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316 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Multiple IPBES Reports Cited in UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Ministers of Environment Meeting Decision on Preventing Future Pandemics and Sustainable Recovery | English (396) | At the 22nd Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean in Bridgetown, Barbados, Decision 4, on "Preventing future pandemics and accelerating sustainable recovery in Latin America and the Caribbean through the adoption of regional strategies for the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystems," noted the IPBES Global Assessment, Americas Regional Assessment and the IPBES Pandemics Report. Multiple IPBES Reports Cited in UNEP Latin America and the Caribbean Ministers of Environment Meeting Decision on Preventing Future Pandemics and Sustainable Recovery |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | UNEP XXII Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean | UNEP XXII Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean | https://www.unenvironment.org/events/unep-event/xxii-forum-ministers-environment-latin-america-and-caribbean | 2021-02-02 | Regional | Americas | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
318 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Dissertation Explores "The evolution of international environmental law in the Mediterranean: What modalities of influence for IPBES?" | French (397) | Guillaume Futhazar's 600-page dissertation for the University of Marseille's International, Comparative and European Law program, with kind support from the Government of France, examines "L’évolution du droit international de l’environnement en Méditerranée: Quelles modalités d’influence pour l’IPBES ? ["The evolution of international environmental law in the Mediterranean: What modalities of influence for IPBES?"] | New/changed action/initiative | Website | L’évolution du droit international de l’environnement en Méditerranée Quelles modalités d’influence pour l’IPBES ? | L’évolution du droit international de l’environnement en Méditerranée Quelles modalités d’influence pour l’IPBES ? | https://dice.univ-amu.fr/sites/dice.univ-amu.fr/files/public/cdd13_-_levolution_du_droit_international_de_lenvironnement_en_mediterranee.pdf | 2020-12-17 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
319 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Fidelity Investments Inc. Includes IPBES Global Assessment Key Findings in List of Top Three ESG Themes for 2021 | English (396) | Fidelity Investments Inc. has included key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment in its list of top Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance themes for 2021, noting "human activity has already severely altered 75% of terrestrial and 66% of marine environments, threatening the survival of around 25% of animal and plant [known] species." Although the Fidelity report is proprietary and behind a paywall, there was significant coverage of Fidelity's announcement. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | IFA Magazine | IFA Magazine | https://ifamagazine.com/article/top-three-esg-themes-for-2021-fidelity-international/ | 2020-12-10 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | United States of America | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
320 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Fidelity Investments Inc. Includes IPBES Global Assessment Key Findings in List of Top Three ESG Themes for 2021 | English (396) | Fidelity Investments Inc. has included key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment in its list of top Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance themes for 2021, noting "human activity has already severely altered 75% of terrestrial and 66% of marine environments, threatening the survival of around 25% of animal and plant [known] species." Although the Fidelity report is proprietary and behind a paywall, there was significant coverage of Fidelity's announcement. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | IFA Magazine | IFA Magazine | https://ifamagazine.com/article/top-three-esg-themes-for-2021-fidelity-international/ | 2020-12-10 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | United States of America | private | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
321 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Convention on Biological Diversity Special Session Held to Discuss Evidence from IPBES Products, Among Others | English (396) | The Convention on Biological Diversity held a special session of its scientific and implementation bodies to discuss evidence on "the underlying causes of pandemics," including the IPBES Pandemics Report and evidence from the IPBES Global Assessment. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Convention on Biological Diversity Press Release | Convention on Biological Diversity Press Release | https://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2020/pr-2020-12-15-sbstta-sbi-en.pdf | 2020-12-15 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
324 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | rspaull | Citing IPBES Global Assesment the G7 G-Science Academies issue Call to Action on Global Insect Declines and Erosion of Ecosystem Services | English (396) | 14 National science academies from the G7 issued a call to action and recommendation to all their academies about ways to address global insect declines and the erosion of vital ecosystem services - prominently citing the IPBES Global Assessment Report. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | https://www.leopoldina.org/en/publications/detailview/publication/global-insect-declines-and-the-potential-erosion-of-vital-ecosystem-services-2020/ | https://www.leopoldina.org/en/publications/detailview/publication/global-insect-declines-and-the-potential-erosion-of-vital-ecosystem-services-2020/ | 2020-06-22 | Global | Cross-regional | Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
326 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | rspaull | IPBES Global Assessment Prominently Cited in Lombard Odier Private Bank and WWF Donor's Guide to the Environment | English (396) | Swiss Private Bank Lombard Odier and WWF launched a donor's guide that prominently cites the Global Assessment in making the case for philanthropic donoations and specific donation opportunties around the world. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Lombard Odier and the WWF launch Donor’s Guide to the Environment | Lombard Odier and the WWF launch Donor’s Guide to the Environment | https://www.lombardodier.com/contents/corporate-news/media-releases/2020/june/lombard-odier-and-the-wwf-launch.html | 2020-06-25 | Global | Cross-regional | private | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
327 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | rspaull | Civil Society Organizations Identify IPBES Research in Letter to Consumer Goods Forum About Ending Deforestation in their Member Companies' Supply Chains | English (396) | More than 70 signatories, representing a range of civil society organisations, wrote an open letter to the Consumer Goods Forum, citing IPBES and IPCC findings about the way in which food is produced and consumed as a leading driver of the nature crisis - calling on all CGF members to act boldly to halt deforestation, species loss and human rights abuses in their supply chains. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/a-letter-to-the-consumer-goods-forum-its-time-to-stop-the-fires-and-deliver-on-no-deforestation-no-peat-no-exploitation-commitments/ | https://www.globalwitness.org/en/press-releases/a-letter-to-the-consumer-goods-forum-its-time-to-stop-the-fires-and-deliver-on-no-deforestation-no-peat-no-exploitation-commitments/ | 2020-06-22 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
331 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | rspaull | IPBES Experts Provide Oral Evidence from Global Assessment to Hearing on Biodiversity and Ecosystems to UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee | English (396) | Prof. Andy Purvis, Coordinating Lead Author on the IPBES Global Assessment and Dr. Anne Larigauderie, IPBES Executive Secretary were invited by the UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee to provide oral evidence in their hearing on Biodiversity and Ecosystems, to be used by the Commitee to advise the UK Government on opportunities at the negotiations for CBD COP-15 to be held in China in 2021 | New/changed action/initiative | Website | https://committees.parliament.uk/event/2332/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/ | https://committees.parliament.uk/event/2332/formal-meeting-oral-evidence-session/ | 2020-10-22 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
332 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Counselor Ilaria Dal Zovo cites IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics in Parliamentary Exchange | Italian (450) | In a parliamentary debate, Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Counselor Ilaria Dal Zovo cited the IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics, particularly regarding the issue of control measures for infected feral hogs. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Agenparl Article | Agenparl Article | https://agenparl.eu/uff-stampa-m5s-cr-fvg-caccia-non-e-soluzione-contro-peste-suina/ | 2020-11-18 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | Italy | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
333 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Global Assessment cited in U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Natural Resources written testimony by Prof. Jane Lubchenco | English (396) | In a virtual legislative hearing on H.R. 8632, the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act, and related Natural Resources Committee-referred bills, Prof. Jane Lubchenco's written testimony cited the IPBES Global Assessment. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Testimony | Testimony | https://naturalresources.house.gov/imo/media/doc/Lubchenco%20Testimony%20UPDATED%20FC%20Leg%20Hrg%2011.17.20.pdf | 2020-11-27 | National | Americas | United States of America | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
334 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatn cites IPBES in biannual report to Norwegian Parliament | Swedish (506) | In a biannual report to the Parliament of Norway, Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatn cited IPBES evidence: "IPBES has shown that we all have a way to go to protect nature and ensure the earth's biological diversity." | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Report | Report | https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/halvarig-redegjorelse-for-stortinget-om-viktige-eu-og-eos-saker-17.-november-2020.-klima-og-miljoministeren-om-european-green-deal/id2786103/ | 2020-11-17 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Sweden | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
335 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | After IPBES-Inspired Declaration of Ecological Emergency, Glasgow City Council Working Group Publishes Report and Recommendations, Prominently Citing IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | After the release of the IPBES Global Assessment inspired the Glasgow City Council to declaration an ecological emergency in May 2019, in November 2020 the Council's Ecological Emergency Working Group published its Report and Recommendations, which prominently cites the IPBES Global Assessment and discusses how the primary drivers of biodiversity loss fit into a local Glaswegian context. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Article | Article | https://www.glasgownews.org.uk/ecological-emergency-working-group-publishes-its-recommendations/ | 2020-11-24 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
336 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Pandemics Report Cited in Wildlife Conservation 20 Declaration on "Prioritising nature, health and people in an effective and equitable COVID-19 recovery and response" | English (396) | In recommendations to world leaders at the G20 Summit in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildlife Conservation 20 (WC20) declaration on "Prioritising nature, health and people in an effective and equitable COVID-19 recovery and response" cited the IPBES Pandemics Report. Signatories include: African Wildlife Foundation BirdLife International Born Free Foundation Conservation International Education for Nature Vietnam Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime Environmental Investigation Agency Fauna & Flora International Frankfurt Zoological Society Freeland Jane Goodall Institute Paradise Foundation International Space for Giants The Nature Conservancy TRAFFIC WildAid Wildlife Conservation Society WWF ZSL (Zoological Society of London) |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Declaration | Declaration | https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ed9143578f49117cd45d295/t/5fb7bdfafc65646353d94d6b/1605877243161/WC20+Declaration.pdf | 2020-11-20 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
337 | Wed, 07/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment Platform uses IPBES Conceptual Framework in Study on "Nature and People in the Andes, East African Mountains, European Alps, and Hindu Kush Himalaya" | English (396) | In a new study, the platform for Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment has used the IPBES Conceptual Framework as a lens through which to examine "Nature and People in the Andes, East African Mountains, European Alps, and Hindu Kush Himalaya: Current Research and Future Directions," and also cited the four IPBES Regional Assessment Reports. In a tweet, the researched announced: "We used the IPBES framework to analyze >600 abstracts about nature & people interactions in 4 major mountain systems, & formulate 6 recommendations for future research" (https://twitter.com/GMBA_IPO/status/1330449120193081347?s=09) |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Study | Study | https://bioone.org/journals/mountain-research-and-development/volume-40/issue-2/MRD-JOURNAL-D-19-00075.1/Nature-and-People-in-the-Andes-East-African-Mountains-European/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-19-00075.1.full | 2020-11-20 | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
338 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Global Assessment Finding Cited as a Key Reason "Why Fund Managers Started Worrying About Biodiversity," and Report Cited Prominently For Further Reading | English (396) | In a Bloomberg Green article, reporter Alastair Marsh attributed a biodiversity-positive shift for fund managers to, among others, the IPBES Global Assessment, highlighting the key finding that 1 million species risk extinction and placing the IPBES Global Assessment Report prominently on the list for further reading. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Bloomberg | Bloomberg | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-13/why-fund-managers-started-worrying-about-biodiversity-quicktake | 2020-11-13 | Global | Cross-regional | private | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
339 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Pandemics Report, WWF Germany Calls on EU to "take a pioneering role in ecological pandemic preparedness" | English (396) | WWF Germany, in a statement released after the launch of the IPBES Pandemics Report, cites the Report as a key reason for its call on the European Union to "immediately submit an effective law that prohibits the import of environmentally harmful products" and also calls for a "targeted technical and financial support for developing and emerging countries to be expanded in order to stop the illegal and unregulated wildlife trade and ensure more effective control of legal trade, for example in game meat." | New/changed action/initiative | Website | WWF Germany Media Release | WWF Germany Media Release | https://www.wwf.de/2020/oktober/pandemierisiko-steigt-mit-fortschreitender-naturzerstoerung | 2020-10-29 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
341 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | In Media Conference, German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze Presented Key Findings from the IPBES Pandemics Report, Calling for "Large Investments" to Prevent Pandemics | English (396) | Following the release of the IPBES Pandemics Report, German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze held a media conference to present key findings from the Report and implications for a German and international context. Schulze called for "large investments in the conservation, sustainable use and restoration of ecosystems" as well as an "ambitious new post-2020 global biodiversity framework" and "for a protocol on combating wildlife crime under the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime." | New/changed action/initiative | Website | German Environment Ministry media release | German Environment Ministry media release | https://www.bmu.de/en/pressrelease/minister-schulze-any-measures-that-help-prevent-the-destruction-of-nature-also-help-prevent-new-pan/ | 2020-10-30 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Germany | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
345 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | rspaull | IPBES Tweet on Miniature Urban Forests Prompts London Civil Society Campaign to Investigate Options | English (396) | An IPBES Twitter post sharing a WEF video about "Miyawaki" miniature urban forests prompted the Lovely Lambeth Living Streets campaign to ask it's >2,000 followers where they would want such mini-forests to be placed. | New/changed action/initiative | Other | https://twitter.com/LambethLivingSt/status/1292141833515077632?s=20 | https://twitter.com/LambethLivingSt/status/1292141833515077632?s=20 | 2020-08-08 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | London Borough of Lambeth | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
346 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Government of Kenya Announces Participation in High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People for Ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework under the Convention on Biologi | English (396) | Citing IPBES Global Assessment, the Government of Kenya announced its participation in the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People for an ambitious global biodiversity framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity. In a statement during the launch, key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment were cited as reason to make 2021 “an urgent year for action on biodiversity and the climate”. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Nation Kenya | Nation Kenya | https://nation.africa/kenya/healthy-nation/kenya-part-of-new-global-deal-to-save-animals-plants-3279682 | 2021-02-10 | Global | Cross-regional | Kenya | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn |