-Based Solutions (NbS) | English (396) | Guided by the IPBES Assessment, this science article provides a framework to evaluate how Nature-based solutions NbS contribute to transformative change and apply it to 93 NbS from mountain social-ecological systems (SES). The framework serves to assess what elements may catalyze transformative change, how transformative change occurs, and what its outcomes are. The framework provides key components for assessing the effectiveness of NbS and allows tracking long-term transformative change processes. | New/changed idea | Website | Assessing nature-based solutions for transformative change | Assessing nature-based solutions for transformative change | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2590332221002323?dgcid=author | 2021-05-21 | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant - Communications | 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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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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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 | ||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||
440 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | BNP Paribas Group Creates Coalitions to Preserve Biodiversity and Looks to IPBES Assessment Findings to Map Global Issues | French (397) | BNP Paribas Group has chosen to act within coalitions in order to collectively face the global challenges of preserving biodiversity, and looks to IPBES Global Assessment findings to successfully map global issues. Saying "no single actor can be the solution alone," the Group aims to pool strengths to find solutions that will preserve biodiversity, and through numerous actions and partnerships, seeks to inform the general public about ongoing natural emergencies, to which it is imperative to provide a collective, effective and immediate response. | New/changed commitment | Website | Preservation of biodiversity: BNP Paribas activates the collective commitment | Preservation of biodiversity: BNP Paribas activates the collective commitment | https://www.zonebourse.com/cours/action/BNP-PARIBAS-4618/actualite/Preservation-de-la-biodiversite-BNP-Paribas-actionne-l-engagement-collectif-33093969/ | 2021-04-28 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | France |
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446 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Cite IPBES Work in Hearing on Protecting Biodiversity | The US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee prepared the soil for future legislative and budgetary actions on protecting biodiversity, citing IPBES Assessment and calling the report "a kind of alarm bell". Just ahead of the Biden administration's release of its full fiscal 2022 budget proposal, Committee Chair Tom Carper (Democrat from Delaware) called biodiversity loss "an issue on which our committee has a bipartisan record of success" and added that "we must also ensure that the federal budget provides robust funding for wildlife protection." |
New/changed action/initiative | Print Article | Lawmakers seek solutions to biodiversity crisis | Lawmakers seek solutions to biodiversity crisis | 2021-05-20 | USD | United States of America | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-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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450 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Non-Profit Art Project 1M:1M Founded in Response to IPBES Assessment About Sixth Mass Extinction | English (396) | Non-profit 1M:1M (One Million One Month) is an art project that came into existence in reaction to the findings in IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. Founder and Mexican illustrator Lore Mondragón aims to raise awareness about endangered and at-risk species through art submissions to their Instagram page. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | One Million One Month | One Million One Month | https://onemilliononemonth.com/home | 2021-05-21 | Individual | private | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn |