Media watch

A selection of media articles concerning conservation issues of interest to IPBES

Media title Country of publication Date of publication Source
Britain's water birds have declined by a QUARTER in 10 years as climate change leads to milder winters and endangered ducks and waders become more reliant on protected wetland sites United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Daily Mail UK
Environment Minister: Protection of Nature Against Epidemics Germany Tagesschau
Minister Schulze: Global nature conservation can reduce risk of future epidemics Germany German Ministry for Environment, Protection of Nature and Nuclear Safety
How The Destruction of Nature is Connected to the Coronavirus (in German) Germany RiffReporter
Scientists link outbreaks such as Covid-19 to biodiversity loss India Hindustani Times
Saving Africa’s Ecosystems Australia Mirage News
Can the private sector make it a super year for nature? United States of America GreenBiz
Fossil Coral Suggest a Mass Extinction Is on the Way: 'It's like a Slow-Motion Car Crash' United States of America Newsweek
All roads lead from Rome: the latest meeting en route to Kunming COP15 China China Dialogue
World Wildlife Day 2020: UN Chief Calls For 'more Caring' Relationship With Nature India Republic World
Give a Damn for Wildlife United States of America Medium
Special World Wildlife Day Interview with Anne Larigauderie, Executive Secretary of IPBES United States of America Our Daily Planet
World Wildlife Day highlights importance of sustainable use of wildlife in “biodiversity super year” United States of America United Nations Environment Programme
Faith for Earth: Shifting the needle on environmental action Kenya United Nations Environment Programme
2020: The Year to Super Charge Our Work on Nature United States of America Natural Resources Defense Council
Rich countries could be asked to pay billions to protect biodiversity United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Guardian
2020: The Year to Super Charge Our Work on Nature United States of America Natural Resources Defense Council
Governments face pressure to protect nature in biodiversity 'super year' United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Thomson Reuters Foundation
5 reasons why CEOs must care about safeguarding nature Switzerland World Economic Forum
We have a chance to halt biodiversity loss. The stakes have never been higher United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Guardian
India, 129 other nations pledge to save 1 million species facing extinction India Hindustan Times
As Planet Burns, One Million Species in World’s Eco-System in Danger of Extinction Switzerland As Planet Burns, One Million Species in World’s Eco-System in Danger of Extinction
Time to End the Scourge of Wildlife Crime United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Independent
UN chief outlines solutions to defeat ‘four horsemen’ threatening our global future United States of America news.UN.org
Why 2020 is the year to reset humanity’s relationship with nature Switzerland World Economic Forum
Extinction: A million species at risk, so what is saved? United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland BBC
European Parliament urges cuts in pesticide use to save Europe’s pollinators Belgium Euractiv
Working the World Over for Species Protections United States of America Medium
The science news events that shaped 2019 United States of America Nature
Nature’s 10 United States of America Nature
2019: A Year in Review Italy Inter Press Service
Pervasive human-driven decline of life on Earth points to the need for transformative change United States of America Science
Let us have nature-based solutions to climate change United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland The Herald
Ana María Hernández, leader since childhood Colombia El Espectador
The year the world woke up to the climate emergency France France24
The planet is devastated, and this is just the beginning France La Tribune
Impacts of past abrupt land change on local biodiversity globally United States of America Nature Communications
Depleted fish stocks can’t wait. The EU and Norway need to commit to ending overfishing now Belgium euronews
Earth Negotiations Bulletin - SBSTTA 23 | 26 Nov 2019 | Montreal, CA | IISDRS - Global NGO Impact News Global NGO Impact News
Building Capacity towards Conservation and Sustainable Use of the World’s Biodiversity Cook Islands IISD