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511 | Mon, 03/10/2022 | rspaull | KfW Development Bank's Develoment Finance Forum to Focus on Links Between Climate and Biodiversity Using IPBES Research Findings | English (396) | German development bank KfW will focus its 2022 Development Finance Forum on links between climate and biodiversity, using among others, findings from the joint IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop on biodiversity and climate change. Experts from around the world will take part in Frankfurt from 6-7 October in a dialogue about how to bring the two challenges closer together at both the political level and at the level of implementation. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Protecting both nature and the climate | Protecting both nature and the climate | https://www.dandc.eu/en/article/climate-change-and-loss-biodiversity-are-mutually-reinforcing-and-kfw-taking-account-its | 2022-10-06 | 2022-10-07 | Global | Cross-regional | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
518 | Mon, 17/10/2022 | Fernando Neda | Icelandic Minister Highlights IPBES Findings in 2019 Speech at the Arctic Circle China Forum | English (396) | During her keynote speech in the Arctic Science and Innovation session held during the 2019 Arctic Circle China Forum: China and The Arctic, H.E. Ms. Lilja Alfreðsdóttir, Minister of Education, Science and Culture of Iceland, highlighted a finding from the 2019 IPBES Global Assessment to advocate for greater co-ownership by indigenous peoples of decisions and policymaking on nature: "...What is the key message from me as a minister?...even though we have this very good dialogue with researchers and very talented and extremely forward-looking people...one of the things that we noticed is that 'nature managed by indigenous peoples and local communities is under increasing pressure, but it's generally declining less rapidly than in other lands' (IPBES 2019). What am I saying by this? Why am I highlighting this? I do that because it's very important that there is ownership of the policies. We need to think about the Arctic people. They need to be involved as regards to decision-making. We are not going to have successful decisions or policymaking, either global or local, unless we have the people that are there work with us." The China Forum was held in the Shanghai Science and Technology Museum on May 10-11, 2019. The forum was hosted by China's Ministry of Natural Resources in collaboration with the Polar Research Institute of China and supported by the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai. Based in Reykjavík, Iceland, Arctic Circle is a "network of international dialogue and cooperation on the future of the Arctic and our Planet. It is an open democratic platform with participation from governments, organizations, corporations, universities, think tanks, environmental associations, indigenous communities, concerned citizens, and others. It is nonprofit and nonpartisan." |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Minister Lilja Alfreðsdóttir - Full Speech at the Arctic Circle China Forum | Minister Lilja Alfreðsdóttir - Full Speech at the Arctic Circle China Forum | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FVysxk4MPg | 2019-05-11 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | China, Iceland |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | 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] | ||||||||||||
544 | 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] | |||||||||
567 | Mon, 27/11/2023 | Fernando Neda | Parties to the Antarctic Treaty Issue Report Based on IPBES Science With Direct Policy Recommendations for Environmental Protection | English (396) | At the 44th Antarctic Treaty Consultative Meeting (ATCM XLIV) held in Berlin, Germany, from 24 May to 2 June 2022, the Antarctic Treaty Consultative Parties recognised the important role of the Antarctic region in global climate processes, welcomed the Decadal Synopsis Report on Antarctic Climate Change and the Environment (ACCE report) by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR), and showed concern about the effects and projected changes to Antarctic environments resulting from climate change outlined in the Decadal Synopsis. The ACCE report was compiled by the Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research from the findings presented in the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predominantly, and of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. SCAR acknowledged the contributions of all of those involved in the documents that form the basis of the synoptic report, in particular the thousands of contributors to and administrators of the IPCC and IPBES processes and the researchers whose work was cited either in those reports or in the ACCE report. "The IPCC and IPBES reports form the substantive basis for the Antarctic and Southern Ocean synopsis compiled here. These reports, and their Summaries for Policymakers in particular, should be considered necessary background reading for full information on change that has already occurred, its attribution, and expectations for the future," states the ACCE publication. |
New/changed policy | Other | 2022-05-24 | Regional | Cross-regional |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||||
587 | Fri, 17/11/2023 | Amarys Preuss | Drawing on IPBES Values Assessment, Researchers Propose Approach to Nature Based Solutions Premised on More Diverse Values of Nature – Not Solely Market-Based Mechanisms | English (396) | In an article published in PLOS Climate, a team of researchers highlight the limitations of a market-based approach to Nature Based Solutions and propose a paradigm shift opening to other values of nature as defined in the IPBES Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature Assessment. |
New/changed idea | Print Article | Going beyond market-based mechanisms to finance nature-based solutions and foster sustainable futures | Going beyond market-based mechanisms to finance nature-based solutions and foster sustainable futures | https://journals.plos.org/climate/article?id=10.1371/journal.pclm.0000169 | 2023-04-06 | Global | Cross-regional |
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public | Amarys | Preuss | IPBES | Stakeholder Engagement Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
604 | Tue, 06/02/2024 | Fernando Neda | Directly Citing IPBES Report, G7 Workshop Agrees on Importance of Measures to Control & Prevent Spread of Invasive Alien Species | English (396) | At a G7 workshop held in Japan from 20 to 22 November 2023, government officials discussed the need to control Invasive Alien Species (IAS) and agreed to strengthen international cooperation on this issue, based primarily on the IPBES Invasive Alien Species Assessment Report. Informed by an international webinar held in April 2023, as well as consultations with other governments, relevant international organizations and stakeholders held on the sidelines of the 25th meeting of the CBD’s Subsidiary Body for Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA), officials agreed to incorporate national invasive species strategies and action plans (NISSAPs) and/or IAS components of the national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) in their respective countries. The G7 officials acknowledged the value of the findings of the IPBES IAS Assessment Report and other relevant outputs of IPBES to encourage IAS-related discussions, recognizing that options exist to prevent the transport, introduction, establishment and spread of IAS, as well as to minimize their negative impacts, as reflected in the IPBES IAS report. In their statement, the officials agreed to: - Promote global, regional, and bilateral collaborations to (1) facilitate exchange of information including data, knowledge and experiences; (2) promote policy dialogue among countries on addressing IAS, including by stressing the importance of integrating biosecurity measures at international, national, and sub-national levels; and (3) develop/promote regional scale actions especially in relation to prevention, biosecurity measures and pathways. - Strengthen scientific research, global databases and information systems, including enhancing decision support tools for identification and prioritization of IAS, pathways of introduction, and sites through horizon scanning, assessment of the magnitude of impacts, risk analysis, and other methods, as well as building evidence and increasing understanding of IAS, their impacts and management options. - Promote outreach and mainstreaming through a whole-of-government and whole-of- society approach by generating awareness and education, working with Indigenous Peoples and local communities, and engaging the private sector, among other notable initiatives. - Among several capacity building actions, the officials committed to using the IPBES IAS Assessment Report and available tools and guidance of the CBD and other organizations to help support their efforts. The group intends to hold annual in-person or online meetings of relevant experts/officials to follow-up on the processes, as well as share information, experience and progress on their work at least every two years, with particular emphasis on progress towards achieving Target 6 of the GBF by 2030. Recordings of the various sessions and consultations are available here: https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/gairai_inter-conf_2023.html |
New/changed policy | Website | Enhancing international cooperation on measures against invasive alien species | Enhancing international cooperation on measures against invasive alien species | https://www.env.go.jp/en/nature/gairai_inter-conf_2023.html | 2023-11-22 | Global | Cross-regional | Canada, European Union, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America |
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public | Fernando | Neda | IPBES | PIA | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||
615 | 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 |
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public | Ms. | Eliška | Rolfová | Ministry of the Environment of the Czech Republic | IPBES NFP (secondary) | IPBES National focal point, Bureau | [email protected] | ||||||||||
624 | Mon, 26/02/2024 | Amarys Preuss | Tetra Pak publishes Sustainability Report FY2022 citing IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | The packaging company Tetra Pak publishes its 2022 Sustainability Report in which it details actions taken over the year for responsible sourcing of materials, management of value chain impact on nature ad the implementation of a nature strategy, and water consumption reduction. The company cites IPBES Global Assessment report findings as part of its rationale for the relevance of its action for nature and global food systems. Main areas of action described for 2022 include nature impact assessment and strategy, sustainable sourcing, water management, ecosystem restoration |
New/changed investment | Website | Tetra Pak Sustainability Report FY22: Acting for Nature | Tetra Pak Sustainability Report FY22: Acting for Nature | https://reportalert.info/3blmedianews/?mid=1237106 | 2022-01-01 | 2022-12-31 | Cross-regional | private | Amarys | Preuss | IPBES | Stakeholder Engagement Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||||||
200 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Citing IPBES Global Assessement, 102 Environmental NGOs Launch 'Blue Manifesto' Urging EU Countries to 'Adopt a 2030 Vision for Healthy Seas' | English (396) | More than 100 NGOs have called on European Governments to implement ambitious climate and biodiversity policies to protect marine and coastal ecosystems. "The NGOs, led by Seas At Risk, BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Surfrider Foundation Europe and WWF, highlight that to be successful, change is needed on both land and sea, so they call for: • At least 30% of the ocean to be highly or fully protected by 2030 • Shift to low-impact fishing • Securing a pollution-free ocean • Planning of human activities that support the restoration of thriving marine ecosystems" |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Blue Manifesto | Blue Manifesto | https://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=1-2020&day=30&id=106193 | 2020-01-30 | Subregional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
209 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | President of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité presented scientific articles from 2019 that accentuated and expanded the work of IPBES | French (397) | During the plenary of the Strategic Orientation Council of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité (Foundation for Biodiversity Research), President Jean-Francois Silvain presented impactful scientific articles from 2019 that accentuated and expanded the message shared by IPBES that the populations of many species are declining and that one million species are at risk of extinction. |
New article | Website | Presentation on the website of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité | Presentation on the website of the Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité | https://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/jean-francois-silvain-president-de-la-frb-revient-sur-des-articles-scientifiques-sur-qui-ont-marque-2019/ | 2019-12-12 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | 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 | ||||||||||||
214 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | UK Government Draws on IPBES Findings in Green Finance Strategy | English (396) | In its Green Finance Strategy published in July 2019, the government of the United Kingdom cited the IPBES Global Assessment at length. The Strategy refers to the Global Assessment as a “timely [reminder] of the urgency of action” to combat biodiversity loss. The Strategy seeks to achieve two key objectives: to align private sector financial flows with clean, environmentally sustainable and resilient growth, supported by Government action; and to strengthen the competitiveness of the UK financial sector. |
New/changed policy | Website | UK Government Green Finance Strategy | UK Government Green Finance Strategy | https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/820284/190716_BEIS_Green_Finance_Strategy_Accessible_Final.pdf | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
216 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Norwegian Climate Agency in Oslo Commissions Report to Assess Knowledge From IPBES and IPCC | English (396) | The Norwegian Climate Agency in Oslo commissioned the CICERO Center for Climate Research and the Norwegian Institute for Natural Research (NINA) to assess knowledge from reports from the IPCC and IPBES and what this means for Oslo. |
New/changed research project | Website | PDF of report | PDF of report | https://www.klimaoslo.no/wp-content/uploads/sites/88/2020/03/Rapport_Hva-innebaerer-IPCC-IPBES-for-Oslo.pdf | 2020-03-05 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | Norway | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
221 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Cited in European Parliament Study on Biodiversity as a Human Right | English (396) | The IPBES Global Assessment is cited in a European Parliament study titled “Biodiversity as a Human Right and its Implications for the EU’s External Action”. The study explains that the findings of the Global Assessment related to human rights concerns have “already led the EU Council to underline that ‘biodiversity and healthy ecosystems and their services support the full enjoyment of human rights’. |
New/changed research project | Website | Report PDF | Report PDF | https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/STUD/2020/603491/EXPO_STU(2020)603491_EN.pdf | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
225 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Following Global Assessment, Irish Wildlife Groups Call for an Independent National Parks and Wildlife Service | English (396) | In the week leading up to International Day of Biological Diversity on 22 May 2020, Irish Wildlife Groups including the Irish Wildlife Trust called for the establishment of an Independent National Parks and Wildlife Service. Liam Lysaght, director of the National Biodiversity Data Centre, explained that the public awareness of the global biodiversity crisis which led to the appeal was amplified in Ireland with the publication of the IPBES Global Assessment. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | News article in Irish Times | News article in Irish Times | https://www.irishtimes.com/news/environment/campaigners-call-for-wildlife-crime-unit-over-biodiversity-crisis-1.4256125 | Europe and Central Asia | Ireland | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
232 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Dutch Parliament Member Proposes Organizing Round Table Discussion on Global Assessment | Dutch (425) | Tjeerd de Groot, Member of the House of Representatives of the Netherlands, made a formal proposal to organize a public round-table discussion on the IPBES Global Assessment. The round-table would explore the relevance of the Global Assessment for the Netherlands and how the Assessment’s findings relate to current nature policy. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | House of Representatives of the Netherlands Website | House of Representatives of the Netherlands Website | https://www.tweedekamer.nl/kamerstukken/detail?id=2019Z09164&did=2019D18770 | 2019-05-09 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
233 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Global Assessment Serves as Primary Background for Scottish Parliamentary Briefing on Mainstreaming Nature | English (396) | IPBES Global Assessment serves as the primary background for a Scottish Parliamentary briefing on nature and biodiversity in Scotland. The report, titled “Mainstreaming nature - international approaches to biodiversity conservation,” supports consideration of biodiversity mainstreaming in Scotland, by setting out a diverse range of examples of international approaches to biodiversity conservation.” The briefing draws extensively from the Global Assessment and cites its key findings. |
New/changed research project | Website | Link to online report | Link to online report | https://sp-bpr-en-prod-cdnep.azureedge.net/published/2019/9/12/Mainstreaming-nature---international-approaches-to-biodiversity-conservation/SB19-60.pdf | 2019-09-12 | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Scotland | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | 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 | |||||||||||||
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 |