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Global assessment unedited

In paragraph 1 of section II of decision IPBES-7/1, the Plenary approved the summary for policymakers of the global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services (IPBES/7/10/Add.1) and accepted the individual chapters of the assessment, on the understanding that the chapters would be revised following the seventh session as document IPBES/7/INF/1/Rev.1 to correct factual errors and to ensure consistency with the summary for policymakers as approved. The final set of chapters of the global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services, including their executive summaries, presented without formal editing, are available below

Chapter 1. Assessing a planet in transformation: Rationale and approach of the IPBES Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

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Chapter 2.1 Status and trends - Drivers of change

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Chapter 2.2 Status and trends - Nature

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Chapter 2.3 Status and trends - Nature's Contributions to People

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Chapter 3. Assessing progress towards meeting major international objectives related to nature and nature’s contributions to people

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Chapter 4. Plausible futures of nature, its contributions to people and their good quality of life

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Chapter 5. Pathways towards a Sustainable Future

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Chapter 6. Options for Decision Makers

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