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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull McKinsey & Company Publishes 4 Interventions to Reduce the Impact of the Apparel Industry on Biodiversity Citing Global Assessment English (396) Global management consulting firm, McKinsey and Company prominently cite the IPBES Global Assessment in an article detailing specific changes that the apparel industry can make to reduce its negative impacts on biodiversity New article Website Biodiversity: The next frontier in sustainable fashion Biodiversity: The next frontier in sustainable fashion https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/biodiversity-the-next-frontier-in-sustainable-fashion 2020-08-05 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional private Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 28/09/2022 Patrick.Tonissen Article in the Journal Conservation Biology Builds on IPBES Global Assessment and Calls for Methodology to Include 'Airspace Habitat' English (396) An article appearing in the journal Conservation Biology has built on the IPBES Global Assessment's analysis and argued why 'airspace habitat' should be considered as a unique term in order to better facilitate transformative change. New article Website Conservation Biology Conservation Biology https://conbio.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/cobi.13641 2020-09-25 public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Patrick.Tonissen IPBES Assessment Graphics Used Prominently by New Scientist to Illustrate "Our Impact on Earth’s Ecosystems and Biodiversity – in Graphics" English (396) Figures from the IPBES Global Assessment Report and IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment Report were used prominently by the outlet New Scientist to illustrate "Our impact on Earth’s ecosystems and biodiversity – in graphics."

 New article Website New Scientist New Scientist https://www.newscientist.com/article/2268035-our-impact-on-earths-ecosystems-and-biodiversity-in-graphics/ 2021-02-18 public Patrick Tonissen IPBES Communications Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull IPBES Approach to Nature's Contributions to People used to Examine Enhancing Synergies in NCP in Landscapes and Seascapes English (396) New article draws on IPBES Global Assessment and specifically the IPBES conceptual framework's treatment of nature's contributions to people (NCP) to investigate whether synergies in NCP exist within socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS). The GEF-Satoyama Project (http://www.thegef.org/projects) worked with ten sub-grant projects in biodiversity hotspots, which represent the global frontiers of highly endemic biological communities under accelerating anthropogenic threats. New article Website Enhancing synergies in nature’s contributions to people in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes Enhancing synergies in nature’s contributions to people in socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-021-00927-w 2021-03-01 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional Colombia, Comoros, Ecuador, India, Madagascar, Mauritius, Myanmar, Peru, Seychelles, Thailand public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull Dutch Organic Agriculture and Food Organization Bionext Uses IPBES Global Assessment in Call for Consumers to 'Vote' with their Shopping Baskets Dutch (425) Michaël Wilde, Director of Bionext, a Dutch organic agriculture and food organization calls on consumers, in the context of the upcoming Dutch general election, to vote every day 'with their shopping baskets' - citing the IPBES Global Assessment Report to make the case against 'business as usual' New article Website Vote with your shopping basket every day Vote with your shopping basket every day http://translate.google.com/translate?langpair=nl%7Cen&u=https://www.biojournaal.nl/article/9298400/stem-iedere-dag-met-je-boodschappenmandje/ 2021-03-01 National Europe and Central Asia Netherlands (Kingdom of the) public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull Article Cites IPBES Pandemics Report to Argue Against Possible US Government Approvals for Logging Hundreds of Acres of Old-Growth Forest in Montana English (396) An article by US news advocacy organisation, Turthout, uses the findings of the IPBES workshop report on biodiversity and pandemics to argue against possible approval by the US Forest Service of the "Black Ram Project" that would authorise commercial harvesting on more than 3,900 acres in the Kootenai National Forest in Montana, including the clear-cutting of at least 579 acres of trees that are hundreds of years old. New article Website Biden May Approve Logging an Old-Growth Forest, Heightening Climate Risks Biden May Approve Logging an Old-Growth Forest, Heightening Climate Risks https://truthout.org/articles/biden-may-approve-logging-an-old-growth-forest-heightening-climate-risks/ 2021-03-02 State/Provincial Americas United States of America Montana public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull Global Assessment Findings used by SAIIA to Argue for Immediate Action to Preserve Biodiversity Especially in Africa English (396) The South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA) published an opinion piece following the conclusion of the first segment of the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) - using the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment to corroborate it's call for urgent action, cooperation, ambition, and finance for the restoration and preservation of biodiversity - especially in the aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic. New article Website The Road to a Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Considering African Priorities The Road to a Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: Considering African Priorities https://www.polity.org.za/article/the-road-to-a-post-2020-global-biodiversity-framework-considering-african-priorities-2021-03-03 2021-03-03 Multi-organizational/network Africa public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull World Business Council for Sustainable Development Publishes Brief for Business on the IPBES Global Assessment Report English (396) The World Business Council for Sustainable Development has published brief for business on the IPBES Global Assessment Report, which highlights the main points from the report relevant to business and puts it in the context of other landmark reports, such as the World Economic Forum’s New Nature Economy report series and the upcoming Dasgupta Economics of Biodiversity review. New article Website 2019 IPBES Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services report - Business Summary 2019 IPBES Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services report - Business Summary https://www.wbcsd.org/Programs/Food-and-Nature/Resources/2019-IPBES-Biodiversity-and-Ecosystems-Services-report-Business-Summary 2019-08-15 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 rspaull Paper Builds on IPBES work on Nature's Contributions to People to make case for Stronger links to Sustainability Transformations English (396) Drawing on a range of IPBES publicaitons - but especially on the work on Nature's Contributions to People (NCP) this paper explores how preferences and values of ecosystem services raise questions about the link to sustainability transformations. New article Website Assessing People’s Values of Nature: Where Is the Link to Sustainability Transformations? Assessing People’s Values of Nature: Where Is the Link to Sustainability Transformations? https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fevo.2021.624084/full 2021-03-19 public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 rspaull The Nature Conservancy uses IPBES Global Assessment to Argue for Urgent Action for and Investment in Nature Protection English (396) Making extensive use of the IPBES Global Assessment findings, the Nature Conservancy (TNC) argues for urgent action for and investment in nature protection - especially in 2021 during the UN CBD COP15 in Kunming, China. New article Website Nature underpins every aspect of human existence—and it is in crisis Nature underpins every aspect of human existence—and it is in crisis https://www.nature.org/en-us/what-we-do/our-insights/perspectives/biodiversity-crisis-nature-underpins-human-existence/ 2019-10-30 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 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
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 Wed, 28/09/2022 rspaull Research Uses IPBES Nature Futures Framework to Analyse Conservation Decision-Making Under Climate Change English (396) A group of experts convened to discuss using the Nature Futures Framework developed by the IPBES Task Force on Scenarios and Models as a tool to inform management in social-ecological systems facing climate change. The research focused on 3 illustrative case studies from the global South across a range of climate change impacts at different ecological levels. New article Website Managing biodiversity in the Anthropocene: discussing the Nature Futures Framework as a tool for adaptive decision-making for nature under climate change Managing biodiversity in the Anthropocene: discussing the Nature Futures Framework as a tool for adaptive decision-making for nature under climate change https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11625-022-01200-4 2022-06-24 Global public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Thu, 29/09/2022 rspaull Building on IPBES-IPCC Joint Workshop Report Researchers Explore Options for Transformative Governance of Complex Biodiversity-Climate-Society Interactions English (396) Writing in the journal BioScience, researchers draw on the report of the first IPBES-IPCC Joint Workshop on Biodiversity and Climate Change to explore how transformative governance of complex biodiversity–climate–society interactions can be achieved. New article Website Governing for Transformative Change across the Biodiversity–Climate–Society Nexus Governing for Transformative Change across the Biodiversity–Climate–Society Nexus https://academic.oup.com/bioscience/article/72/7/684/6593160?login=true#.YyAjNUrqOw0.twitter 2022-06-01 Global public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 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]
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 Tue, 04/10/2022 rspaull The Lancet Planetary Health Journal Issues Editorial in Response to IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment Linking to Planetary Health Perspectives English (396) The Lancet Planetary Health Journal issued an editorial responding to the release of the IPBES Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment Report, making the link to the importance of a planetary health perspective in contributing to the fuller accounting of the values of nature. New article Website Reaching a balance with wild species Reaching a balance with wild species https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanplh/article/PIIS2542-5196(22)00177-2/fulltext#%20 2022-08-06 Global public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Mon, 17/10/2022 Fernando Neda IPBES Conceptual Framework Offered as Best Approach to Understand Effective Pollinator Health Strategies English (396) A new opinion piece published by The Royal Society proposes the use of the IPBES conceptual framework "to link issues and identify critical gaps in both understanding and action for pollinators." In the article, authors Jane C. Stout and Lynn V. Dicks state that using the IPBES conceptual framework "reveals the centrality of addressing the recognized indirect drivers of decline, such as patterns of global trade and demography, which are frequently overlooked in current pollinator conservation efforts". The authors use the framework to emphasize the role of people and institutions in pollinator conservation. "To reverse drivers of decline, pollinator conservation strategies must take action on institutional indirect drivers of decline. Almost none of the strategic efforts currently in place do this explicitly," write Stout and Dicks.

The opinion piece was published in the June 2022 edition (Volume 377, Issue 1853) of the journal 'Philosophical Transactions of The Royal Society B: Biological Sciences'. The overall theme of this edition is ‘Natural processes influencing pollinator health: from chemistry to landscapes’.

New article Website From science to society: implementing effective strategies to improve wild pollinator health From science to society: implementing effective strategies to improve wild pollinator health https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/full/10.1098/rstb.2021.0165 2022-05-02 Global public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Mon, 13/02/2023 Tania Sanchis Gimenez Business Consulting Firm BSR Uses IPBES Global Assessment Findings to Advocate for Companies to Factor Biodiversity Considerations into Decision-Making English (396) An article published by global business consulting group BSR uses findings from the IPBES Global Assessment to advocate that the corporate sector should better understands biodiversity and the impact of business on nature, and how this is factored into decision-making. The articles uses IPBES evidence to back up the idea that the impact of biodiversity loss is such that it is estimated that the world’s current trajectory will undermine progress toward 80 percent of the SDGs, impacting the ability to meet goals addressing poverty, hunger, health, water, cities, climate, oceans, and land. New article Website How Business Can Integrate Biodiversity into a Nature Strategy How Business Can Integrate Biodiversity into a Nature Strategy https://www.bsr.org/en/blog/how-business-can-integrate-biodiversity-nature-strategy 2022-11-10 2022-11-10 Global private Ms. Tania Sanchis Gimenez IPBES Social Media Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Mon, 27/11/2023 Qihan-Huang 1 Million Species on the Verge of Extinction! CBCGDF’s Translation: IPBES Landmark Assessment Report’s Press Release Chinese (395) The following article is published as the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) held the 7th Plenary Session. On May 6, 2019, at 13:00 Paris time, a groundbreaking new report was released by IPBES, warning that global biodiversity is declining at an unprecedented rate in human history. The speed of species extinction is accelerating, and the consequences may have severe impacts on people worldwide. The China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation presents the translated IPBES 7 press release in Chinese to interested readers. New article Website http://www.cbcgdf.org/NewsShow/4937/8521.html http://www.cbcgdf.org/NewsShow/4937/8521.html public Ms. Linda Wong China Biodiversity Conservation and Green Development Foundation Deputy Secretary General IPBES Observer [email protected]
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 Fri, 17/11/2023 Fernando Neda Nature Journal Editorial Utilizes IPBES Knowledge as it Calls to Improve Tracking and Statistics on Global Biodiversity English (396) In Nature journal's October 2023 edition, authors called for "incorporating the costs of biodiversity loss into economic planning," saying that "properly resourcing national statistical offices to coordinate environmental accounts" is "essential" to achieve the SDGs. The authors cite the System of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA) as an example of "integrating environmental indicators more closely with economic ones."

"In 2019, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) — an organization similar to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change — reported that ecological communities on land have lost more than 20% of their original biodiversity, and that millions of terrestrial species are likely to become extinct by 2100," wrote the authors, citing the IPBES Global Assessment (2019). "The costs of environmental damage, such as biodiversity loss, rarely factor into countries’ official calculations of income and wealth," reads the editorial.

The journal issued a call to action urging experts and researchers to comment on the next revision of the UN Statistics Division's System of National Accounts (SNA).		 New article Website Seize the moment: researchers have a rare opportunity to make progress in protecting global biodiversity Seize the moment: researchers have a rare opportunity to make progress in protecting global biodiversity https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-023-03103-5 2023-10-03 Global public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Wed, 22/11/2023 Fernando Neda Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Publishes Special Journal Issue Focused on IPBES Values Assessment English (396) The October 2023 edition (Volume 64) of the journal Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability was published as a special issue focusing on the IPBES Values Assessment, with 15 articles exploring nature’s values, transformative change and sustainability, and other related themes.

In it's Editorial Overview titled "Leveraging the multiple values of nature for transformative change to just and sustainable futures — Insights from the IPBES Values Assessment," the authors state: "This special issue draws on the IPBES Values Assessment published in 2022 and engages with key questions about the role of values and valuation of nature for transformative change towards more just and sustainable futures. The special issue presents papers that review topics about how to conceptualise value diversity and undertake valuation to guide decisions geared towards transformative change. It also focuses on how power, justice and socio-environmental conflicts intersect with nature’s values, and the role of diverse values in conservation and development policy instruments."

The "Values for transformative change: The IPBES approach" special edition was edited by Unai Pascual, Patricia Balvanera and Mike Christie - the three co-Chairs of the IPBES Assessment.
New article Print Article Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability - Values for transformative change: The IPBES approach Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability - Values for transformative change: The IPBES approach https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877343523001069?dgcid=author 2023-09-19 Global public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]