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541 | Thu, 09/02/2023 | Fernando Neda | WEF Draws on IPBES Findings in New White Paper on Using Spatial Intelligence for Business Action on Nature and Climate | English (396) | Published by the World Economic Forum in September 2022, the “Location Matters: Using spatial intelligence for business action on nature and climate” white paper was written collaboratively by the Forum’s Global Future Council on Nature-Based Solutions and the SPACES Coalition – a growing initiative guiding governments and business networks on how to utilise spatial intelligence to accelerate progress for nature and climate. The paper uses findings from the IPBES Global Assessment Report, stating that "the rise in global temperature of 1.1°C since pre-industrial times is already generating record extreme heat, droughts, forest fires, flooding and sea level rise that threaten food security, water security and livelihoods." It also refers to the report by pointing out that "it is beyond doubt that both nature and climate materially affect current and future business activities." Similarly, the report highlights the IPBES-IPCC Co-Sponsored Workshop: Biodiversity and Climate Change – Scientific outcome, by pointing out that "while often viewed in silos, the nature and climate crises are fundamentally interconnected. To address them effectively requires integrated, urgent and concerted action". |
New/changed research project | Website | Location Matters: Using spatial intelligence for business action on nature and climate | Location Matters: Using spatial intelligence for business action on nature and climate | https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Location_Matters_Using_spatial_intelligence_for_business_action_on_nature_and_climate_2022.pdf | 2022-09-01 | Global | private | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
542 | Thu, 09/02/2023 | Fernando Neda | IPBES Global Assessment Findings Used in WEF Briefing Paper on Biodiversity Credits | English (396) | A new briefing paper by the World Economic Forum cites the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, mentioning in its introduction that "Human activity is eroding the world’s ecological foundations. Over 1 million species are at risk of extinction, one third of the world’s topsoil has been degraded, forest fires are now more extensive and destructive than at any time in the past 10,000 years and 50% of the world’s coral reefs are destroyed." The paper, titled “Biodiversity Credits: Unlocking Financial Markets for Nature-Positive Outcomes,” is the output of past months’ deliberation with the Working Group on Biodiversity Credits. The paper points out that biodiversity credits are part of a company’s nature-positive journey –an investment in nature’s recovery, rather than an offset for damages. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Biodiversity Credits: Unlocking Financial Markets for Nature-Positive Outcomes | Biodiversity Credits: Unlocking Financial Markets for Nature-Positive Outcomes | https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Biodiversity_Credit_Market_2022.pdf | 2022-09-01 | Global |
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private | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
596 | Wed, 22/11/2023 | Amarys Preuss | Irish Children and Youth's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss Presents its Key Messages and Calls to Action on Drivers of Biodiversity Loss Based on IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | The first Children and Young People's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss was was convened between September and November 2022. 35 Irish children aged 7-17 were selected to explore, discuss and create calls to action on how to protect and restore biodiversity in Ireland. The Assembly's work was organised under 5 Theme Groups, each specialised in a key driver of biodiversity loss as listed in the IPBES Global Assessment: habitat loss, climate change, invasive species, overexploitation and pollution. Across the five theme groups, Assembly members created over 100 calls to action, later consolidated into 6 key messages and 58 calls to action under a common vision: " an Ireland where we are connected to and care for the rights of nature (and each other) so that Biodiversity is restored and protected and we live and grow up in healthy, clean and fair environments." The vision statement, key messages and calls to action were presented to the Citizen's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss on 5 November 2022 |
New/changed idea | Website | Children and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss | Children and Young People’s Assembly on Biodiversity Loss | https://cyp-biodiversity.ie/ | 2022-09-01 | 2022-11-05 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Ireland | public | Amarys | Preuss | IPBES | Stakeholder Engagement Officer | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
507 | Fri, 30/09/2022 | rspaull | Biodiversa+ Introduces IPBES Values & Sustainable Use of Wild Species Reports to Ministries and Research Agencies Across Europe | English (396) | Biodiversa+, the European Biodiversity Partnership, a network of ministries and agencies across Europe that support research, has introduced two IPBES reports to Ministries and Research Agencies Across Europe, offering project examples from Biodiversa+ that illustrate how the reports might be valuable. | New/changed network | Website | Reports Highlight Sustainable use of Biodiversity, ‘Nature Values’ Preservation | Reports Highlight Sustainable use of Biodiversity, ‘Nature Values’ Preservation | https://bbj.hu/business/real-estate/sustainability/reports-highlight-sustainable-use-of-biodiversity-nature-values-preservation | 2022-09-09 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
496 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Anonymous | Citing IPBES Findings, Pantone and Tealeaves Call Attention To Biodiversity Threat With New Fossil-Inspired Color | English (396) | Citing IPBES' finding that over one million species are under the threat of extinction, global colour authority Pantone Color Institute (PCI), in partnership with tea brand Tealeaves, announced a new Pantone color based on the world’s oldest found pigment and meant to draw attention to biodiversity loss. With the "Pantone Color of Biodiversity," they look to support the United Nations Biodiversity endeavor, the World Biodiversity Forum, and 30x30 initiatives to protect at least 30 percent of the Earth's land and oceans by 2030. Launched on the first day of the 2022 meeting of the UN General Assembly, the Pantone Color of Biodiversity, a bright pink hue, calls attention to the variety of species and ecosystems that underpin the health of the planet and viability of life, and the alarming rate at which the world is losing them. The color represents the evolution of biodiversity and aims to bring awareness to biodiversity loss, a rising global environmental threat. Based on pigments made from 1.1-billion-year-old marine sedimentary rocks of the Taoudeni Basin in Mauritania, West Africa, and discovered by Dr. Nur Gueneili, Pantone’s new color results from microscopic fossils of chlorophyll produced by ancient species living in an ocean that no longer exists. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Pantone and Tealeaves Call Attention To Biodiversity Threat With New Fossil-Inspired Color | Pantone and Tealeaves Call Attention To Biodiversity Threat With New Fossil-Inspired Color | https://thedieline.com/blog/2022/9/15/pantone-and-tealeaves-call-attention-to-biodiversity-threat-with-new-fossil-inspired-color? | 2022-09-14 | Global | private | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
504 | Thu, 29/09/2022 | rspaull | BNP Paribas Senior Analyst Points to IPBES Work in Raising Awareness on Biodiversity Crisis Among Governments, Companies and Investors | English (396) | BNP Paribas Senior Analyst, Robert-Alexandre Poujade, Points to IPBES Work in Raising Awareness on Biodiversity Crisis Among Governments, Companies and Investors in speech at Global Research Alliance for Sustainable Finance and Investment (GRASFI) annual conference - focusing on importance of integrating biodiversity into assest management from the outset. | New/changed idea | Website | Biodiversity must be integrated into asset management from the outset | Biodiversity must be integrated into asset management from the outset | https://news.trenddetail.com/news/137775.html | 2022-09-16 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | private | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
503 | Thu, 29/09/2022 | rspaull | Dublin Zoo Announces Theme for Annual 'Wild Lights' Event to Emphasize IPBES Finding About 1 Million Species at Risk of Extinction | English (396) | Dublin Zoo has announced the Wild Lights theme for this year is 'The Magic of Life.' It will highlight the importance of bio-diversity with colourful lanterns to emphasise the one million species of plants and animals at risk of extinction as emphasized by the IPBES Global Assessment Report. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Dublin Zoo Wild Lights Theme For 2022 Announced! | Dublin Zoo Wild Lights Theme For 2022 Announced! | https://www.98fm.com/news/dublin-zoo-wild-lights-theme-for-2022-announced-1384418 | 2022-09-20 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | Ireland | private | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
497 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | rspaull | Prince Albert II of Monaco Points to IPBES Messages on Climate and Biodiversity Science in UN General Assembly General Debate | English (396) | Prince Albert II of Monaco, speaking in the general debate of the 77th Session of the General Assembly of the UN (New York, 20 - 26 September 2022) said: "Monaco remains resolutely committed to environmental protection and sustainable development. In this respect, the Principality is pursuing its energy transition to achieve a 55% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. In this respect, the latest IPBES assessment report is very clear. The tools and solutions to build a sustainable and fairer future for future generations already exist. We are the actors. A duty of solidarity is required if we are to succeed collectively in this energy transition." | New/changed commitment | Website | Monaco - Prince Addresses United Nations General Debate, 77th Session (English) | Monaco - Prince Addresses United Nations General Debate, 77th Session (English) | https://youtu.be/n8ZE0Zj-0Ig | 2022-09-22 | National | Monaco | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
499 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | rspaull | EU BIONEXT Project Receives 4 Million Euro for Four Years Partly to Work on Knowledge & Science Brokerage for IPBES Assessments and EU Policy | English (396) | A new large EU project coordinated by the Finnish Environment Institute SYKE The Biodiversity Nexus - Triggering transformative change for sustainability (BIONEXT) is launching this Autumn. The project got a funding of EUR 4.1 million from the EU's research and innovation program Horizon Europe. Duration of the project is four years. Ten partners from eight European countries form the consortium. BIONEXT will develop knowledge, tools, and guidance for mainstreaming biodiversity into policy-making and provide concrete options on how to initiate, accelerate and upscale biodiversity relevant transformative change in society. BIONEXT will involve policy- and decision-makers and allow them to explore the concept of just transformative change. One of the six 'work packages' of the project will be: Knowledge and science brokerage for IPBES assessments and EU policy |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Large EU project starts: BIONEXT wants to mainstream biodiversity into policy-making | Large EU project starts: BIONEXT wants to mainstream biodiversity into policy-making | https://www.environment.fi/en-US/Nature/Large_EU_project_starts_BIONEXT_wants_to(63937) | 2022-09-23 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
498 | Thu, 29/09/2022 | rspaull | Natural Environment Research Council Recruits 3-Year Postdoc at Aberystwyth University to Value Nature and Woodland in UK, Finland & Tanzania Building on IPBES Values Assessment | English (396) | The UK Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is recruiting a 3-year postdoctoral research position at Aberystwyth University's Business School to value nature and woodland in the UK, Finland and Tanzania, using valuaiton concepts and methods developed in the IPBES Values Assessment. | New/changed research project | Other | IPBES Values Assessment Leads to New Postdoc Research Postion | IPBES Values Assessment Leads to New Postdoc Research Postion | https://twitter.com/MikeChristieUni/status/1573329150022225922?s=20&t=3BxB6qb5QI6TDjaWnl_kww | 2022-09-26 | National | Cross-regional | Finland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
501 | Thu, 29/09/2022 | rspaull | Pennsylvania State Representative Uses IPBES Evidence to Support Planned Introduction of Legistation Establishing Task Force to Aid Pollinators | English (396) | Pennsylvania State Representative Christopher Rabb plans to introduce legislation to establish a state task force to aid the Department of Agriculture and other agencies in coming up with ways to increase the rapidly dwindling number of bees and other pollinators. "The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, an affiliated group of the United Nations, has warned that without a concerted and collaborative international effort, a large number of pollinators could face extinction, which would directly impact global food production," Rabb wrote. | New/changed law/regulation | Website | Bee Taskforce Could Come To Aid Pollinators In PA | Bee Taskforce Could Come To Aid Pollinators In PA | https://patch.com/pennsylvania/pittsburgh/pa-panel-proposed-aid-bees-other-shrinking-pollinators | 2022-09-29 | State/Provincial | Americas | United States of America | Pennsylvania | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
510 | Sat, 01/10/2022 | rspaull | ARD Tagesschau - Oldest Programme on German Television - Publishes Educational Brief on Extinction Based on IPBES Global Assessment | German (435) | ARD's Tagesschau - the oldest prorgamme on German public television - has published an info briefing about extinction - why people should care and what they can do about it - based largely on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment Report | New article | Website | What can we do about species extinction? | What can we do about species extinction? | https://www.tagesschau.de/wissen/klima/artenvielfalt-biodiversitaet-artensterben-klimawandel-101.html | 2022-10-01 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Germany | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | HEad of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
511 | Mon, 03/10/2022 | rspaull | KfW Development Bank's Develoment Finance Forum to Focus on Links Between Climate and Biodiversity Using IPBES Research Findings | English (396) | German development bank KfW will focus its 2022 Development Finance Forum on links between climate and biodiversity, using among others, findings from the joint IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop on biodiversity and climate change. Experts from around the world will take part in Frankfurt from 6-7 October in a dialogue about how to bring the two challenges closer together at both the political level and at the level of implementation. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Protecting both nature and the climate | Protecting both nature and the climate | https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/climate-change-and-loss-biodiversity-are-mutually-reinforcing-and-kfw-taking-account-its | 2022-10-06 | 2022-10-07 | Global | Cross-regional | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
529 | Fri, 21/10/2022 | rspaull | Researchers Use IPBES Approach to Values to Revisit Positive Impacts of Non-Native Species | English (396) | Using the IPBES apparoach of a comprehensive range of nature-based values, researchers from UNIGE and Brown University have made the case for reevaluating maligned non-native species - specifically that the contribution of some of these species can also be positive. ’’Positive impacts of non-native species are often explained as serendipitous surprises — the sort of thing that people might expect to happen every once in a while, in special circumstances,’’ says Dov Sax, a professor in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Organismal Biology at Brown University. ’’Our new paper argues that the positive impacts of non-native species are neither unexpected nor rare, but instead common, important and often of large magnitude.’’ Good for people and nature. The study borrows from a recent framework developed by IPBES, an international platform for the assessment of biodiversity and its ecosystem services, which examines the benefits of biodiversity for people and nature, and applies it to non-native species, showing the diverse, frequent and important ways that non-native species provide positive value for people and nature. |
New/changed research project | Website | Non-native species are also beneficial to the ecosystem | Non-native species are also beneficial to the ecosystem | https://newsexplorer.net/non-native-species-are-also-beneficial-to-the-ecosystem-s4708985.html | 2022-10-06 | Global |
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public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
523 | Tue, 18/10/2022 | Anonymous | Irish National Children and Young People's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss Uses Global Assessment to Focus Thematic Discussions | English (396) | Ireland's first-ever national Childen and Young People's Assembly on Biodiversity Loss has been taking place for some of the country's youngest citizens to talk about how to better protect and restore biodiversity in Ireland. Aged 7-17, the children and young people are meeting in two weekend workshops to participate in biodiversity-themed discussions, nature trails and problem-solving brainstorming sessions. Although focused on national issues of nature loss, organiser Diarmuid Torney said: "The work of IPBES has informed our planning for the assembly in important ways. Probably the most important way in which we have drawn on IPBES findings is that we have divided the group of 35 assembly members into five thematic groups, each of which has been allocated one of the five key direct drivers of biodiversity loss as identified in the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report." The finding of one million species of plants and animals at risk of extinction has also provided a global context to the discussions. |
New/changed action/initiative | Other | Youth having their say on biodiversity loss | Youth having their say on biodiversity loss | https://www.rte.ie/news/2022/1013/1329034-youth-assembly-biodiversity-loss/ | 2022-10-08 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Ireland | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
521 | Mon, 17/10/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES and IPCC Awarded 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity for Contribution to Combatting Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change | English (396) | IPBES and IPCC were selected to receive the 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, from a field of 116 nominations, from more than 40 countries. This news was announced in Lisbon, Portugal, on Thursday (13 October) by Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany, in her capacity as President of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity jury. In making their selection, the Jury highlighted how the selection recognizes “the role of science on the front line of tackling climate change and the loss of biodiversity.” “Evidence based science”, the Jury considered, “has been fundamental not only to advancing many of the political and public actions but also the need to attribute the ‘nature of urgency’ to the ways in which the political agenda approaches the question of combatting the climate crisis”. The prize includes an award of 1 million euro to be shared between the two organizations. Speaking about the award, IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie said: "The decision to award the 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity to both IPBES and IPCC is also a powerful statement confirming that the global loss of species, destruction of ecosystems and degradation of nature’s contributions to people together represent a crisis not only of similar magnitude to that of climate change, but one which must be addressed with at least similar urgency. The unified message from both of our expert communities is that either we tackle and solve the biodiversity crisis and the climate crisis together – or we will fail on both fronts." |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity distinguishes IPBES and IPCC | 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity distinguishes IPBES and IPCC | https://gulbenkian.pt/en/news/2022-gulbenkian-prize-for-humanity-distinguishes-ipbes-and-ipcc/ | 2022-10-13 | EUR | 500,000 | Global | Portugal | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
527 | Thu, 20/10/2022 | rspaull | European Parliament Adopts Resolution Setting EU Strategic Objectives for CITES COP 19 Drawing Extensively on IPBES Findings | English (396) | The European Parliament adopted a new Resolution (2022/2681(RSP)) on the EU strategic objectives for the 19th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES COP 19). The Resolution makes extensive use of IPBES findings from the Global Assessment and the IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics. | New/changed policy | Website | 2022-10-14 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||||
566 | Mon, 01/05/2023 | Fernando Neda | New Study on Economic Models for Social Welfare and Planetary Sustainability Premised in Part on IPBES Findings about Post-Growth Pathways to Sustainability | English (396) | Based in part on IPBES key messages in the Global Assessment about the imortance of post-growth transitions, a new European research project aims to explore pathways towards a post-growth economy. The project, named "A Post-Growth Deal" (REAL), involves a consortium of researchers from various European universities and institutions. The project aims to develop new economic models that prioritize sustainability and well-being over economic growth. The project will involve interdisciplinary research and collaboration with stakeholders from various sectors. The current economic system is unsustainable and that there is a need for a new economic model that promotes social and environmental sustainability. The REAL project aims to contribute to this goal by developing a framework for a post-growth economy. |
New/changed research project | Website | European project to explore pathways towards post-growth economics | European project to explore pathways towards post-growth economics | https://www.uab.cat/web/sala-de-premsa-icta-uab/detall-noticia/european-project-to-explore-pathways-towards-post-growth-economics-1345819915004.html?detid=1345872411651 | 2022-10-25 | EUR | 10.000.000 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
534 | Mon, 31/10/2022 | rspaull | Extinction Rebellion Uses IPBES Findings in 'Cover the Capital' Subvertising Action in London - 10,000 Adverts | English (396) | More than 10,000 adverts on public transport in London have been replaced by posters carrying messages on the climate and ecological emergency by members of Extinction Rebellion - including messages about 1 million species at risk of extinction from the IPBES Global Assessment. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Extinction Rebellion ‘Cover the Capital’ and replace 10,000 adverts in London | Extinction Rebellion ‘Cover the Capital’ and replace 10,000 adverts in London | https://hebdenbridgenews.com/extinction-rebellion-cover-the-capital-and-replace-10000-adverts-in-london/ | 2022-10-29 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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public | Robert | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
544 | Thu, 09/02/2023 | Tania Sanchis Gimenez | Project NAVIGATE wiIl use IPBES Values Assessment Approach to Assess 4 Areas of UK, Finland & Tanzania as Test Cases | English (396) | A new project, called NAVIGATE (Understanding NAture’s multiple Values for InteGrATion into dEcisions), is one of the seven major new studies highlighted in the journal Science, that will help to understand the economic benefits of biodiversity. NAVIGATE will be led by Prof. Mike Christie, Aberystwyth University and will use the approach to inclusive valuation of nature developed in the recent IPBES Values Assessment to assess four areas of the UK, Finland and Tanzania, as test cases. | New/changed research project | Website | Seven major studies launched that will help us understand the economic benefits of biodiversity | Seven major studies launched that will help us understand the economic benefits of biodiversity | https://scienmag.com/seven-major-studies-launched-that-will-help-us-understand-the-economic-benefits-of-biodiversity/ | 2022-11-08 | GBP | £799,726 | Global | Cross-regional | Finland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United Republic of Tanzania | public | Ms. | Tania | Sanchis | IPBES | Social Media Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] |