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391 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatns Prominently Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Speech at 2021 National Park Conference on National and International Biodiversity Agenda | Norwegian (478) | In a speech by the Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatns at the 2021 Norwegian National Park Conference, Minister Rotevatns discussed the IPBES Global Assessment at length, setting the scene for four key ways in which Norway is "paving the way forward." "- Firstly, the binding agreement Norway has with the EU to achieve the climate goals by 2030 and meet the annual climate budget starts. We must increase CO2 uptake in forests and areas and reduce emissions to get there. - Secondly, the current global goals for biodiversity - Aichi goals - will be replaced by new global goals for preserving nature and using it in a sustainable way. - Thirdly , we are entering the decisive decade where we will reach the sustainability goals for the UN in 2030. - Fourth, the UN's decade of nature restoration begins." |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Sveinung Rotevatn's speech at the National Park Conference 2021 | Sveinung Rotevatn's speech at the National Park Conference 2021 | https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/sveinung-rotevatns-tale-pa-nasjonalparkkonferansen-2021/id2834889/ | 2021-02-16 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Norway | 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 | |||||||||||||
239 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Union Groups in Badajoz, Spain Draw on Global Assessment While Encouraging Citizes to Join Climate Strikes | Spanish (399) | In Badajoz, Spain, the CCOO and UGT unions called on citizens of Extremadura to join in various mobilizations that seek to raise awareness and mobilize action in response to human-induced climate change and biodiversity loss. The groups highlight the IPBES Global Assessment finding that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | News article | News article | https://www.regiondigital.com/noticias/portada/316221-ccoo-y-ugt-llaman-a-participar-en-movilizaciones-por-el-clima-este-viernes-en-extremadura.html | 2019-09-27 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | Spain | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
426 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | rspaull | World Animal Protection NGO uses IPBES Pandemics Report to Advocate for Canada to do more to Curb the Trade in Wild Animals and their Parts | English (396) | The advocacy group World Animal Protection is linking the wildlife trade with the COVID-19 and other pandemics to argue that Canada should curb the trade in wild animals and their parts, citing the recent IPBES Pandemics Report that points to the trade as a significant driver of pandemic risk. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Canada urged to curb wildlife trade | Canada urged to curb wildlife trade | https://www.rcinet.ca/en/2021/03/27/canada-urged-to-curb-wildlife-trade/ | Pandemics Workshop | 2021-03-27 | National | Americas | Canada | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
536 | Mon, 06/02/2023 | Fernando Neda | 50 Members of US Congress and 350 State Lawmakers Cite IPBES Findings in Letter to President Biden Advocating for a National Biodiversity Strategy | English (396) | 50 congressmen and congresswomen of the United States House of Representatives and 350 state lawmakers from around the U.S. sent a letter to President Joe Biden encouraging the establishment of a National Biodiversity Strategy "to protect and restore nature and secure [the United States'] rich biodiversity for generations to come". Citing the Summary for Policymakers of the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment Report, the lawmakers wrote: "The global scientific consensus is that as many as one million species are at risk of extinction. Studies have shown that we are losing species and their habitats faster than ever before." "Only through a strategic and comprehensive approach can the U.S. government help to meet the scope and scale of the biodiversity crisis and help lead the world in protecting and beginning to restore nature over the coming decade," the representatives continued. Lawmakers urged the President to set a strategy which, as laid out in a bipartisan House Resolution, directs "federal agencies to pursue actions within existing laws and policies and identify where new ones may need to be developed to protect biodiversity," as well as addresses the "five drivers of biodiversity loss, secure and restore critical ecosystem services, promote social equity and environmental justice, and coordinate a strong national response to tackling the biodiversity crisis both at home and abroad." |
New/changed action/initiative | Other | Champions for Biodiversity Want Biden Administration to Do More | Champions for Biodiversity Want Biden Administration to Do More | https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2022-05-23/endangered-species-and-wildlife/champions-for-biodiversity-want-biden-administration-to-do-more/a79211-1 | 2022-02-08 | National | United States of America | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
269 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Costan Rican Minister of Environment and Former Ambassador Call for Increased Focus and Action on Biodiversity, Cite Global Assessment | English (396) | In an article published in “Project Syndicate,” Carlos Manuel Rodríguez, the Minister of Environment and Energy of Costa Rica, and Alvaro Cedeno Molinari, the former Costa Rican ambassador to Japan and the World Trade Organization, draw on the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment to call for increased focus and action on biodiversity. The authors explain that an “understanding of the need for stronger conservation policies has yet to take hold, putting the world's ecosystems increasingly at risk.” |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Link to opinion editorial | Link to opinion editorial | https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/ten-priorities-for-global-biodiversity-framework-by-carlos-manuel-rodriguez-1-and-alvaro-cedeno-molinari-2019-11 | 2019-11-07 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | Costa Rica | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
562 | Wed, 19/04/2023 | SBarudanovic | Bosnia and Herzegovina Uses IPBES Outputs to Inform National Ecosystem Assessment | Bosnian (26207) | Bosnia and Herzegovina, under the coordination of UNEP-WCMC, and with the support of IKI, is carrying out a National Ecosystem Assessment that startes from the IPBES conceptual framework, with the use of key findings from a number of IPBES Assessment Reports - especially from the Europe and Central Asia Regional Assessment Report. Bosnia and Herzegovina strives to assess its own knowledge that is relevant for better informed decisions about biodiversity and nature's contributions to people. The lack of relevant data and indicators encouraged the team, gathered from scientists from all over Bosnia and Herzegovina, to think innovatively about the simple use of significant, but scattered knowledge. As a result, for the first time, they are talking about mapping NCP/ecosystem services, direct and indirect drivers and scenarios for biodiversity in the country. |
New/changed research project | Other | PROCJENA STANJA PRIRODE I UPRAVLJANJA PRIRODNIM RESURSIMA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI (PSP BIH) | PROCJENA STANJA PRIRODE I UPRAVLJANJA PRIRODNIM RESURSIMA U BOSNI I HERCEGOVINI (PSP BIH) | https://www.procjenaprirode.ba/ | 2019-12-02 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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public | Senka | Barudanovic | University of Sarajevo - Faculty of Science | Prof. dr. | Bureau: Former member | [email protected] | +387 61235471 | ||||||||||
247 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Inspired by Global Assessment, Nordic Paint Company Launches Collection to Protect Endangered Species | English (396) | Inspired by the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity, a Nordic paint company called Tikkurila has launched a special collection called “Endangered Colors.” The Endangered Colors collection “consists of nine different colors, each representing an endangered animal species….Tikkurila donates one euro per sold product to the protection of endangered animals.” |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Press release | Press release | https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/tbwahelsinki-a-nordic-paint-company-launches-a-new-collection-to-protect-endangered-species-892888198.html | 2019-10-03 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | Norway | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
595 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | Directly Citing IPBES Report on Invasive Alien Species, Australian Commits $2.2m to Reduce Threat of Buffel Grass | English (396) | "The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has recognised buffel grass’s potential to completely take over arid ecosystems, forcing out native plant and animal species," said the South Australian government as it announced that the state's Landscape Priorities Fund and the Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board (AWLB) will jointly contribute more than $2.2M to a multi-agency buffel grass program. "The IPBES’s Assessment Report on Invasive Alien Species and their Control has been welcomed by the South Australian Government and the Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board (AWLB), which has led the fight against buffel grass in remote parts of the state for more than a decade," read the press release issued by the entities. The organizations stated that "buffel grass is a threat to remote Indigenous communities in Australia because it causes heightened fire risk, damage to cultural sites, and a reduction in the ability to pass on cultural knowledge to the next generation," and that "left unmanaged, the weed poses a threat to grazing and cropping systems because it spreads quickly in hotter, stormier weather." Dr. Ellen Ryan-Colton, South Australian contributor to IPBES report, said "IPBES is at the forefront of including Indigenous knowledge in their reporting and recognising the effects on human communities." Likewise, Alinytjara Wilurara Landscape Board Chair Mick Haynes said, "the IPBES report is encouraging, especially the mention of the impact such invasive species have on the wellbeing and quality of life of human populations." |
New/changed commitment | Website | $2.2M for fight against buffel grass as new international report warns of its threat to communities and the environment | $2.2M for fight against buffel grass as new international report warns of its threat to communities and the environment | https://www.premier.sa.gov.au/media-releases/news-items/$2.2m-for-fight-against-buffel-grass-as-new-international-report-warns-of-its-threat-to-communities-and-the-environment | 2023-09-14 | AUD | $2.2 million | National | Asia-Pacific | Australia | South Australia | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||
407 | 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 | ||||||||||||||
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] | |||||||||||||||
380 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency Synthesis Report Takes Up IPBES Global Assessment Findings, with Implications for a Dutch Context | English (396) | The Dutch Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) published a synthesis report of global environmental assessments. While the report does mention all IPBES assessment reports, only the IPBES Global Assessment is covered within the scope of this report. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | PBL Report | PBL Report | https://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/lessons-from-global-environmental-assessments-0 | 2020-09-14 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
344 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | rspaull | Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) Publishes Report on Keeping Global Assessments Fit for Purpose | English (396) | The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) published a report on Keeping Global Environmental Assessments Fit for Purpose, using a number of IPBES outputs (and those of others like the IPCC) to assess and evaluate opportunities to improve these processes. | New/changed research project | Print Article | Keeping global environmental assessments fit for purpose | Keeping global environmental assessments fit for purpose | https://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/keeping-global-environmental-assessments-fit-for-purpose?s=09 | 2020-08-06 | Global | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
330 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | rspaull | Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) Issues Report Citing IPBES Global Assessment About Mobilising Dutch Business Towards Net Positive Impact | English (396) | The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) has issued a policy brief/report extensively citing the IPBES Global Assessment and focused on mobilising Dutch business towards Net Positive Impact on Nature | New/changed research project | Website | https://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/business-for-biodiversity | https://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/business-for-biodiversity | 2020-07-09 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
238 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | National Council of Austria Declares Climate Emergency and Asks Government to Consider IPBES Reports as Factual Basis of Future Environmental Policies | German (435) | In response to the dangerous decline of nature, the National Council of Austria declared a Climate Emergency to send a strong political signal to develop better climate and environmental policy for the benefit of the country. As part of this resolution, the National Council also called on the Austrian government to consider IPBES reports as the factual basis for future climate and environmental policies. |
New/changed law/regulation | Website | PDF of parliamentary document | PDF of parliamentary document | https://www.parlament.gv.at/PAKT/VHG/XXVI/A/A_00935/fname_759166.pdf | 2019-07-02 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Austria | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
360 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Paris Biodiversity Plan Cites IPBES in Its 2018-2024 Strategy | French (397) | Citing evidence from IPBES and IPCC, the city of Paris launched a municipal strategy to enhance local biodiversity. | New/changed policy | Website | Paris biodiversity plan | Paris biodiversity plan | https://www.paris.fr/pages/biodiversite-66#le-plan-biodiversite-2018-2024 | 2018-03-20 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
623 | Wed, 17/01/2024 | Amarys Preuss | London-Based Immersive Art Installation Sets IPBES Data on Climate-Related Species Extinction to Image and Sound as a Call for Action on Marine Species Protection | English (396) | An immersive art installation designed by Director Roland Lane with the support of Greenpeace & Arts Council England uses IPBES data relating to species extinction linked to climate change and sets them to digital animation combining sounds and motion graphics. Using jellyfish as a focal point, the objective of the installation is to call for action on marine species protection. The "FORSAKEN" exhibit is shown in January and February 2024 in the Outernet London. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | FORSAKEN Celebrates The Beauty of The Immortal Jellyfish and Sounds a Sombre Warning | FORSAKEN Celebrates The Beauty of The Immortal Jellyfish and Sounds a Sombre Warning | https://www.outernetglobal.com/news/forsaken-celebrates-the-beauty-of-the-immortal-jellyfish-and-sounds-a-sombre-warning | 2024-01-11 | public | Amarys | Preuss | IPBES | Stakeholder Engagement Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||||
284 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Kunst Haus Wien Shows Biodiversity-Related Art Installation by Claudius Schulze, Cites Global Assessment | German (435) | The Kunst Haus Wien, a museum of Wien Holding in Vienna, showed a space-specific installation by the German artist Claudius Schulze from January 30 to April 13, 2020. The artist “contrasts the extinction of animals and plants with new technological developments such as intelligent machines as an artificial ‘species’” and “raises questions about the future of our biosphere using large-format photographs, 3D scans and animations.” The Kunst Haus Wien cites the IPBES Global Assessment and its findings in a press release, illustrating the timeliness and relevance of Schulze’s work. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Press Release | Press Release | https://www.ots.at/presseaussendung/OTS_20200129_OTS0035/kunst-haus-wien-zeigt-claudius-schulze-biosphaere-x | 2020-01-30 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | Austria | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
217 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES cited in OECD report on managing the biodiversity impacts of fertiliser and pesticide use | English (396) | The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development cited findings from the IPBES Global Assessment in their report on managing the biodiversity impacts of fertiliser and pesticide use. The report provides overview and insights from trends and policies across selected OECD countries. |
New/changed research project | Website | PDF of report | PDF of report | https://www.oecd-ilibrary.org/environment/managing-the-biodiversity-impacts-of-fertiliser-and-pesticide-use_63942249-en;jsessionid=d2sHYAdnxyU5vJaRZO8Xm3Ag.ip-10-240-5-132 | 2020-03-05 | Global | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
352 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Global Assessment as a 'Wake-Up Call', Nordic Co-operation Mobilizes Youth Participation in Convention on Biological Diversity Process | English (396) | The Nordic Co-operation organization has undertaken an initiative to mobilize youth participation in the Convention on Biological Diversity process, citing the IPBES Global Assessment as a 'wake-up call', Nordic Co-operation Mobilizes Youth Participation in the Convention on Biological Diversity process. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Information page | Information page | https://www.norden.org/en/information/are-you-young-person-who-passionate-about-environment-yes-then-have-your-say-un | 2020-10-23 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn |