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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Research Paper on Nature’s Contributions to Adaptation Draws on IPBES Conceptual Framework of Nature’s Contributions to People English (396) A research paper published in the journal “Ecosystems and People” draws on the IPBES conceptual framework of nature’s contributions to people. The paper, titled “Nature’s contribution to adaptation: insights from examples of the transformation of social-ecological systems”, concludes that the plurality of human-nature relationships included in the IPBES conceptual framework is “is needed to integrate ecosystem transformation into adaptation thinking and action while engaging a diversity of actors with differing world views.” The authors accordingly frame “the capacity of ecosystems under climate change to enable future human needs under the IPBES framework of nature’s contributions to people” and “introduce the concept of Nature’s Contribution to Adaptation (NCA) as a means to operationalise transformative adaptation, emphasising the need to create options for society to transform under ecosystem transformation.”
 New/changed research project Website Full article in Ecosystems and People Full article in Ecosystems and People https://slack-redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tandfonline.com%2Fdoi%2Ffull%2F10.1080%2F26395916.2020.1754919 2020-04-07 Global private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 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 奥地利 public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment, Report Looks at How the Creative Sector Can Respond to the Biodiversity Crisis English (396) A report produced by Julie’s Bicycle and written by Chiara Badiali examines ways in which the creative sector can respond to the biodiversity crisis and was inspired by the IPBES Global Assessment. The report focuses on green infrastructure, single-use plastics, and the move away from unsustainable sources such as palm oil, with a view toward challenges in the UK and globally that relate to the arts and culture sector.
 New/changed research project Website Link to article Link to article https://juliesbicycle.com/resource-nature-biodiversity-habitats-ecosystems-2019/ 2019-09-14 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Scotish Natural Heritage Creates Biodiversity Challenge Fund Inspired by IPBES Global Assessment English (396) Scottish Natural Heritage, the public body responsible for Scotland’s Natural Heritage, has created the Biodiversity Challenge Fund in an effort to support nature-based solutions that address the climate and biodiversity crises. The fund comes in response to the IPBES Global Assessment and “the high-level priorities of the fund align with the IPBES direct drivers of biodiversity loss.” The first round of funding was confirmed in June 2019, enabling 14 projects across Scotland to share a total of £1.8 million over a two-year period. The second round will be implemented during the 2020-2021 fiscal year and has been boosted with £2 million of additional funds from the UK government.
 New/changed investment Website Link to Scotish Natural Heritage Website Link to Scotish Natural Heritage Website https://www.nature.scot/funding/biodiversity-challenge-fund-bcf/biodiversity-challenge-fund-outcomes-and-eligibility GBP 3.8 million National Europe and Central Asia 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 Scotland public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 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
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Anonymous MSIG Asia Increases Efforts on Corporate Sustainability citing IPBES Global Assessment English (396) MSIG, a leading Asian insurance brand,quoted the IPBES Global Assessment findings as a reason for their efforts to set the protection, conservation, and restoration of biodiversity as top priority in their Vision 2021. It engaged all 3,500 staff from its regional office and core markets in the the Asia Pacific region to shore up commitment to strengthen corporate sustainability while also focusing on protecting, conserving, and restoring biodiversity. For their efforts they won the bronze award for Best Employee Engagement/Internal Communications at MARKETING-INTERACTIVE's recent PR Awards. New/changed commitment Website #PRAwards 2021 highlight: How MSIG got staff to roll up their sleeves in sustainability push #PRAwards 2021 highlight: How MSIG got staff to roll up their sleeves in sustainability push https://www.marketing-interactive.com/prawards-highlight-how-msig-got-staff-to-roll-up-their-sleeves-in-sustainability-push 2021-04-13 Organizational Asia-Pacific 中国, 印度尼西亚, 马来西亚, 新加坡, 泰国, 越南 private Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Cite IPBES Work in Hearing on Protecting Biodiversity The US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee prepared the soil for future legislative and budgetary actions on protecting biodiversity, citing IPBES Assessment and calling the report "a kind of alarm bell". Just ahead of the Biden administration's release of its full fiscal 2022 budget proposal, Committee Chair Tom Carper (Democrat from Delaware) called biodiversity loss "an issue on which our committee has a bipartisan record of success" and added that "we must also ensure that the federal budget provides robust funding for wildlife protection."
New/changed action/initiative Print Article Lawmakers seek solutions to biodiversity crisis Lawmakers seek solutions to biodiversity crisis 2021-05-20 USD 美利坚合众国 public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Wed, 17/05/2023 Anonymous Newcastle City Council (UK) Declares Biodiversity Emergency to Answer IPBES Call to Protect Nature at Every Level from Local to Global English (396) The Newcastle City Council (UK) passed a motion declaring a biodiversity emergency - in direct response to the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment Report and the call to make a difference at every level from local to global. The Council requires the Cabinet to implement a series of specific local measures in order to prevent further biodiversity loss. New/changed law/regulation Other Tweet from NewCastle Councillor Jane Byrne Tweet from NewCastle Councillor Jane Byrne https://twitter.com/JaneLabour/status/1544789115316699137/photo/1 2022-07-06 City/Community Europe and Central Asia 大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国 Newcastle public Tania Sanchis Gimenez IPBES Social Media Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Kering and the University of Cambridge Develop a Primer for Fashion Companies to Protect Biodiversity in Response to Findings of the Global Assessment English (396) The global Luxury Group Kering and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, with Biodiversify, published a primer on how companies in the fashion industry can build a biodiversity strategy and transform their relationship with nature. The primer was prepared in order to highlight the unhealthy dynamic between humankind and nature, as illustrated in the IPBES Global Assessment.
 New/changed research project Website Link to primer on Kering website Link to primer on Kering website https://www.kering.com/en/news/8-steps-to-develop-a-biodiversity-strategy-kering-and-cisl-publish-a-primer 2020-02-11 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous IPBES cited in article on soil invertebrate diversity loss and functional changes in temperate forest soils English (396) The IPBES Global Assessment is cited in an open access article titled “Soil invertebrate diversity loss and functional changes in temperate forest soils replaced by exotic pine plantations”. The article, which appears in the journal “Nature” examines “how forestry plantations of exotic trees affect critical soil functions and the composition of invertebrate assemblages”.
 New/changed research project Website Open access article in “Nature” Open access article in “Nature” https://slack-redir.net/link?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fs41598-020-64453-y 2020-05-08 Global Cross-regional private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 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 西班牙 public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous At an Event Co-Organized by IPBES, Central Asian Experts form Common Programme to Solve Problems Related to Biodiversity Conservation, Land Degradation and Climate Change English (396) In Almaty, a trialogue was organized by the Kazakh Ministry of Ecology, Geology and Natural Resources on the initiative of the UNDP in cooperation with IPBES, the Pollinator Volunteer Coalition, in partnership with the German Federal Ministry of the Environment and Nature Conservation. At the trialogue, more than 70 scientists, politicians and experts from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan developed a common programme to solve problems related to biodiversity conservation, land degradation and climate change.
 New/changed action/initiative Website Link to news article Link to news article https://astanatimes.com/2019/10/regional-experts-adopt-joint-programme-to-address-land-degradation-issue-in-central-asia/ 2019-10-11 Multi-organizational/network Europe and Central Asia 阿塞拜疆, 哈萨克斯坦, 吉尔吉斯斯坦, 塔吉克斯坦, 土库曼斯坦, 乌兹别克斯坦 public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous US Senator Introduces Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019, Cites Global Assessment English (396) U.S. Senator Tom Udall, vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Representative Ruben Gallego, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples, introduced the Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2019 to “support the use of wildlife corridors on Tribal lands.” Udall cited the IPBES Global Assessment and its finding that one million species are at risk of extinction as reason for passing the Act.
New/changed law/regulation Website Link to Tom Udall’s website Link to Tom Udall’s website https://www.tomudall.senate.gov/news/press-releases/udall-gallego-introduce-tribal-wildlife-corridors-act-of-2019 2019-11-19 National Americas 美利坚合众国 public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 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 奥地利 private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Mon, 04/04/2022 Anonymous Fiji Director for Environment Cites IPBES Report Findings at Awareness Workshop on the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework English (396) Quoting several findings from the IPBES Global Assessment Report, Fiji's Director of Environment, Sandeep Singh, characterized the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework as an opportunity for world leaders to come together at the 15th Conference of Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to agree on an ambitious framework, which should include its full implementation for adoption as a key instrument to reach the Sustainable Development Goals. New/changed idea Website On the Brink of Extinction On the Brink of Extinction https://www.fijitimes.com/on-the-brink-of-extinction/ 2021-04-13 National Asia-Pacific 斐济 public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Science Advisor and Conservation Science Professor, Dr. Leah Gerber, QuotesFindings IPBES Assessment at Senate Committee EPW Hearing on Biodiversity Crisis English (396) Dr. Leah Gerber, founding director of the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes, Science Advisor at Defenders of Wildlife, and Professor of Conservation Science, testified at Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works hearing on biodiversity crisis, quoting findings from IPBES Global Assessment Report. Dr. Gerber spoke of a need for agency cooperation to address the crisis, saying “The science is clear about the biodiversity crisis and we have options for solutions." She suggested: "A National Biodiversity Strategy for the U.S. would focus and coordinate government response to the biodiversity crisis.” She called for agency cooperation: "Just as there is great consequence to losing biodiversity, there is also great opportunity to reverse course." New/changed idea Website Capitol Hill Hearing Examines Biodiversity Loss and Need for National Strategy Capitol Hill Hearing Examines Biodiversity Loss and Need for National Strategy https://defenders.org/newsroom/capitol-hill-hearing-examines-biodiversity-loss-and-need-national-strategy?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=newsroom-LeahGerberWebStory-5/19/21 2021-05-19 National Americas 美利坚合众国 public Britt Curley IPBES Programme Management Assistant-Communications Secretariat: Bonn
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 Tue, 27/09/2022 Anonymous Catalan Observatory of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity Established to Act as Reference Point for IPBES Catalan (420) Catalan Observatory of Natural Heritage and Biodiversity established, linking the Autonomous Catalan Government (Spain) with research organizations , NGOs and other bodies as a science policy interface. The organisation aims to become a reference point at the subnational level for IPBES work in Catalonia. New/changed network Website Observatori de la Natura Observatori de la Natura https://observatorinatura.cat/ 2022-06-16 ALL - State/Provincial Europe and Central Asia 西班牙 Catalonia public Dr. Lluís Brotons CSIC-CREAF Research scientist IPBES Observer, Expert of a completed or an ongoing IPBES assessment [email protected] 34 618094100
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 Mon, 27/11/2023 Anonymous IPBES experts, among other relevant biodiversity and climate change stakeholders, to train the French National Assembly French (397) 25 scientists from the IPCC, IPBES, HCC and IDDRI visit the French National Assembly in order to train newly elected MEPs on climate and biodiversity. New/changed action/initiative Other Tweet from Le Monde journalist Audrey Garric Tweet from Le Monde journalist Audrey Garric https://twitter.com/audreygarric/status/1536633277544648711?s=20&t=chqputPUJodTC5YUJt5Ekw 2022-06-20 2022-06-22 National Europe and Central Asia 法国 public Tania Sanchis Gimenez IPBES Social Media Consultant Secretariat: Bonn [email protected]
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous 130 Nations Pledge to Protect Biodiversity in Gandhinagar Declaration, Citing IPBES Global Assessment English (396) 130 Party countries to the United Nations Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals affirmed the Gandhinagar Declaration on CMS and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework during CMS COP 13. The Gandhinagar Declaration sends a strong message on the importance of migratory species for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. The Declaration cites with concern the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, including that nature and its vital contributions to people are facing an unprecedented decline and that one million species are now at risk of extinction.
 New/changed commitment Website Link to Gandhinagar Declaration on CMS Website Link to Gandhinagar Declaration on CMS Website https://www.cms.int/en/document/gandhinagar-declaration-cms-and-post-2020-global-biodiversity-framework 2020-02-22 Global Cross-regional public Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn
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 Fri, 19/08/2022 Anonymous Article Reflects on the Knowledge Systems Approach of the Alexander von Humboldt Institute in Relation to IPBES Conceptual Framework English (396) An article from the Alexander von Humboldt Institute reflects on the institute’s Knowledge Systems Approach and how it works in relation to the IPBES conceptual framework. The authors are particularly interested in the way in which IPBES understands Indigenous and local knowledge.
New article Website Article from the Humboldt Institute Article from the Humboldt Institute https://slack-redir.net/link?url=http%3A%2F%2Frevistas.humboldt.org.co%2Findex.php%2FBEP%2Farticle%2Fview%2F756 Multi-organizational/network Cross-regional private Michelle Hahn-Baker IPBES Consultant Secretariat: Bonn