Filter submissions
435 submissions
# Operations Changed User Informative Title/Headline (English only) Language(s) of Evidence of Impact Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Type(s) of Impact(s) Generated (English Only) Other impact Source Other source Link to Information – where available Link to Information – where available: Link Title Link to Information – where available: Link URL Other deliverable/element Start date of 'Implementation' End date of 'Implementation' Economic value of impact (currency) Economic value of impact (amount) Scale of impact Region of Impact Country/Countries of Impact State/Province Supporting Document(s) Is this a private sector impact? Salutation First name Last name Institution Position/Title IPBES Role (If Any) Other role Your contact email Phone Number
514
View
 Mon, 27/11/2023 rspaull British MP Uses IPBES Values Assessment in House of Commons Debate on Protecting and Restoring Nature in Advance of CBD COP15 and Beyond English (396) British MP, Deidre Brock (Scottish National Party) used the findings of the IPBES Values Assessment in a House of Commons debate on Protecting and Restoring Nature in Advance of CBD COP15 and Beyond to crticise the Government for having moved away from wildlife protecion conditions for farm subsidies in England "in favour of sheer food production capacity" New/changed idea Website Protecting and Restoring Nature: COP15 and Beyond Protecting and Restoring Nature: COP15 and Beyond https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2022-07-14/debates/9DC7F266-B999-44E4-8671-4AEE79DEB979/ProtectingAndRestoringNatureCOP15AndBeyond 2022-07-14 National Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland public Rob Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
521
View
 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]
522
View
 Mon, 17/10/2022 rspaull French Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee Tables Information Report on Protection of Endangered Species to National Assembly Based Heavily on IPBES Research French (397) The information mission of the Foreign Affairs Commitee of the French Parliament, set up in October 2019, tabled its Information Report on the Protection of Endangered Species, drawing extensively on IPBES published research, especially the IPBES Global Assessment Report. New/changed research project Website RAPPORT D’INFORMATION RAPPORT D’INFORMATION https://www.assemblee-nationale.fr/dyn/15/rapports/cion_afetr/l15b5049_rapport-information.pdf 2022-02-17 National France public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
523
View
 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]
526
View
 Wed, 19/10/2022 rspaull Researchers Use IPBES Approach to Analyse Expected Impact of Invasive Alien Species on Global Extinctions English (396) Researchers have heeded the approach of IPBES to address ecological and evolutionary components in conservation assessments in their analysis of expected impacts of invasive alien species on global extinctions. New/changed research project Website Looming extinctions due to invasive species Looming extinctions due to invasive species https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/gcb.15771 2021-06-10 Global public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
527
View
 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]
529
View
 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 public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
534
View
 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 public Robert Spaull IPBES Head of Comms Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
413
View
 Mon, 04/04/2022 Anonymous US Representatives Reintroduce Resolution Citing IPBES Global Assessment to Establish National Biodiversity Strategy for USA English (396) Citing specific findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, US Congressman Joe Neguse, Congressman Alan Lowenthal and Chair of the Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife Jared Huffman,announced the reintroduction of their resolution to create a national biodiversity strategy. H.Res.69 expressses the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations. New/changed action/initiative Website Congress.gov: H.Res.69 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations. Congress.gov: H.Res.69 - Expressing the need for the Federal Government to establish a national biodiversity strategy for protecting biodiversity for current and future generations. https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-resolution/69/text 2021-01-28 National Americas United States of America public Mr. Zak Smith Natural Resources Defense Council Director, International Wildlife Conservation IPBES Observer [email protected] +1 406 556 9305
545
View
 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]
546
View
 Mon, 20/02/2023 Tania Sanchis Gimenez San Diego County Passes Resolution Calling for Better Protection of and Access to Open Spaces in Support of Biodiversity. English (396) The Board of Supervisors of the County of San Diego, California, USA have voted in favor of a resolution calling for better protection of and access to the county’s open spaces in support of biodiversity. The resolution “builds on several community partnerships and initiatives maintained by the county that prioritize the preservation of the region’s natural spaces” and also on IPBES data, such as the fact that the planet is experiencing a biodiversity crisis, with more than 1 million species of plants and animals threatened by extinction. New/changed law/regulation Website County Supervisors Pass Resolution Supporting Biodiversity for a More Resilient San Diego County Supervisors Pass Resolution Supporting Biodiversity for a More Resilient San Diego https://timesofsandiego.com/politics/2022/11/16/county-supervisors-pass-resolution-supporting-biodiversity-for-a-more-resilient-san-diego/ 2022-11-16 State/Provincial Americas United States of America California public Ms. Tania Sanchis Gimenez IPBES Social Media Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
547
View
 Mon, 20/02/2023 Tania Sanchis Gimenez COP15 March for Biodiversity and Human Rights Organized by Quebec Civil Society Collective Highlighting IPBES Evidence French (397) A large activist 'March for Biodiversity and Human Rights' took place on 10 December 2022 in Montreal, Canada, to mobilise organisations and citizens advocating for biodiversity protection in the context of the CBD COP15, along with local and international allies. The organisers highlighted data from IPBES, among other organisations, such as: 1 million animal and plant species are now threatened with extinction.
 New/changed action/initiative Website Grande marche pour le vivant / March for Biodiversity and Human rights Grande marche pour le vivant / March for Biodiversity and Human rights https://www.facebook.com/events/644721227238451 2022-12-10 Multi-organizational/network Americas Canada public Ms. Tania Sanchis Gimenez IPBES Social Media Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
548
View
 Mon, 20/02/2023 Tania Sanchis Gimenez International Conference on Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss Issues 'Montreal Call' - Invitation to Discuss Solutions for Biodiversity & Climate Change Crises English (396) An International Conference on the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss was organized by the 'Collectif COP15', a collective of Quebec civil society organizations under the leadership of SNAP Quebec, in response to the repeated calls by IPBES and the IPCC for urgent systemic changes to the shared underlying causes of the two major interrelated environmental crises: biodiversity loss and climate change. The organizers welcome the progress made during the conference in identifying solutions. The 'Montreal Call' is an invitation to continue this reflection and accelerate it at future COPs, with biodiversity and climate considerations combined. New/changed action/initiative Website The Montreal Call for Dialogue on Systemic Change is launched The Montreal Call for Dialogue on Systemic Change is launched https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/biodiversity-climate-and-environment-ef7aacf11dafc6e76242968397587010 2022-12-09 Global Canada public Ms. Tania Sanchis Gimenez IPBES [email protected] Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
549
View
 Mon, 20/02/2023 Tania Sanchis Gimenez COP15 Immersive Video Installation by Campaign for Nature & National Geographic Draws on IPBES Findings English (396) An immersive video installation was created by the Campaign for Nature and National Geographic during CBD COP15 in Montreal Canada, using (inter alia) text from the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment to help highlight the urgent need for biodiversity protection around the world. New/changed action/initiative Website Statement from Campaign for Nature on the Newly Released Text of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework Statement from Campaign for Nature on the Newly Released Text of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework https://www.campaignfornature.org/cop15 2022-12-07 Global Americas Canada public Ms. Tania Sanchis Gimenez IPBES Social Media Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
558
View
 Wed, 17/05/2023 Anonymous Newcastle City Council (UK) Declares Biodiversity Emergency to Answer IPBES Call to Protect Nature at Every Level from Local to Global English (396) The Newcastle City Council (UK) passed a motion declaring a biodiversity emergency - in direct response to the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment Report and the call to make a difference at every level from local to global. The Council requires the Cabinet to implement a series of specific local measures in order to prevent further biodiversity loss. New/changed law/regulation Other Tweet from NewCastle Councillor Jane Byrne Tweet from NewCastle Councillor Jane Byrne https://twitter.com/JaneLabour/status/1544789115316699137/photo/1 2022-07-06 City/Community Europe and Central Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Newcastle public Tania Sanchis Gimenez IPBES Social Media Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
559
View
 Mon, 27/11/2023 Anonymous IPBES experts, among other relevant biodiversity and climate change stakeholders, to train the French National Assembly French (397) 25 scientists from the IPCC, IPBES, HCC and IDDRI visit the French National Assembly in order to train newly elected MEPs on climate and biodiversity. New/changed action/initiative Other Tweet from Le Monde journalist Audrey Garric Tweet from Le Monde journalist Audrey Garric https://twitter.com/audreygarric/status/1536633277544648711?s=20&t=chqputPUJodTC5YUJt5Ekw 2022-06-20 2022-06-22 National Europe and Central Asia France public Tania Sanchis Gimenez IPBES Social Media Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
544
View
 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]
557
View
 Wed, 17/05/2023 Anonymous US State Department Says IPBES Values Assessment will Advance US Efforts for Greater Inclusion of Diverse Voices in Decision-Making English (396) The United States State Department has welcomed the IPBES Values Assessment and indicated that the Report will advance US effrots to give voice to those who are often excluded from decision-making, but who are closest to nature, including indigenous peoples and local communities, and to promote gender and intergenerational equity. New/changed commitment Website Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Approves the Assessment of the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature Ninth Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Approves the Assessment of the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature https://www.state.gov/ninth-session-of-the-intergovernmental-science-policy-platform-on-biodiversity-and-ecosystem-services-ipbes-approves-the-assessment-of-the-diverse-values-and-valuation-of-nature/ 2022-07-11 National United States of America public Tania Sanchis IPBES Social Media Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
615
View
 Fri, 15/12/2023 Eliska Rolfova Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention to 2030 Grounded in IPBES Science English (396) The newly adopted strategic plan for the implementation of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats - The Bern Convention - (https://www.coe.int/en/web/bern-convention) refers to the IPBES Global Assessment, in providing both the context for the plan and as the foundation for a number of key glossary of terms. New/changed policy Website Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention for the period to 2030 Strategic Plan for the Bern Convention for the period to 2030 https://rm.coe.int/tpvs18e-2023-strategic-plan-final/1680ada084 2023-12-01 Regional Cross-regional Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Netherlands (Kingdom of the), North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Moldova, Romania, Senegal, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tunisia, Türkiye, Ukraine, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland public Ms. Eliška Rolfová Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic IPBES NFP (secondary) IPBES National focal point, Bureau [email protected]
569
View
 Thu, 22/06/2023 Anonymous I'm completely blown away by this shocking news. Afrikaans (402) Well, well, well, what do we have here? Today's news is incredible. [url=https://news.nbs24.org/2023/06/16/837573/]'Rebel Moon' Sci-Fi feature at[/url] Latest: Over 50 Deaths in 3 Days, Hospitalisation Up in UP's Ballia as Temperature Soars; Top Medical Officer Removed Well, well, well, the news confirms what I've long presumed. It's just as I had thought. New/changed research project TV/Radio Broadcast I'm completely blown away by this shocking news. I'm completely blown away by this shocking news. 1977-11-10 1978-10-11 AZM 51728 Subregional Asia-Pacific Afghanistan Taiwan Esq. RohanAssupGT RohanAssupGT I'm completely blown away by this shocking news. I'm completely blown away by this shocking news. [email protected] 81764227749