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452 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | CANARI Welcomes National Ecosystem Assessments Across the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, in Collaboration with UNEP and in Support of IPBES | English (396) | The Council of Ministers for Environmental Sustainability in the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) signalled their interest in National Ecosystem Assessments at a virtual meeting held May 20-21. These studies will enable Eastern Caribbean states to integrate the values of biodiversity and ecosystem services into economic decision-making and support the OECS’ commitment to sustainable, inclusive and resilient development and COVID- 19 recovery. This is part of a global initiative, administered by the United Nations Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC), in support of IPBES. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | CANARI Welcomes National Ecosystem Assessments across the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States | CANARI Welcomes National Ecosystem Assessments across the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States | https://www.ieyenews.com/canari-welcomes-national-ecosystem-assessments-across-the-organisation-of-eastern-caribbean-states/ | 2021-05-28 | Americas | Antigua and Barbuda, Dominica, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
196 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment Prompts International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) to 'Rethink How We Work Together to Tackle the Biodiversity Crisis' | English (396) | The IPBES Global Assessment Report has influenced the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)'s biodiversity lead write that "the key findings of the [IPBES] Report that show, in no uncertain terms, biodiversity is declining at rates unprecedented in human history. This rapid reduction of the world’s precious natural diversity is cause for great alarm, but as the report also states, it’s not too late for us to make a difference." The ICMM has therfore urged business and governments to adopt a collaborative approach to managing biodiversity and building a robust post-2020 Biodiversity Framework. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | ICMM January 2020 Newsletter | ICMM January 2020 Newsletter | https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/news/2020/newsletter-jan-2020 | Organizational | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
468 | 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 | |||||||||||||||
477 | Wed, 24/08/2022 | Anonymous | New French MPs Trained on IPBES and IPCC Reports | French (397) | Training of willing French newly elected MPs on their first day in office on the joint issues of climate change and biodiversity loss, building on the outcomes of IPBES and IPCC work. This is meant to inform the elaboration and review process of laws in the field of climate change attenuation and adaptation, biodiversity protection but also agriculture, among other. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Media article about the action | Media article about the action | https://www.huffingtonpost.fr/entry/apres-le-second-tour-des-legislatives-ces-scientifiques-veulent-former-les-nouveaux-deputes_fr_62a85bc6e4b04a617353fa85 | 2022-06-20 | 2022-06-22 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Ms. | Agnes | Hallosserie | French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity | Head of European and international coordination | Other | [email protected] | ||||||||||
422 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | rspaull | Con Huesca Podemos Equo group in Huesca, Spain uses IPBES Evidence to Urge City Council to make a Bee Friendly City | Spanish (399) | The Con Huesca Podemos Equo municipal group in Huesca, Spain has requested the Huesca City Council to declare the city a "Bee Friendly City" - addressing loss of habitats, invasive species, climate change and the use of pesticides - citing the IPBES Pollination Assessment as evidence. The City "has promised to study and put on the table the proposal of our group and debate it in the next commission on the Environment." | New/changed commitment | Website | Podemos Equo asks the City Council to make Huesca 'Bees Friendly City' | Podemos Equo asks the City Council to make Huesca 'Bees Friendly City' | https://www.heraldo.es/noticias/aragon/huesca/2021/03/12/podemos-equo-pide-al-ayuntamiento-que-huesca-sea-ciudad-amiga-de-las-abejas-1477307.html | 2021-03-12 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | Spain | Aragon | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
258 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Guerlain partners with UNESCO to train beekeepers, help pollinators and implement IPBES pathways | English (396) | The company Guerlain has partnered with UNESCO to train new beekeepers, create beekeeping affiliates across the world and measure the benefits of the pollination in the biosphere reserves. The five-year program will become a part of the UNESCO-MAB and LVMH partnership. As part of the program, Guerlain seeks to measure “the benefits of the pollination in the local ecosystems to implement the recommendations of the IPBES’ report.” |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Article in Happi | Article in Happi | https://www.happi.com/contents/view_breaking-news/2019-10-18/guerlain-partners-with-unesco-to-save-bees/ | 2019-10-21 | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
433 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Anonymous | Walmart Quotes IPBES Pollination Assessment - Committing to Promote U.S. Pollinator Health | English (396) | In 2020 Walmart committed to becoming a regenerative company. In April 2021, quoting several findings from IPBES Pollination Assessment, Walmart U.S. debuted a policy to protect US pollinators. They have also taken steps to protect and restore natural resources involved in the production of their goods, and aims to help protect, manage, or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030. See also: https://corporate.walmart.com/newsroom/2021/04/13/restoring-pollinator-habitats-is-key-to-feeding-the-future | New/changed commitment | Website | Walmart establishes policy to protect pollinators | Walmart establishes policy to protect pollinators | https://www.grocerydive.com/news/walmart-establishes-policy-to-protect-pollinators/598371/ | 2021-04-13 | National | Americas | United States of America |
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private | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
381 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Global Assessment, the Greens/European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament calls for 'Radical Transformation' of Agricultural Systems | English (396) | The Greens/European Free Alliance group in the European Parliament, citing the IPBES Global Assessment, have called for 'radical transformation' of agricultural systems, particularly with regards to the EU Common Agricultural Policy. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Greens/EFA Article | Greens/EFA Article | https://www.greens-efa.eu/en/article/news/radical-transformation-of-our-agricultural-system-needed-not-gmos/ | 2020-09-09 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
376 | Wed, 06/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Global Assessment Key Finding, The Government of Sweden Announces Green Recovery Package | English (396) | In a media release announcing a green recovery package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Government of Sweden cited the IPBES Global Assessment key finding that 1 million species risk extinction, noting the implications for a Swedish context. | New/changed policy | Website | Media release | Media release | https://www.government.se/press-releases/2020/09/green-recovery-will-lift-sweden-out-of-dual-crisis/ | 2020-09-16 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Sweden | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
448 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | G7 Ministers Responsible for Climate and Environment Referenced IPBES Assessment in Policy Paper Outlining Firm Commitments to Address Joint Climate and Biodiversity Crisis | English (396) | The G7 Ministers responsible for Climate and Environment met virtually on May 21, 2021 in London to discuss the joint climate and biodiversity crisis. In a subsequently produced policy paper, Members acknowledge their recognition of the unprecedented and interdependent crises of climate change and biodiversity loss, and referenced recent assessments, including IPBES Assessment, which document that "rapid and far-reaching transformations across all sectors of society and the economy are necessary to tackle climate change, environmental degradation and biodiversity loss". The policy paper outlines a range of commitments to address the crises including a move towards global sustainability, and a commitment to ensure that actions taken will "maximise the opportunities to solve these crises in parallel". |
New/changed commitment | Website | G7 Climate and Environment: Ministers’ Communiqué | G7 Climate and Environment: Ministers’ Communiqué | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/g7-climate-and-environment-ministers-meeting-may-2021-communique/g7-climate-and-environment-ministers-communique-london-21-may-2021 | 2021-05-21 | Multi-organizational/network | public | Britt | Curley | IPBES | Programme Management Assistant-Communications | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
210 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment cited in Scottish Environmental Strategy | English (396) | The Scottish government cites the IPBES Global Assessment multiple times in the Environmental Strategy for Scotland: Vision and Outcomes, published 25 February 2020. The strategy seeks to respond to the biodiversity crisis and global decline in nature illustrated in the Assessment. |
New/changed commitment | Website | Overview of the Environment Strategy for Scotland’s long-term vision and supporting outcomes | Overview of the Environment Strategy for Scotland’s long-term vision and supporting outcomes | https://www.gov.scot/publications/environment-strategy-scotland-vision-outcomes/ | 2020-02-25 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Scotland | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
387 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Subnational and Local Governments in 'Edinburgh Declaration on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework' Call for Transformative Change | English (396) | Citing the IPBES Global Assessment in numerous places, a grouping of subnational and local governments in the 'Edinburgh Declaration on Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework' call for, among other things, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity to "bring about transformative change, as outlined in the IPBES Global Assessment Report, in order to halt biodiversity loss." | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Edinburgh Declaration on post-2020 global biodiversity framework | Edinburgh Declaration on post-2020 global biodiversity framework | https://www.gov.scot/publications/edinburgh-declaration-on-post-2020-biodiversity-framework/pages/call-for-action/ | 2020-08-31 | Global | Cross-regional | United States of America | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | 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 | |||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||
340 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Following Release of IPBES Pandemics Report, Global Biodiversity Information Facility Announces Task Group to Enhance Research of Species Linked to Human Diseases | English (396) | In a media release announcing the new task group to enhance Global Biodiversity Information Facility-enabled research of species linked to human diseases, GBIF Governing Board Chair noted that: "By providing access to high-quality data relevant to zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, GBIF can support the implementation of 'One Health' approaches to disease research, public-health risk management and policy responses like those outlined in the IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics." | New/changed network | Website | GBIF Media Release | GBIF Media Release | https://www.gbif.org/news/j6dXMQP9an4EnREeTT3oi/task-group-to-enhance-gbif-enabled-research-on-species-linked-to-human-diseases | 2020-11-02 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
598 | Wed, 22/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) Launches New Task Group to Respond to Challenges and Recommendations Outlined by IPBES IAS Report | English (396) | GBIF, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, an international network and data infrastructure funded by the world's governments and aimed at providing open access to data, announced the launch of a new task group to address data challenges revealed by the IPBES Invasive Species Assessment Report, including national needs for tracking progress toward reducing impacts of invasive alien species "The task group recommended by the GBIF Science Committee, and endorsed by the GBIF Executive Committee will review recent developments in the science-policy interface relating to invasive alien species, and recommend actions for GBIF that will best address the needs of data users. These developments include not just the IPBES Assessment but also the needs of governments to track progress towards Target 6 of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), relating to preventing or reducing the introduction and establishment of invasive alien species," stated the organization via a press release. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | GBIF ramps up support of information needed to tackle invasive alien species | GBIF ramps up support of information needed to tackle invasive alien species | https://www.gbif.org/news/5z5ZYdbhG5CznrQjTZdKg7/gbif-ramps-up-support-of-information-needed-to-tackle-invasive-alien-species | 2023-09-11 | Global | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
628 | Thu, 02/05/2024 | Amarys Preuss | G7 Environment Ministers Base New Commitments on Several IPBES Reports' Findings | English (396) | The Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment of the G7 issued a joint Declaration on 30 April 2024 outlining the new commitments and programs to be implemented to reach international climate and environmental goals. Reaffirming "the importance of a science-driven approach in policy-making", the Declaration emphasizes the key role IPBES reports' findings play in defining priorities for action, and takes act of the interconnected nature of the direct and indirect levers of biodiversity loss. In particular, the Declaration takes note of the IPBES Global Assessment Report and the Invasive Alien Species and their Control Report as evidence sources for the ecosystems degradation that needs to be addressed through global action. |
New/changed commitment | Website | The Ministerial meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment ends with the adoption of a joint communiqué | The Ministerial meeting on Climate, Energy and Environment ends with the adoption of a joint communiqué | https://www.g7italy.it/en/the-ministerial-meeting-on-climate-energy-and-environment-ends-with-the-adoption-of-a-joint-communique/ | 2024-04-30 | 2024-04-30 | Global | Canada, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America | public | Amarys | Preuss | IPBES | Stakeholder Engagement Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
540 | Thu, 09/02/2023 | Fernando Neda | G7 Ministers' Communique Highlights IPBES Findings & Calls on IPBES and IPCC to Intensify Cooperation | English (396) | G7 Ministers of Climate, Energy and the Environment, met on 26th–27th May 2022 in Berlin to address the multiple crises that are endangering the climate and environment and causing severe impacts on the planet, lives and livelihoods, and the next generations’ needs around the world. Through an official communiqué, the Ministers stated: "We express our deep concern regarding the triple global crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, recognising that these challenges are inextricably interlinked and mutually reinforcing, and that they are driven largely by human activity and by unsustainable patterns of consumption and production. We therefore commit to immediate, short- and medium-term action in this critical decade, leveraging the synergies between climate and biodiversity action, the clean energy transition and environmental protection, which should inform long-term transformative change". Consequently the Ministers called on "the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and other relevant international science and policy panels to intensify their cooperation in this regard". Likewise, the Ministers added: "We also highlight with concern the findings of the IPBES, indicating that around 1 million species are threatened by extinction, many within decades, and that biodiversity is declining and ecosystems are degrading faster than at any time in human history. We stress the urgency of adopting a new global biodiversity framework in 2022 and its prompt and swift implementation for halting and reversing biodiversity loss by 2030". |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué | G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Communiqué | https://www.g7germany.de/resource/blob/974430/2044350/84e380088170c69e6b6ad45dbd133ef8/2022-05-27-1-climate-ministers-communique-data.pdf?download=1 | 2022-05-27 | Global | Cross-regional |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
420 | 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 |
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public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
525 | Wed, 19/10/2022 | Fernando Neda | Researchers Use IPBES Framework To Help Identify Key Relationships Between Nature and Well-being in New Zealand | English (396) | Researchers in New Zealand have published a new study exploring the relationship between natural capital and well-being in the country. The scientists used the IPBES classification to describe the contributions coming from “natural capital,” including material, non-material, and regulating ecosystem services or nature’s contributions to people (ES/NCP). Goal B of the initial draft of the Convention on Biological Diversity's post-2020 global biodiversity framework acknowledged that "Nature and its contributions to humans are properly accounted for and guide all relevant public and private actions." The researchers call their method "a step forward" in helping analyze the most important factors affecting the link between nature and human well-being, improving narratives about the challenges and opportunities for change for these international commitments, as well as providing a foundation for tracking progress. The procedure was evaluated utilizing three ES/NCP, one from each major IPBES category of material, regulating, and non-material, as well as two well-being domains (subjective well-being and health status) with varying degrees of objectivity. The research concludes that "that regulating ES/NCP contributed to the six broader categories of well-being, with non-material ES/NCP contributing to health, social relations, material well-being, and environmental quality categories." |
New/changed research project | Website | A Novel Approach to Identify and Prioritize the Connections Between Nature and People’s Well-Being in New Zealand | A Novel Approach to Identify and Prioritize the Connections Between Nature and People’s Well-Being in New Zealand | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fenvs.2022.782229/full | 2022-04-19 | National | Asia-Pacific | New Zealand | public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] |