The President of Palau makes an appeal for international, intergovernmental efforts to combat biodiversity loss

Description of Impact(s) (English Only) Following the release of the Global Assessment, the president of Palau Tommy Remengesau Jr. made an appeal to governments to take international, intergovernmental actions to combat biodiversity loss and to treat it in conjunction with climate change. He co-wrote an opinion piece with past IPBES Chair Sir Robert Watson that highlights the dangers of marine biodiversity loss in the Pacific, as revealed by the Global Assessment. The president highlighted the urgency of the biodiversity loss crisis ahead of the 7th annual 'Our Oceans Conference' to be hosted by Palau in 2020.