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 Fri, 19/08/2022 bcurley1012 Informed by Findings from IPBES Pandemics Report, Campaigning Organization Avaaz Calls on G20 Leaders to Include 20 Key Ingredients for a Just, Equitable and Sustainable the G20 Communique English (396) In a brief to the G20 leaders, the campaigning organization Avaaz says governments have a key role to play in transformational recovery: it is time to align our economic policies with the realities of nature, and full respect of human rights. The organization outlines 20 'key ingredients' that should be included in the G20 communique for a just, equitable and sustainable recover. New/changed idea Print Article 20 Ingredients for a Successful G20 Communiqué - Naples’ favorite toppings to put our Planet and People back on track 20 Ingredients for a Successful G20 Communiqué - Naples’ favorite toppings to put our Planet and People back on track 2021-06-03 Cross-regional public Britt Curley IPBES Assistant Programme Management - Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 bcurley1012 G20 Leaders Note the Contribution of IPBES Pandemics Report in a Preamble Following the G-20 Summit in Italy In a preamble following the G-20 summit in Italy, G20 leaders state their commitment to addressing global poverty, health, economic and environmental challenges. Leaders note the scientific contribution of the IPBES Pandemics and commit to integrate the 'One Health' approach and other holistic approaches in all relevant policies and decision-making processes, also to address challenges including food security, zoonotic spillover and future pandemics. New/changed action/initiative Print Article G20 Environment Communiqué Final G20 Environment Communiqué Final 2021-07-22 Global Cross-regional Britt Curley IPBES Assistant Programme Management - Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 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
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 bcurley1012 Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) Organizes a Series of Workshops Based on IPBES Assessment in Collaboration with UNESCO and la Asociación de la Juventud Indígena English (396) UNESCO, in collaboration with la Asociación de la Juventud Indígena Argentina, Red de Mujeres Rurales de la Fundación Gran Chaco and the Organización indígena M+ranta Kuñaretq (Fuerza de la Mujer) of Argentina, organized a series of dialogue workshops in Argentina based on the IPBES Global Assessment Report. New/changed action/initiative Website Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) on LinkedIn: UNESCO in collaboration with la Asociación de la Juventud Indígena Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) on LinkedIn: UNESCO in collaboration with la Asociación de la Juventud Indígena https://www.linkedin.com/posts/biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-network-bes-net-_unesco-in-collaboration-with-la-asociaci%C3%B3n-activity-6831222181414895616-qq_8 2021-08-02 2021-08-09 Multi-organizational/network public Britt Curley IPBES Assistant Programme Management - Communciations Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 bcurley1012 UNEP on Twitter Announces New Webinar on IPBES Assessment Mothodology English (396) New webinar on the IPBES assessment methodology and how it can be tailored to support national ecosystem assessments. New/changed action/initiative Website New webinar on the IPBES assessment methodology and how it can be tailored to support national ecosystem assessments. New webinar on the IPBES assessment methodology and how it can be tailored to support national ecosystem assessments. https://twitter.com/unepwcmc/status/1430451141637181440?s=20 2021-08-25 Multi-organizational/network public Britt Curley IPBES Assistant Programme Management - Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 bcurley1012 Huffington Post Cites IPBES Assessment Findings in Blog Post About the Key Role Members of the UICN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) Can Play in Nature Conservation French (397) With its 88 member states and governments and 300 million French speakers around the world, the Francophone members of the UICN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) can and should play a key role in nature conservation. The French-speaking community is an opportunity, an essential lever to encourage the mobilization of States, to work together on a convergent program to mobilize field actors, NGOs and civil society. New/changed idea Website The French-speaking world can be a place of new solidarity to protect biodiversity The French-speaking world can be a place of new solidarity to protect biodiversity https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/entry/la-francophonie-peut-etre-le-lieu-de-nouvelles-solidarites-pour-proteger-la-biodiversite_fr_612f7e4ce4b04778bfff1989 2021-09-02 National Algeria, Benin, Canada, Côte d'Ivoire, France, Lebanon, Madagascar, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia Britt Curley IPBES Assistant Programme Management - Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Editorial Paper References IPBES Assessment About the Dangers of Biodiversity Loos and Calls for Urgent Action to Reduce Emissions English (396) The science is unequivocal; a global increase of 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average and the continued loss of biodiversity risk catastrophic harm to health that will be impossible to reverse. Despite the world’s necessary preoccupation with covid-19, we cannot wait for the pandemic to pass to rapidly reduce emissions. Wealthy countries must do more, and global targets are not enough. New/changed idea Website Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health Call for emergency action to limit global temperature increases, restore biodiversity, and protect health https://www.bmj.com/content/374/bmj.n1734 2021-09-06 public Britt Curley IPBES Assistant Programme Management - Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 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
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 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 public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant - Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 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
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 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
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous EU Council Decision of 10 May 2021 Establishes the Specific Programme Implementing Horizon Europe – "The Framework Programme for Research and Innovation" English (396) International cooperation and contribution to international efforts and initiatives, such as the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, are essential to achieve the objectives in this area. There is a need to better understand the governance of the transition to sustainability in the economic, social and natural system, from the local to the global level. New/changed commitment Website COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/764 COUNCIL DECISION (EU) 2021/764 https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX%3A32021D0764&qid=1620772336613 2021-05-10 Europe and Central Asia European Union public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 24/08/2022 Anonymous Colombia’s First National Ecosystem Assessment Published Partly in Support of IPBES English (396) With its rich, diverse ecosystems ranging from high mountains to wetlands, forests and coastal marine ecosystems, for Colombians, nature’s contributions take on different forms. Yet, drivers of biodiversity loss such as deforestation, erosion, overgrazing and increasingly severe competition over natural resources threaten Colombia’s environmental sustainability, affecting not only the functionality of these ecosystems but also the relationships among species.

Colombia's national ecosystem assessment has been the product of a three-year-long effort to build the country’s capacity in support of IPBES. Assessment authors and experts called for an urgent need to shift to better environmental management and stronger implementation of environmental legislation to halt the country’s rapid biodiversity loss. During the assessment, 105 experts from scientific, traditional and local knowledge backgrounds came together to articulate multiple scenarios for the trajectory of Colombia’s biodiversity and ecosystems until 2050 and its impacts on people's wellbeing.

The assessment points to the need for building greater institutional capacity among not just environmental institutions but also other bodies responsible for sustainable development and local governance. In the Colombian context, experts noted that conflicts arising over issues of mining or the agro-industry demand greater attention and awareness. Equipping these actors with skills and training, as well as budgets and accountability for implementation can ensure that policies and programmes are well-coordinated and impactful.		 New/changed research project Website Colombia's first national ecosystem assessment Colombia's first national ecosystem assessment https://www.besnet.world/colombias-first-national-ecosystem-assessment-sounds-the-alarm-for-biodiversity-decline/ 2021-06-30 National Americas Colombia public Mrs. Alice Fogliata Cresswell UNDP BES-Net Platform Management Officer Stakeholder
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 Thu, 25/08/2022 Anonymous Francophone Africa Regional Trialogue Background Document Based on the IPBES Assessment Findings French (397) The manifestations of biodiversity crisis, such as the decline of pollinator populations and land degradation, indicate the approaching of a critical tipping point for humanity. Biodiversity loss is reducing nature’s contributions to humanity, strongly impacting rural communities and countries dependent on agricultural production. Africa is particularly vulnerable to land degradation, with two-thirds of its land surface estimated to be already degraded to some degree, affecting at least 65 % of the entire African population.

The Francophone Africa Regional Trialogue was initially planned to bring together representatives from seven sub-Saharan African countries: Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal and Togo. It has been postponed several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and representatives from these seven countries met online during the lockdown period for the Virtual Trialogue for the Community of Practice on 2–25 November 2020.

In 2022, when the health emergency subsided, planning resumed for the physical Trialogue events, as the added value of face-to-face interaction is difficult to match online. However, in some parts of the world, travel restrictions persist. A decision was therefore made to proceed with the application of the regional Trialogue methodology in one country, Cameroon, at least for this year. The next Trialogue is planned to take place in Yaoundé, Cameroon, on 25–27 October 2022. The Cameroon Trialogue will replace the Francophone Africa Trialogue and will focus on discussing issues related to land degradation and restoration, pollinators and the sustainable use of wild species. More information may be found here and in the attached concept note.

From 2023, subject to local circumstances, BES-Net will shift fully back to the original regional Trialogue modality and continuously promote awareness-creation and uptake of the IPBES assessments at the national and wider levels.

The reference information for the Trialogue event is compiled in the Background Document, which focuses on the status of biodiversity loss in general and specifically on land degradation and pollination in the seven target countries. The document was developed based on the IPBES Assessment findings, as well as the results of the survey carried out in the form of questionnaires or direct interviews with resource persons representing the participating countries.		 New/changed idea Website Francophone Africa Regional Trialogue Francophone Africa Regional Trialogue 2022-04-05 Regional Africa Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Senegal, Togo public Mrs. Alice Fogliata Cresswell UNDP BES-Net Online Platforms Management Officer Stakeholder
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 Wed, 24/08/2022 Fernando Neda European Business Nature Summit Calls for Joint Business Action for Nature Based on IPBES Work English (396) The 2021 edition of the annual European Business and Nature Summit issued a statement calling on all businesses to "act, alone or in collaboration with other business actors, to reduce their impacts on nature and climate in line with the recommendations of the IPBES and IPCC." New/changed action/initiative Other 2021-12-01 Regional Europe and Central Asia Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden private Fernando Neda IPBES Secretariat PIA Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 24/08/2022 Fernando Neda UNEP-WCMC Guidance on National Ecosystem Assessments Based on IPBES Approach English (396) UNEP-WCMC has prduced guideline on how the IPBES approach to assessments can be used at the national level to also encourage the implementation of national ecosystem assessments. New/changed technique Website National Ecosystem Assessments to Support Implementation of Convention on Biological Diversity National Ecosystem Assessments to Support Implementation of Convention on Biological Diversity https://www.cbd.int/article/unep-wcmc-nea-implementation 2021-11-23 Global public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 24/08/2022 Anonymous EUR 50 Million Nature for Health (N4H) Initiative on Preventing Pandemics Launched Based Partly on IPBES Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics English (396) Through an initial contribution of EUR 50 million from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Nuclear Safety and Consumer Protection (BMUV) via Germany's International Climate Initiative (IKI), the Nature for Health (N4H) Initiative has been launched to prevent future pandemics by fostering locally developed and integrated approaches to secure the health of people, animals and the environment. The initiative was partly based on the findings of the IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics, and was mentioned by Minister Steffie Lemke at the opening ceremony of #IPBES9 in Bonn in July 2022. N4H brings together the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Health Organization (WHO), the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH), the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and EcoHealth Alliance. New/changed action/initiative Other 2022-08-23 USD 50000000 Global public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 24/08/2022 rspaull League for Protection of Birds (LPO) Cites IPBES on Drivers of Biodiversity Loss in Opposition to French Renewable Energy Acceleration Bill English (396) Yves Verilhac, director general of the LPO (League for the Protection of Birds) argues against the new French Renewable Energy Acceleration Bill saying: "“How can we go and put wind power in protected natural sites, Natura 2000 sites, migration corridors? IPBES (UN biodiversity experts) says that the artificialization of environments is the first cause of the collapse of biodiversity. But what are we proposing? To go and put photovoltaic panels full field in sectors where it was impossible before, by derogating from the mountain law, the coastal law, etc. The best allies of renewable energies, like the LPO, are dropping out. It's indefensible". Specifically he argues that the Bill is a "purely sectoral" project which "completely forgets the issues of biodiversity". This is direct refrence to the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that land-use change is the most important driver of global biodiversity loss - and indirect reference to the finding of the IPBES-IPCC Joint workshop on biodiversity and climate change that actions to address these crises must be taken together or risk making the other worse. New/changed action/initiative Website Mixed reception for the renewable energy acceleration bill Mixed reception for the renewable energy acceleration bill https://batinfo.com/en/actuality/mixed-reception-for-the-renewable-energy-acceleration-bill_21838 2022-08-24 National Europe and Central Asia France public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 29/08/2022 Fernando Neda Swiss Academies of Sciences (SCNAT) to Brief Swiss Parliamentarians on IPBES Assessments French (397) At the invitation of Irène Kälin, President of the National Council, the Swiss Academies of Sciences (a+) will hold dialogues directly with Swiss parliamentarians to brief them on the latest results of research on climate and biodiversity from IPCC and IPBES. The reports presented in detail at the Global Change Day on 12 April 2022, with the dialogue with parliamentarians set for 2 May 2022. Following publication by IPBES in July 2022 of the new Values Assessment and Sustainable Use Assessment, information sessions will also be planned. The President of the National Council will also organize a discussion at the Federal Palace.

 New/changed action/initiative Website Échange direct entre la science et le Parlement sur les derniers rapports sur le climat et la biodiversité Échange direct entre la science et le Parlement sur les derniers rapports sur le climat et la biodiversité https://scnat.ch/fr/uuid/i/29a5208a-6c2e-5419-b8bf-6ce8f1b21854-%C3%89change_direct_entre_la_science_et_le_Parlement_sur_les_derniers_rapports_sur_le_climat_et_la_biodiversit%C3%A9 2022-04-12 National Europe and Central Asia Switzerland public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 07/09/2022 Fernando Neda New Traffic, IUCN and USAID Report Highlights IPBES Science and the Platform's Calls for Action English (396) The December 2021 Situation Analysis on Social Behaviour Change Messaging on Wildlife Trade and Zoonotic Disease Risks cites IPBES science, particularly its findings about the "impact of direct exploitation on ecosystems and biodiversity" published in the IPBES Global Assessment. New/changed research project Other Traffic 2021 Situation Analysis Traffic 2021 Situation Analysis https://www.traffic.org/publications/reports/situation-analysis-social-and-behaviour-change-messaging-on-wildlife-trade-and-zoonotic-disease-risks/ 2021-12-08 Global public Fernando Neda IPBES PIA Secretariat: Bonn