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334 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatn cites IPBES in biannual report to Norwegian Parliament | Swedish (506) | In a biannual report to the Parliament of Norway, Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatn cited IPBES evidence: "IPBES has shown that we all have a way to go to protect nature and ensure the earth's biological diversity." | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Report | Report | https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/halvarig-redegjorelse-for-stortinget-om-viktige-eu-og-eos-saker-17.-november-2020.-klima-og-miljoministeren-om-european-green-deal/id2786103/ | 2020-11-17 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Sweden | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
335 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | After IPBES-Inspired Declaration of Ecological Emergency, Glasgow City Council Working Group Publishes Report and Recommendations, Prominently Citing IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | After the release of the IPBES Global Assessment inspired the Glasgow City Council to declaration an ecological emergency in May 2019, in November 2020 the Council's Ecological Emergency Working Group published its Report and Recommendations, which prominently cites the IPBES Global Assessment and discusses how the primary drivers of biodiversity loss fit into a local Glaswegian context. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Article | Article | https://www.glasgownews.org.uk/ecological-emergency-working-group-publishes-its-recommendations/ | 2020-11-24 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
336 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | 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" | English (396) | In recommendations to world leaders at the G20 Summit in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Wildlife Conservation 20 (WC20) declaration on "Prioritising nature, health and people in an effective and equitable COVID-19 recovery and response" cited the IPBES Pandemics Report. Signatories include: African Wildlife Foundation BirdLife International Born Free Foundation Conservation International Education for Nature Vietnam Global Initiative to End Wildlife Crime Environmental Investigation Agency Fauna & Flora International Frankfurt Zoological Society Freeland Jane Goodall Institute Paradise Foundation International Space for Giants The Nature Conservancy TRAFFIC WildAid Wildlife Conservation Society WWF ZSL (Zoological Society of London) |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Declaration | Declaration | https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5ed9143578f49117cd45d295/t/5fb7bdfafc65646353d94d6b/1605877243161/WC20+Declaration.pdf | 2020-11-20 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
337 | Wed, 07/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | 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" | English (396) | In a new study, the platform for Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment has used the IPBES Conceptual Framework as a lens through which to examine "Nature and People in the Andes, East African Mountains, European Alps, and Hindu Kush Himalaya: Current Research and Future Directions," and also cited the four IPBES Regional Assessment Reports. In a tweet, the researched announced: "We used the IPBES framework to analyze >600 abstracts about nature & people interactions in 4 major mountain systems, & formulate 6 recommendations for future research" (https://twitter.com/GMBA_IPO/status/1330449120193081347?s=09) |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Study | Study | https://bioone.org/journals/mountain-research-and-development/volume-40/issue-2/MRD-JOURNAL-D-19-00075.1/Nature-and-People-in-the-Andes-East-African-Mountains-European/10.1659/MRD-JOURNAL-D-19-00075.1.full | 2020-11-20 | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
338 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Global Assessment Finding Cited as a Key Reason "Why Fund Managers Started Worrying About Biodiversity," and Report Cited Prominently For Further Reading | English (396) | In a Bloomberg Green article, reporter Alastair Marsh attributed a biodiversity-positive shift for fund managers to, among others, the IPBES Global Assessment, highlighting the key finding that 1 million species risk extinction and placing the IPBES Global Assessment Report prominently on the list for further reading. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Bloomberg | Bloomberg | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-11-13/why-fund-managers-started-worrying-about-biodiversity-quicktake | 2020-11-13 | Global | Cross-regional | private | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
339 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Pandemics Report, WWF Germany Calls on EU to "take a pioneering role in ecological pandemic preparedness" | English (396) | WWF Germany, in a statement released after the launch of the IPBES Pandemics Report, cites the Report as a key reason for its call on the European Union to "immediately submit an effective law that prohibits the import of environmentally harmful products" and also calls for a "targeted technical and financial support for developing and emerging countries to be expanded in order to stop the illegal and unregulated wildlife trade and ensure more effective control of legal trade, for example in game meat." | New/changed action/initiative | Website | WWF Germany Media Release | WWF Germany Media Release | https://www.wwf.de/2020/oktober/pandemierisiko-steigt-mit-fortschreitender-naturzerstoerung | 2020-10-29 | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
340 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Following Release of IPBES Pandemics Report, Global Biodiversity Information Facility Announces Task Group to Enhance Research of Species Linked to Human Diseases | English (396) | In a media release announcing the new task group to enhance Global Biodiversity Information Facility-enabled research of species linked to human diseases, GBIF Governing Board Chair noted that: "By providing access to high-quality data relevant to zoonotic and vector-borne diseases, GBIF can support the implementation of 'One Health' approaches to disease research, public-health risk management and policy responses like those outlined in the IPBES Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics." | New/changed network | Website | GBIF Media Release | GBIF Media Release | https://www.gbif.org/news/j6dXMQP9an4EnREeTT3oi/task-group-to-enhance-gbif-enabled-research-on-species-linked-to-human-diseases | 2020-11-02 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
341 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | In Media Conference, German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze Presented Key Findings from the IPBES Pandemics Report, Calling for "Large Investments" to Prevent Pandemics | English (396) | Following the release of the IPBES Pandemics Report, German Environment Minister Svenja Schulze held a media conference to present key findings from the Report and implications for a German and international context. Schulze called for "large investments in the conservation, sustainable use and restoration of ecosystems" as well as an "ambitious new post-2020 global biodiversity framework" and "for a protocol on combating wildlife crime under the Convention against Transnational Organized Crime." | New/changed action/initiative | Website | German Environment Ministry media release | German Environment Ministry media release | https://www.bmu.de/en/pressrelease/minister-schulze-any-measures-that-help-prevent-the-destruction-of-nature-also-help-prevent-new-pan/ | 2020-10-30 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Germany | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
342 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | rspaull | Citoyens Pour le Climat (Citizens for Climate) Produced a Short Synthesis in French of the Global Assessment to Spread the Key Messages | French (397) | Citoyens Pour le Climat (Citizens for Climate) Produced a Short Synthesis in French of the Global Assessment to Spread the Key Messages | Other | New Publication | Print Article | RAPPORT DE L'IPBES RÉSUMÉ | RAPPORT DE L'IPBES RÉSUMÉ | https://drive.google.com/file/d/15maVGWyQTKCtUjBgnJ92zfMu5YIzqu_v/view | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | France |
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private | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
343 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | rspaull | McKinsey & Company Publishes 4 Interventions to Reduce the Impact of the Apparel Industry on Biodiversity Citing Global Assessment | English (396) | Global management consulting firm, McKinsey and Company prominently cite the IPBES Global Assessment in an article detailing specific changes that the apparel industry can make to reduce its negative impacts on biodiversity | New article | Website | Biodiversity: The next frontier in sustainable fashion | Biodiversity: The next frontier in sustainable fashion | https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/retail/our-insights/biodiversity-the-next-frontier-in-sustainable-fashion | 2020-08-05 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | private | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
344 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | rspaull | Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) Publishes Report on Keeping Global Assessments Fit for Purpose | English (396) | The Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL) published a report on Keeping Global Environmental Assessments Fit for Purpose, using a number of IPBES outputs (and those of others like the IPCC) to assess and evaluate opportunities to improve these processes. | New/changed research project | Print Article | Keeping global environmental assessments fit for purpose | Keeping global environmental assessments fit for purpose | https://www.pbl.nl/en/publications/keeping-global-environmental-assessments-fit-for-purpose?s=09 | 2020-08-06 | Global | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
345 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | rspaull | IPBES Tweet on Miniature Urban Forests Prompts London Civil Society Campaign to Investigate Options | English (396) | An IPBES Twitter post sharing a WEF video about "Miyawaki" miniature urban forests prompted the Lovely Lambeth Living Streets campaign to ask it's >2,000 followers where they would want such mini-forests to be placed. | New/changed action/initiative | Other | https://twitter.com/LambethLivingSt/status/1292141833515077632?s=20 | https://twitter.com/LambethLivingSt/status/1292141833515077632?s=20 | 2020-08-08 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | London Borough of Lambeth | public | Rob | Spaull | IPBES | Head of Comms | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
346 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Government of Kenya Announces Participation in High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People for Ambitious Global Biodiversity Framework under the Convention on Biologi | English (396) | Citing IPBES Global Assessment, the Government of Kenya announced its participation in the High Ambition Coalition for Nature and People for an ambitious global biodiversity framework under the Convention on Biological Diversity. In a statement during the launch, key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment were cited as reason to make 2021 “an urgent year for action on biodiversity and the climate”. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Nation Kenya | Nation Kenya | https://nation.africa/kenya/healthy-nation/kenya-part-of-new-global-deal-to-save-animals-plants-3279682 | 2021-02-10 | Global | Cross-regional | Kenya | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
347 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing Multiple IPBES Outputs, the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) Publishes Paper on 'transformative change and post-COVID-19 priorities' | English (396) | Including numerous mentions of IPBES products, and the reproduction two IPBES Global Assessment figures, the European Academies’ Science Advisory Council (EASAC) perspective paper titled 'Towards a sustainable future: transformative change and post-COVID-19 priorities' examines the concept of transformative change with a particular eye towards EU objectives. The IPBES Global Assessment, European and Central Asia Regional Assessment and IPBES expert guest article on COVID-19 stimulus measures were all cited, and the forthcoming IPBES Assessment on Transformative Change was also mentioned in the text. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | EASAC | EASAC | https://easac.eu/fileadmin/user_upload/EASAC_Perspective_on_Transformative_Change_Web_complete.pdf | Regional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
348 | Wed, 14/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | 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 | English (396) | Following the release of the IPBES Pandemics Report, Twitter user and UK Constituent @BorisLetters penned letter #86 to Boris Johnson, with this edition focusing on the potential for zoonoses and the cost benefits of policies to prevent pandemics. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Tweet | Tweet | https://twitter.com/BorisLetters/status/1322202181840371712?s=20 | 2020-10-30 | Individual | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
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349 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Finnish Environment Minister Mikkonen, Citing IPBES Pandemics Report Calls for Tackling 'Over-consumption in order to curb pandemics, natural disasters and the climate crisis' | Finnish (430) | Following the release of the IPBES Pandemics Report, the Finnish Minister of the Environment and Climate Change, Krista Mikkonen, in a media release from the Finnish Environment Ministry, called for addressing overconsumption in order to curb pandemics natural disasters and the climate crisis. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Media release | Media release | https://ym.fi/-/ministeri-mikkonen-kansainvalisen-luontopaneelin-raportista-ylikulutukseen-puututtava-jotta-pandemiat-luontokato-ja-ilmastokriisi-saadaan-kuriin | 2020-10-29 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Finland | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
350 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | UK Green Party Welcomes IPBES Pandemics Report and Calls for 'Repairing Our Relationship with Nature to Avoid Pandemics in the Future' | English (396) | In a tweet shortly after the release of the IPBES Pandemics Report, the UK Green Party welcomed the IPBES Pandemics Report and called for 'repairing our relationship with nature to avoid pandemics in the future'. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Tweet | Tweet | https://twitter.com/TheGreenParty/status/1321829419267301383?s=20 | 2020-10-29 | National | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
351 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Global Assessment, Schneider Electric Announces its Corporate Actions to Reverse Biodiversity Loss | English (396) | Citing the IPBES Global Assessment, and emphasizing that transformative changes are required to safeguard economic and social models, Schneider Electric announced its new biodiversity elements in its environmental strategy. "For instance, improvements can be made through sustainable purchasing; increased supply chain traceability would allow us to choose exactly what we buy, from whom and from where. Biodiversity is an inherently local issue and the impact of raw material extraction can vary greatly, even within the same region." | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Blog | Blog | https://www.3blmedia.com/News/Schneider-Electrics-Actions-Reverse-Biodiversity-Loss | 2020-10-23 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | France | private | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
352 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Citing IPBES Global Assessment as a 'Wake-Up Call', Nordic Co-operation Mobilizes Youth Participation in Convention on Biological Diversity Process | English (396) | The Nordic Co-operation organization has undertaken an initiative to mobilize youth participation in the Convention on Biological Diversity process, citing the IPBES Global Assessment as a 'wake-up call', Nordic Co-operation Mobilizes Youth Participation in the Convention on Biological Diversity process. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Information page | Information page | https://www.norden.org/en/information/are-you-young-person-who-passionate-about-environment-yes-then-have-your-say-un | 2020-10-23 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
353 | Wed, 14/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Multiple IPBES Assessment Reports Cited in French Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB) Report on French Actions in Light of IPBES Findings | French (397) | A synthesis report from the French Foundation for Biodiversity Research (FRB) detailing options for action in light of IPBES findings cited, among others, the IPBES Assessment Report Scenarios and Models, Pollination Assessment, Regional Assessment for European and Central Asia Global Assessment and Invasive Species Assessment. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | FRB Report | FRB Report | https://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/FRB-methode-synthese-Cos-Ipbes.pdf | 2020-10-23 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] |