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204 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Former US Secretary of State Draws on IPBES Global Assessment in Appeal to World Leaders to Protect Biodiversity | English (396) | Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State and former US Ambassador to the United Nations, draws on the IPBES Global Assessment in an article following the 2020 gathering of the Aspen Ministers Forum. Albright provides context for a statement released on 18 February 2020, signed by 23 former foreign ministers calling on world leaders to protect biodiversity. Albright highlights the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, including that “the current rate of extinction is two to three times higher than the average rate over the past ten million years. As a result, up to one million species now stand threatened.” |
New article | Website | Link to Madeleine Albright’s Article | Link to Madeleine Albright’s Article | https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/protecting-biodiversity-supports-global-stability-and-sustainable-development/ | 2020-02-18 | Organizational | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
209 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | President of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité presented scientific articles from 2019 that accentuated and expanded the work of IPBES | French (397) | During the plenary of the Strategic Orientation Council of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité (Foundation for Biodiversity Research), President Jean-Francois Silvain presented impactful scientific articles from 2019 that accentuated and expanded the message shared by IPBES that the populations of many species are declining and that one million species are at risk of extinction. |
New article | Website | Presentation on the website of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité | Presentation on the website of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité | https://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/jean-francois-silvain-president-de-la-frb-revient-sur-des-articles-scientifiques-sur-qui-ont-marque-2019/ | 2019-12-12 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
224 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Article Reflects on the Knowledge Systems Approach of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute in Relation to IPBES Conceptual Framework | English (396) | An article from the Alexander von Humboldt Institute reflects on the institute’s Knowledge Systems Approach and how it works in relation to the IPBES conceptual framework. The authors are particularly interested in the way in which IPBES understands Indigenous and local knowledge. |
New article | Website | Article from the Humboldt Institute | Article from the Humboldt Institute | https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Frevistas.humboldt.org.co%2Findex.php%2FBEP%2Farticle%2Fview%2F756 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
226 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Evaluation of SDG Progress in IPBES Global Assessment used in new article on "SDG-Based Sustainability Assessment Methodology for Innovations in the Field of Urban Surfaces" | Citing the IPBES Global Assessment's evaluation of progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals, Henzler et al. published their open-access article on "SDG-Based Sustainability Assessment Methodology for Innovations in the Field of Urban Surfaces" in the MDPI journal Sustainability 1 June 2020. | New article | Website | MDPI Sustainability | MDPI Sustainability | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/12/11/4466/htm | Global | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES Secretariat | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||||
235 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Article in Nature Cites Global Assessment Findings, Arguing That Scientists Should Join Civil Disobedience | English (396) | An article in the publication “Nature, Ecology and Evolution” draws on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment as evidence of nature’s dangerous decline. In the article, titled “Scientists must act on our own warnings to humanity,” Charlie J. Gardner and Claire F. R. Wordley highlight the Global Assessment finding that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. The authors argue that scientists should “should join civil disobedience movements to fight these unprecedented crises” of climate change and biodiversity loss. |
New article | Website | Article in Nature, Ecology and Evolution | Article in Nature, Ecology and Evolution | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-019-0979-y | 2019-09-02 | Global | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
249 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Research Article Draws from IPBES Global Assessment to Explore Future of Ecotourism in Africa | English (396) | An article in Trade for Development News draws substantially from the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment to explore the future of ecotourism in Africa. The article was co-written by officials from the World Trade Organization, the Conservation Areas and Species programme, the International Union for Conservation of Nature ESARO and the Executive Secretariat for the Enhanced Integrated Framework at the WTO. |
New article | Website | Article in Trade for Development News | Article in Trade for Development News | https://trade4devnews.enhancedif.org/en/news/how-can-we-protect-african-biodiversity-ldc-ecotourism | 2019-10-08 | Multi-organizational/network | Africa | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
251 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Research Article Explores Application of Imagination in IPBES Scenario Processes | English (396) | A research article explores the application of imagination in scenario development that stimulates “a reflective process that can contribute to more informed decision-making”. The article both examines the role application of imagination in existing IPBES assessments and offers suggestions for how it can be better applied in future ones. |
New article | Website | Article in Elementa Science | Article in Elementa Science | https://www.elementascience.org/article/10.1525/elementa.374/ | 2019-08-18 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
252 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Research Article Focuses on IPBES Terms ‘Ecosystem Services’ and ‘Nature’s Contributions to People’ | English (396) | Building on the work of IPBES and IPBES-related research interests, an article in the journal “Ecosystems and People” titled “Disentangling ‘ecosystem services’ and ‘nature’s contributions to people’” explores these terms in greater detail and contributes to broader knowledge and data schemes. |
New article | Website | Link to article | Link to article | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26395916.2019.1669713 | 2019-12-17 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
257 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Qualtiy publishes official response to IPBES Global Assessment | Dutch (425) | The Dutch Minister of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, writing also on behalf of the Minister of Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, published an official response to the IPBES Global Assessment. The Minister stresses the importance of the Report and sums up current efforts being made by the government to address the biodiversity crisis. |
New article | Website | PDF of response | PDF of response | https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/binaries/rijksoverheid/documenten/kamerstukken/2019/10/07/appreciatie-ipbes-rapport-en-aankondiging-interdepartementaal-programma-versterken-biodiversiteit/19223509+IPBES+brief.pdf | 2019-10-07 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
264 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Opinion Article Draws on IPBES Global Assessment to Explain Why Biodiversity Brings Investors Returns | German (435) | An article in Börse Online draws extensively on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment to explain why biodiversity brings investors returns. The author, Sonia Fasolo, explains that “taking into account "Socially Responsible Investment", i.e. environmental and social aspects, pays off for investors as well as for companies.” |
New article | Website | Link to opinion article | Link to opinion article | https://www.boerse-online.de/nachrichten/meinungen/thema-nachhaltigkeit-warum-biodiversitaet-anlegern-rendite-bringt-1028602715 | 2019-10-25 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Germany | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
265 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Study Synthesizes Knowledge Gaps in IPBES Regional Assessments | English (396) | A study in “Nature Sustainability” examines knowledge gaps in the IPBES Regional Assessments. The authors explain that “to guide research that better informs policy and practice, we systematically synthesize knowledge gaps from recent assessments of four regions of the globe and three key themes by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. We assess their relevance to global sustainability goals and trace their evolution relative to those identified in the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.” |
New article | Website | Link to article in Nature Sustainability | Link to article in Nature Sustainability | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-019-0412-1 | 2019-10-28 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
276 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Research article on challenges in policy-relevant global scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services draws on IPBES assessments | English (396) | A research article published in the journal “Global Ecology and Conservation,” titled “Challenges in producing policy-relevant global scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services,” draws extensively on the IPBES Global and Regional Assessments. The goal of the paper is to “reflect on the steps taken in BES-SIM, identify remaining methodological challenges, and suggest pathways for improvement.” |
New article | Website | Article in Global Ecology and Conservation | Article in Global Ecology and Conservation | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2351989419306183?via%3Dihub | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
279 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Article from EU Parliament Highlights Global Assessment Finding | English (396) | An article from the Parliament of the European Parliament highlighted the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity, underpinning the article's call to action. The article explored the importance of biodiversity, the dangers of biodiversity loss and actions currently being undertaken by the EU Parliament to protect nature. |
New article | Website | Link to EU Parliament website | Link to EU Parliament website | https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20200109STO69929/biodiversity-loss-what-is-causing-it-and-why-is-it-a-concern | 2020-05-25 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
285 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Article Summarizes Findings from IPBES Global Assessment Related to Food Security | English (396) | An article published by Agrilinks, an online hub for agriculture, food security and development professionals, summarizes findings from the IPBES Global Assessment related to food security. |
New article | Website | Article in Agrilinks | Article in Agrilinks | https://www.agrilinks.org/post/natures-contributions-food-secure-future-summary-findings-ipbes-global-assessment-biodiversity | 2020-01-06 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
288 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Anonymous | Perspective paper examines how to improve collaboration between ecosystem service communities and IPBES | English (396) | A perspective paper titled “Improving collaboration between ecosystem service communities and the IPBES science-policy platform” was published in the journal “Ecosystems and People.” The paper synthesizes “reflections from a workshop on how (i) IPBES can engage the ES community; (ii) the ecosystem services (ES) community can engage with IPBES; and (iii) individual scientists can contribute.” The authors “note that IPBES constitutes a great advancement towards multidisciplinarity and inclusivity in ES research and practice” and make key reflections directed to IPBES, the ES community and individual scientists. |
New article | Website | Paper in Ecosystems and People | Paper in Ecosystems and People | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26395916.2020.1766573 | 2020-05-26 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
293 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Opinion Article Examines Pathways to Action Related to IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | An opinion article in “Science Direct” titled “The IPBES Global Assessment: Pathways to Action” argues that the “critical challenge related to the IPBES Global Assessment is how to “disseminate and apply its findings at national and local scales where most policy and management decisions affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services are made.” |
New article | Website | Article in Science Direct | Article in Science Direct | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169534720300112 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
295 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Study on Vulnerability to Climate Change of Islands and Its Impact on Tree Life Cites IPBES | English (396) | A study titled “Vulnerability to climate change of islands worldwide and its impact on the tree of life,” published in the journal “Nature” incorporates the concepts of Nature's Contributions and aims to provide useful insight for IPBES-related works on the topic of phylogenetic diversity. The study highlights that in the Global Assessment, “PD is now recognised as a key indicator of one of “Nature’s Contributions to People” and notes that this study “contributes to issues of global relevance as defined in the policies of the IPCC and the IPBES.” |
New article | Website | Link to article in Nature | Link to article in Nature | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-51107-x | 2019-10-09 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
308 | Wed, 14/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Building on IPBES Global Assessment, Article in PNAS Provides Synthesis of 50-Year Global Trends in Nature's Contributions to People | English (396) | A new paper in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America builds on the work of the IPBES Global Assessment, examining "Global trends in nature’s contributions to people." | New article | Website | PNAS | PNAS | https://www.pnas.org/content/117/51/32799 | 2020-12-22 | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||||
322 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Article Published on "Building capacity for the science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services: Activities, fellows, outcomes, and neglected capacity building needs" | English (396) | An article on "Building capacity for the science-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services: Activities, fellows, outcomes, and neglected capacity building needs" has been inspired by IPBES, with the aim of "provid[ing] insight into how capacity building for the science-policy interface sets preconditions for science-policy relations at different levels and scales within biodiversity and ecosystem services and beyond." | New article | Website | Science Direct | Science Direct | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589811620300094 | 2020-06-01 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
328 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | rspaull | Nature Editorial About Validity of Single Numerical Apex Target for Biodiversity Cites Global Assessment and Calls for IPBES to be Mandated to Advise | English (396) | The journal Nature published an editorial about recent academic calls for a single numerical apex target for global biodiversity action, citing the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment and arguing that IPBES - working with the CBD's scientific advisors - should be called on to advise. The editorial states that governments should make a formal request for such advice to the CBD without delay. | New article | Website | A proposal for one, simple goal, equivalent to the 2 °C climate target, needs to be thoroughly assessed | A proposal for one, simple goal, equivalent to the 2 °C climate target, needs to be thoroughly assessed | https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-020-01936-y | 2020-06-30 | Global | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] |