After IPBES-Inspired Declaration of Ecological Emergency, Glasgow City Council Working Group Publishes Report and Recommendations, Prominently Citing IPBES Global Assessment |
New/changed action/initiative |
24 Nov 2020 |
City/Community |
Europe and Central Asia |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
website |
Building capacity (1st work programme) |
public |
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IPBES Pandemics Report Cited in Wildlife Conservation 20 Declaration on "Prioritising nature, health and people in an effective and equitable COVID-19 recovery and response" |
New/changed action/initiative |
20 Nov 2020 |
Multi-organizational/network |
Cross-regional |
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website |
Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) |
public |
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Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment Platform uses IPBES Conceptual Framework in Study on "Nature and People in the Andes, East African Mountains, European Alps, and Hindu Kush Himalaya" |
New/changed action/initiative |
20 Nov 2020 |
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website |
Knowledge and data (1st work programme) |
public |
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IPBES Publications Inform Handbook on the Use of Biodiversity Scenarios in Support of Decision-Making |
New/changed action/initiative |
18 Nov 2020 |
Global |
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website |
Building capacity (1st work programme) |
public |
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Friuli Venezia Giulia Regional Counselor Ilaria Dal Zovo cites IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics in Parliamentary Exchange |
New/changed action/initiative |
18 Nov 2020 |
Regional |
Europe and Central Asia |
Italy |
website |
Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) |
public |
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Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatn cites IPBES in biannual report to Norwegian Parliament |
New/changed action/initiative |
17 Nov 2020 |
National |
Europe and Central Asia |
Sweden |
website |
Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) |
public |
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IPBES Global Assessment Finding Cited as a Key Reason "Why Fund Managers Started Worrying About Biodiversity," and Report Cited Prominently For Further Reading |
New/changed action/initiative |
13 Nov 2020 |
Global |
Cross-regional |
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website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
private |
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Following Release of IPBES Pandemics Report, Global Biodiversity Information Facility Announces Task Group to Enhance Research of Species Linked to Human Diseases |
New/changed network |
02 Nov 2020 |
Multi-organizational/network |
Cross-regional |
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website |
Knowledge and data (1st work programme) |
public |
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In Media Conference, German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze Presented Key Findings from the IPBES Pandemics Report, Calling for "Large Investments" to Prevent Pandemics |
New/changed action/initiative |
30 Oct 2020 |
National |
Europe and Central Asia |
Germany |
website |
Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) |
public |
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Inspired by IPBES Pandemics Report, Twitter User and UK Constituent @BorisLetters Sends Letter to Boris Johnson Regarding Potential for Zoonoses and the Costs of Preventing Pandemics |
New/changed action/initiative |
30 Oct 2020 |
Individual |
Europe and Central Asia |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
website |
Communications |
public |
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Citing IPBES Pandemics Report, WWF Germany Calls on EU to "take a pioneering role in ecological pandemic preparedness" |
New/changed action/initiative |
29 Oct 2020 |
Regional |
Europe and Central Asia |
European Union |
website |
Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) |
public |
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Finnish Environment Minister Mikkonen, Citing IPBES Pandemics Report Calls for Tackling 'Over-consumption in order to curb pandemics, natural disasters and the climate crisis' |
New/changed action/initiative |
29 Oct 2020 |
National |
Europe and Central Asia |
Finland |
website |
Policy support tools and methodologies (1st work programme) |
public |
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UK Green Party Welcomes IPBES Pandemics Report and Calls for 'Repairing Our Relationship with Nature to Avoid Pandemics in the Future' |
New/changed action/initiative |
29 Oct 2020 |
National |
Europe and Central Asia |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
website |
Communications |
public |
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New Report 'Bankrolling Extinction' Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Examination of Banking Sector's Role in Biodiversity Crisis |
New/changed research project |
28 Oct 2020 |
Global |
Cross-regional |
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website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Schneider Electric Announces its Corporate Actions to Reverse Biodiversity Loss |
New/changed action/initiative |
23 Oct 2020 |
Organizational |
Europe and Central Asia |
France |
website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
private |
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Citing IPBES Global Assessment as a 'Wake-Up Call', Nordic Co-operation Mobilizes Youth Participation in Convention on Biological Diversity Process |
New/changed action/initiative |
23 Oct 2020 |
Multi-organizational/network |
Europe and Central Asia |
Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden |
website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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Multiple IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in French Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB) Report on French Actions in Light of IPBES Findings |
New/changed action/initiative |
23 Oct 2020 |
National |
Europe and Central Asia |
France |
website |
Invasive alien species assessment |
public |
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IPBES Selected as 2020 WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award Winner |
Other |
22 Oct 2020 |
Organizational |
Europe and Central Asia |
Sweden |
website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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IPBES Experts Provide Oral Evidence from Global Assessment to Hearing on Biodiversity and Ecosystems to UK Parliament's Environmental Audit Committee |
New/changed action/initiative |
22 Oct 2020 |
National |
Europe and Central Asia |
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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IPBES Assessments Cited in European Environment Agency Report 'State of nature in the EU: Results from reporting under the nature directives 2013-2018' |
New/changed action/initiative |
19 Oct 2020 |
Regional |
Europe and Central Asia |
European Union |
website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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European Economic and Social Committee Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Opinion on EU 2030 Biodiversity Strategy and Calls for Higher Ambition |
New/changed action/initiative |
09 Oct 2020 |
Regional |
Europe and Central Asia |
European Union |
website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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IPBES Evidence Used as Key Appeal for 'Save Bees and Farmers' European Citizens' Initiative |
New/changed action/initiative |
30 Sep 2020 |
Regional |
Europe and Central Asia |
European Union |
website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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IPBES Global Assessment Finding That 1 Million Species Risk Extinction Cited in Fauna and Flora International Petition |
New/changed action/initiative |
28 Sep 2020 |
Global |
Cross-regional |
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website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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World Bank Group Report on Mobilizing Private Finance for Nature Prominently Incorporating Findings from IPBES Global Assessment |
New/changed action/initiative |
28 Sep 2020 |
Multi-organizational/network |
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website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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Article in the Journal Conservation Biology Builds on IPBES Global Assessment and Calls for Methodology to Include 'Airspace Habitat' |
New article |
25 Sep 2020 |
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website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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IPBES Assessments Featured Prominently in Book on "Transformation of Our Food Systems: The Making of a Paradigm Shift" |
New/changed action/initiative |
24 Sep 2020 |
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website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Oral Testimony on United States Endangered Species Act |
New/changed action/initiative |
23 Sep 2020 |
National |
Americas |
United States of America |
website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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In Light of IPBES Global Assessment Findings and Media Success, Fridtjof Nansen Institute Policy Brief Examines Implications for Norwegian Context |
New/changed action/initiative |
23 Sep 2020 |
Multi-organizational/network |
Europe and Central Asia |
Norway |
website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Post 2020 Biodiversity Framework EU Support Publishes Policy Brief on 'Instilling Biodiversity into Budgets and Financial Schemes' |
New/changed action/initiative |
23 Sep 2020 |
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website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
public |
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Citing IPBES Global Assessment and Pollination Assessment, McKinsey & Company Report on 'Valuing Nature Conservation' Publishes Methodology for Quantifying Benefits of Protecting Natural Capital |
New/changed action/initiative |
22 Sep 2020 |
Multi-organizational/network |
Cross-regional |
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website |
Global assessment (1st work programme) |
private |
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