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285 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Article Summarizes Findings from IPBES Global Assessment Related to Food Security | English (396) | An article published by Agrilinks, an online hub for agriculture, food security and development professionals, summarizes findings from the IPBES Global Assessment related to food security. |
New article | Website | Article in Agrilinks | Article in Agrilinks | https://www.agrilinks.org/post/natures-contributions-food-secure-future-summary-findings-ipbes-global-assessment-biodiversity | 2020-01-06 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
286 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment Cited in EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030 | English (396) | The IPBES Global Assessment is cited multiple times in the EU Biodiversity Strategy for 2030. The strategy draws on the Global Assessment as evidence of the urgent need to address biodiversity loss and refers to multiple facts compiled in the Assessment. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | PDF of Strategy | PDF of Strategy | https://ec.europa.eu/info/sites/info/files/communication-annex-eu-biodiversity-strategy-2030_en.pdf | 2020-05-20 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
287 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Natural HIstory Museum of Vienna Joins Global Alliance for Biodiversity, Cites IPBES Global Assessment | German (435) | The Natural History Museum of Vienna has joined a global alliance for biodiversity, citing findings of the IPBES Global Assessment as evidence of the urgent need to address biodiversity loss. The NHM Vienna highlights the steps it has been taking to protect biodiversity and explains that it “can and will make an important contribution to [biodiversity conservation] with its scientific expertise and diverse points of contact with society.” The NHM Vienna further explains that “the new worldwide alliance for biodiversity...offers an ideal basis for common global approaches.” |
New/changed network | Website | News article | News article | https://www.umwelt-journal.at/naturhistorisches-museum-wien-tritt-weltweitem-buendnis-fuer-biodiversitaet-bei/ | 2020-05-26 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | Austria | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
288 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Anonymous | Perspective paper examines how to improve collaboration between ecosystem service communities and IPBES | English (396) | A perspective paper titled “Improving collaboration between ecosystem service communities and the IPBES science-policy platform” was published in the journal “Ecosystems and People.” The paper synthesizes “reflections from a workshop on how (i) IPBES can engage the ES community; (ii) the ecosystem services (ES) community can engage with IPBES; and (iii) individual scientists can contribute.” The authors “note that IPBES constitutes a great advancement towards multidisciplinarity and inclusivity in ES research and practice” and make key reflections directed to IPBES, the ES community and individual scientists. |
New article | Website | Paper in Ecosystems and People | Paper in Ecosystems and People | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/26395916.2020.1766573 | 2020-05-26 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
289 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Participants draw on IPBES findings in webinar on biodiversity and preventing future pandemics | English (396) | In a webinar focused on “Biodiversity and Preventing Future Pandemics,” participants cited IPBES findings. ACB Executive Director Theresa Mundita Lim cited a recent IPBES guest article that stated “there may be around 1.7 million unidentified viruses believed to still exist in mammals and water birds that can infect people.” The webinar participants included IPBES Founding Chair Zakri Abdul Hamid. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Summary of webinar | Summary of webinar | https://asean.org/asean-calls-natures-conservation-prevent-future-pandemics/ | 2020-05-20 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
290 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment Inspires Online Art Challenge | English (396) | Inspired by the IPBES Global Assessment finding that one million species are at risk of extinction, an artist has launched a social media challenge for artists to raise awareness about biodiversity loss by posting artwork that features threatened plant species, animal species, and/or endangered habitats. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Challenge website | Challenge website | https://www.1milliontomiss.com/ | 2020-09-06 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
291 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | German Ambassador to UN calls for urgent action for nature, cites Global Assessment during World Environment Day briefing | German (435) | Christoph Heusgen, the German Ambassador to the United Nations, made an appeal during a World Environment Day briefing for better protection and sustainable use of natural ecosystems. Ambassador Heusgen cited the IPBES Global Assessment which “lays bare the crisis of biodiversity loss.” |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Link to Twitter announcement | Link to Twitter announcement | https://twitter.com/GermanyUN/status/1268911891910443011?s=20 | 2020-06-05 | Germany | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
292 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment Inspires Online Art Campaign | English (396) | Drawing inspiration from the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction due to human activity, an online art campaign posted on Twitter and Instagram showcases artwork that feature animals at risk of extinction. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Instagram link to art campaign | Instagram link to art campaign | https://www.instagram.com/onemilliononemonth/ | 2020-05-01 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
293 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Opinion Article Examines Pathways to Action Related to IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | An opinion article in “Science Direct” titled “The IPBES Global Assessment: Pathways to Action” argues that the “critical challenge related to the IPBES Global Assessment is how to “disseminate and apply its findings at national and local scales where most policy and management decisions affecting biodiversity and ecosystem services are made.” |
New article | Website | Article in Science Direct | Article in Science Direct | https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169534720300112 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
294 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | ShareAction Biodiversity Report Highlights Findings of IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | ShareAction has released "Point of No Returns - Biodiversity: An assessment of asset managers’ approaches to biodiversity," which highlights the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment as part of its executive summary and overview of the state of biodiversity. The report explains that "the 2019 landmark report released by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) illustrates starkly the extent to which human activity is eroding the world’s ecological foundations." ShareAction is a non-profit working to build a global investment sector which is responsible for its impacts on people and planet. "ShareAction is a campaigning organisation pushing the global investment system to take responsibility for its impacts on people and planet, and use its power to create a green, fair, and healthy society. We want a future where all finance powers social progress. For 15 years, ShareAction has driven responsibility into the heart of mainstream investment through research, campaigning, policy advocacy, and public mobilisation. Using our tools and expertise, we influence major investors and the companies they invest in to improve labour standards, tackle the climate crisis and address inequality and public health issues." |
New/changed research project | Website | Link to report | Link to report | https://greenfinanceplatform.org/resource/point-no-returns-biodiversity-assessment-asset-managers%E2%80%99-approaches-biodiversity | 2020-06-11 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
295 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Study on Vulnerability to Climate Change of Islands and Its Impact on Tree Life Cites IPBES | English (396) | A study titled “Vulnerability to climate change of islands worldwide and its impact on the tree of life,” published in the journal “Nature” incorporates the concepts of Nature's Contributions and aims to provide useful insight for IPBES-related works on the topic of phylogenetic diversity. The study highlights that in the Global Assessment, “PD is now recognised as a key indicator of one of “Nature’s Contributions to People” and notes that this study “contributes to issues of global relevance as defined in the policies of the IPCC and the IPBES.” |
New article | Website | Link to article in Nature | Link to article in Nature | https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-51107-x | 2019-10-09 | Multi-organizational/network | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
296 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Toulouse Museum Displays Exhibit on Species Extinction, Cites IPBES Global Assessment | French (397) | The Museum of Toulouse has displayed an exhibit focused on species extinction, which was originally developed by the London Natural History Museum. The exhibit highlights the incredible diversity of life on Earth as well as the threat of extinction. In its press release about the exhibit, the Museum notes the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Press release | Press release | http://www.evamagazine.fr/product/nouvellebrexpositionbrdu-museumbrde-toulouse | 2019-10-09 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | France | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
297 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Center for Biological Diversity Files Formal Notice to Launch Lawsuit, Cites IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | In the United States, the Center for Biological Diversity filed a formal notice to launch a lawsuit against the Trump Administration, alleging that it has “failed to decide whether 274 imperiled animals and plants across the country should be federally protected.” In its official statement on the lawsuit, the Center for Biological Diversity cites findings from the IPBES Global Assessment, including that one million species are at risk of extinction. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Statement on lawsuit | Statement on lawsuit | https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/lawsuit-launched-save-274-species-extinction-crisis-2019-11-20/ | 2019-11-20 | National | Americas | United States of America | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
298 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Anonymous | French NGO 'Citizens for the Climate' publish IPBES Global Assessment Summary | French (397) | The French civil society organization, 'Citoyens pour le Climat' has produced a summary of the IPBES Global Assessment Summary for Policymakers in French as a communication tool in order to increase the uptake of the Global Assessment Report and communicate the importance of biodiversity. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | citoyenspourleclimat.org | citoyenspourleclimat.org | https://citoyenspourleclimat.org/rapports-de-lipbes/ | 2020-07-23 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Laÿna | Droz | IPBES secretariat | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
299 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Citing Global Assessment, the Ministry of Mumbai's Magic, launches a 'Biodiversity by The Bay Campaign' | English (396) | Citing one of the IPBES Global Assessment key findings, The Ministry of Mumbai's Magic, a civil society organization in Mumbai, has launched a 'Biodiversity by The Bay Campaign', which aims to create a movement of Mumbaikars to "lead an inclusive and an active climate debate, to safeguard the biodiversity and green cover in the city." | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Big News Network | Big News Network | https://www.bignewsnetwork.com/news/266289770/mumbai-youth-and-experts-unite | 2020-09-03 | City/Community | Asia-Pacific | India | Maharashtra | public | Patric | Tonissen | IPBES | Comms Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
300 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Publications Inform Handbook on the Use of Biodiversity Scenarios in Support of Decision-Making | English (396) | BiodivERsA and the Belmont Forum, in the framework of their joint action on scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services, have produced a handbook on the use of biodiversity scenarios in support of decision-making. This handbook is intended for any individual interested in learning about biodiversity scenarios, and in particular participatory scenario design and the use of biodiversity scenarios in decision-making. It builds on a variety of sources (literature, expert and non-expert consultations, interviews) to provide a general understanding of scenarios of biodiversity, concrete examples of their use and a directory of relevant resources to go further on the topic. Several publications of IPBES have been instrumental in this endeavor, in particular the IPBES Methodological Assessment on Scenarios and Models and its summary for policy-makers. Furthermore, valuable feedback wasgiven by members of the IPBES Task-Force on Scenarios and Models (among other academic and non-academic respondents) through an online consultation organized in the Spring of 2020. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | http://www.biodiversa.org/1816 | http://www.biodiversa.org/1816 | Science-policy scenarios and model methodologies | 2020-11-18 | Global | public | Cécile | Jacques | French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity | Secretariat Officer for BiodivScen | IPBES Observer, Stakeholder | [email protected] | ||||||||||||||
301 | Fri, 17/11/2023 | Anonymous | IPBES Selected as 2020 WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award Winner | English (396) | The WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award announced on 22 May 2020, the International Day for Biological Diversity, that IPBES was selected as the recipient of its 2020 award, focused on the theme biodiversity, which also includes a prize of one million Swedish Kronor. IPBES was recognized specifically for the Global Assessment and the platform's "decisive role in outlining the drivers of biodiversity loss, communicating the magnitude of the problem and laying the groundwork for a new agenda and transformative change in relation to biodiversity." "IPBES has had a decisive role in outlining the drivers of biodiversity loss, communicating the magnitude of the problem and laying the groundwork for a new agenda and transformative change in relation to biodiversity. Through their methodology, which includes research in both natural and social science as well as including the importance of indigenous peoples’ knowledge and experience, they have increased the opportunities for evidence-based decision making by policymakers. Since its inception in 2012, by engaging and uniting the world’s nations around the issue of biodiversity, IPBES has played a crucial role in setting the groundwork for the change we need to address this crisis in the near future." More information: https://ipbes.net/ipbes-winwin-sustainability-award |
Other | Award | Website | 2020 WIN WIN Award | 2020 WIN WIN Award | https://www.winwinaward.org/winners-win-win-award/ipbes | 2020-10-22 | SEK | 1,000,000 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | Sweden | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||
302 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Three IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in UNEP Latin American and Carribean Action Plan for the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration | English (396) | At the 22nd UNEP Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, the voluntary Action Plan for the Decade on Ecosystem Restoration in Latin America and the Caribbean was adopted, citing numerous key findings from the IPBES Americas Regional Assessment, the IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment, and the IPBES Global Assessment. The document is available in both English and Spanish: https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34950 More information about the Meeting is available here: https://www.unenvironment.org/events/unep-event/xxii-forum-ministers-environment-latin-america-and-caribbean |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Action Plan | Action Plan | https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/34950 | 2021-02-02 | Regional | Americas | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Comms Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
303 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, Music Group "The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara" Record Single Titled "At the World's End" | English (396) | Inspired by the IPBES Global Assessment, musical group "The Chronicles of Manimal and Samara" have launched a new single called "At the World's End" and a campaign promoting the Global Assessment. Tweet announcing IPBES inspiration: https://twitter.com/tcomasmusic/status/1356606053216096257?s=20 Campaign launch: https://tcomas.com/at-the-worlds-end-campaign |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Tweet announcing IPBES inspiration | Tweet announcing IPBES inspiration | https://twitter.com/tcomasmusic/status/1357633743339593729?s=20 | 2021-02-05 | Global | private | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
304 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Two Oceans Aquarium in South Africa Announces Membership to "United for Biodiversity" Coalition | English (396) | The Two Oceans Aquarium in South Africa announced that it has joined the Global Coalition #UnitedforBiodiversity, citing the IPBES Global Assessment in its media release, and urges the general public to unite for biodiversity. | New/changed network | Website | Two Oceans Aquarium announcement | Two Oceans Aquarium announcement | https://www.aquarium.co.za/blog/entry/united-for-biodiversity | 2021-02-02 | Multi-organizational/network | Africa | South Africa | private | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn |