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389 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Key Findings Cited in Youth #ForNature Manifesto Addressed to World Leaders | English (396) | In a Youth #ForNature Manifesto addressed to world leaders and calling for, among other things, 'putting nature at the heart of decision-making', featured multiple key findings from the IPBES Global Assessment Report. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Youth #ForNature Manifesto | Youth #ForNature Manifesto | https://fornature.undp.org/content/fornature/en/home/our-manifesto.html | 2020-08-13 | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
390 | Wed, 28/09/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Following IPBES Social Media Post, Lambeth Living Streets Group in South London Examines Policy/Action for 'Urban Forests' | English (396) | Following an IPBES social media post about the 'Miyawaki method' of creating pocket forests in urban spaces, the Lambeth Living Streets group in South London announced that they were looking into implementing the option for policy/action in Lambeth. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Tweet | Tweet | https://twitter.com/LambethLivingSt/status/1292141833515077632?s=20 | 2020-08-10 | City/Community | Europe and Central Asia | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | ||||||||||||
391 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatns Prominently Cites IPBES Global Assessment in Speech at 2021 National Park Conference on National and International Biodiversity Agenda | Norwegian (478) | In a speech by the Norwegian Climate and Environment Minister Sveinung Rotevatns at the 2021 Norwegian National Park Conference, Minister Rotevatns discussed the IPBES Global Assessment at length, setting the scene for four key ways in which Norway is "paving the way forward." "- Firstly, the binding agreement Norway has with the EU to achieve the climate goals by 2030 and meet the annual climate budget starts. We must increase CO2 uptake in forests and areas and reduce emissions to get there. - Secondly, the current global goals for biodiversity - Aichi goals - will be replaced by new global goals for preserving nature and using it in a sustainable way. - Thirdly , we are entering the decisive decade where we will reach the sustainability goals for the UN in 2030. - Fourth, the UN's decade of nature restoration begins." |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Sveinung Rotevatn's speech at the National Park Conference 2021 | Sveinung Rotevatn's speech at the National Park Conference 2021 | https://www.regjeringen.no/no/aktuelt/sveinung-rotevatns-tale-pa-nasjonalparkkonferansen-2021/id2834889/ | 2021-02-16 | National | Europe and Central Asia | Norway | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
392 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | In Light of IPBES Global Assessment, French Association for Standardization (AFNOR) Develops Biodiversity Standards Approach for Organizations | French (397) | Sylvain Boucherand, chair of the French Association for Standardization's (AFNOR) Biodiversity Standardization Commission, in an interview about the new biodiversity standards for organizations created by AFNOR, remarked on the key role which the IPBES Global Assessment had in changing the discourse around biodiversity and creating demand for standards such as AFNOR's. The standards are likely to be taken up by many organizations and businesses in France and elsewhere, as AFNOR is a quasi-public institutions for norms. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Sylvain Boucherand Interview | Sylvain Boucherand Interview | https://www.affiches-parisiennes.com/afnor-lance-la-premiere-norme-demarche-biodiversite-des-organisations-11830.html | 2021-01-14 | National | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
393 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Pandemics Report Featured Prominently in Fridtjof Nansen Institute Policy Brief | English (396) | In a policy brief for the Fridtjof Nansen Institute in Norway, FNI researchers and analysts incorporated many findings from the IPBES Pandemics Report into their report on "Global governance of health and nature in the wake of COVID-19. Attentive to the role of China and to poverty perspectives". | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Policy brief | Policy brief | https://www.fni.no/news/one-health-for-human-and-nature-to-fight-pandemics?s=09 | 2021-02-17 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | Norway | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
395 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Assessment Graphics Used Prominently by New Scientist to Illustrate "Our Impact on Earth’s Ecosystems and Biodiversity – in Graphics" | English (396) | Figures from the IPBES Global Assessment Report and IPBES Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment Report were used prominently by the outlet New Scientist to illustrate "Our impact on Earth’s ecosystems and biodiversity – in graphics." |
New article | Website | New Scientist | New Scientist | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2268035-our-impact-on-earths-ecosystems-and-biodiversity-in-graphics/ | 2021-02-18 | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||||
396 | Mon, 04/04/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Global Assessment Findings Taken Up and Adapted in Guide on "Upscaling Corporate Solutions for Biodiversity" by French 'Enterprises pour l'environnement' Group | English (396) | EpE, Enterprises pour l'environnement, has published a new guide on "Upscaling Corporate Solutions for Biodiversity", which refers to IPBES findings numerous times, and specifically which takes up the primary drivers of biodiversity and examines how companies can integrate mechanism to avoid or reduce biodiversity pressures into their corporate strategies. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | EpE Report | EpE Report | http://www.epe-asso.org/en/upscaling-corporate-solutions-for-biodiversity-february-2021/ | 2021-02-23 | Multi-organizational/network | Europe and Central Asia | France | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
301 | Fri, 17/11/2023 | Anonymous | IPBES Selected as 2020 WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award Winner | English (396) | The WIN WIN Gothenburg Sustainability Award announced on 22 May 2020, the International Day for Biological Diversity, that IPBES was selected as the recipient of its 2020 award, focused on the theme biodiversity, which also includes a prize of one million Swedish Kronor. IPBES was recognized specifically for the Global Assessment and the platform's "decisive role in outlining the drivers of biodiversity loss, communicating the magnitude of the problem and laying the groundwork for a new agenda and transformative change in relation to biodiversity." "IPBES has had a decisive role in outlining the drivers of biodiversity loss, communicating the magnitude of the problem and laying the groundwork for a new agenda and transformative change in relation to biodiversity. Through their methodology, which includes research in both natural and social science as well as including the importance of indigenous peoples’ knowledge and experience, they have increased the opportunities for evidence-based decision making by policymakers. Since its inception in 2012, by engaging and uniting the world’s nations around the issue of biodiversity, IPBES has played a crucial role in setting the groundwork for the change we need to address this crisis in the near future." More information: https://ipbes.net/ipbes-winwin-sustainability-award |
Other | Award | Website | 2020 WIN WIN Award | 2020 WIN WIN Award | https://www.winwinaward.org/winners-win-win-award/ipbes | 2020-10-22 | SEK | 1,000,000 | Organizational | Europe and Central Asia | Sweden | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Communications Officer | Secretariat: Bonn | [email protected] | |||||||||
195 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Patrick.Tonissen | IPBES Global Assessment 'Inspires Global Poster Contest' in Collaboration with UNEP | English (396) | The 16th International Poster Biennial contest has chosen biodiversity as the focus of its environmental category, partly in response to the urgency highlighted by the IPBES Global Assessment. "The scale of the current biodiversity breakdown is unparalleled; the IPBES report warns that more than a third of all marine mammals, more than 40 percent of amphibian species and 10 percent of insects are threatened." | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Biodiversity loss inspires global poster contest - UNEP | Biodiversity loss inspires global poster contest - UNEP | https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/biodiversity-loss-inspires-global-poster-contest | Global Assessment | 2020-01-22 | Global | Mexico | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
196 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment Prompts International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) to 'Rethink How We Work Together to Tackle the Biodiversity Crisis' | English (396) | The IPBES Global Assessment Report has influenced the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM)'s biodiversity lead write that "the key findings of the [IPBES] Report that show, in no uncertain terms, biodiversity is declining at rates unprecedented in human history. This rapid reduction of the world’s precious natural diversity is cause for great alarm, but as the report also states, it’s not too late for us to make a difference." The ICMM has therfore urged business and governments to adopt a collaborative approach to managing biodiversity and building a robust post-2020 Biodiversity Framework. |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | ICMM January 2020 Newsletter | ICMM January 2020 Newsletter | https://www.icmm.com/en-gb/news/2020/newsletter-jan-2020 | Organizational | Cross-regional | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||||
197 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Citing IPBES Global Assessment Key Findings, United States Representative Deb Haaland (D-NM) Introduces '30 By 30 Resolution to Save Nature' | English (396) | U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (NM-01), joined Reps. Joe Neguse (Colo.-02), Ted Lieu (Calif.-33), Ruben Gallego (Ariz.-07), and Ed Case (Hawaii-01) to introduce the Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature to set a goal for the United States to conserve at least 30% of the ocean and land by 2030. In a press conference, Rep. Haaland said, “Globally, the loss of nature – accelerated by climate change – is putting up to one million species on the path to extinction. Conserving our lands and waters is essential to protecting humans and wildlife and stabilizing our climate, so I’m following the direction from leading scientists and introducing this resolution to set a national goal of conserving 30 percent of America’s land and oceans by 2030 to tackle this urgent crisis.” The legislation is a companion bill to S. Res. 372 introduced by Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.) and Michael Bennett (D-Colo.) in October 2019. |
New/changed law/regulation | Website | United States Rep. Deb Haaland Press Release | United States Rep. Deb Haaland Press Release | https://haaland.house.gov/media/press-releases/haaland-sets-national-goal-conserving-30-us-lands-and-ocean-2030 | 2020-02-07 | National | Americas | United States of America | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
198 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | IPBES Global Assessment and Key Findings Cited in United States Senate Resolution to Protect 30% of the Land and Ocean by 2030 | English (396) | The IPBES Global Assessment and key findings from the Report were cited within the text of United States Senate Resolution 372 in the 116th Congress, a bill which suggests that "the Federal Government should establish a national goal of conserving at least 30 percent of the land and 30 percent of the ocean within the territory of the United States by 2030." Namely, the findings that 1 million species face extinction, the direct drivers of biodiversity loss and five specific facts were incorporated in the bill to justify this proposal: ((A) human activities are damaging 2⁄3 of ocean areas; (B) only 3 percent of ocean areas remain pristine; (C) 15 percent of mangroves remain; (D) 50 percent of coral reefs remain; and (E) at the current rate of losses, less than 10 percent of the Earth will be free of substantial human impact by 2050);. |
New/changed law/regulation | Website | US Senate Resolution 372 - 116th Congress | US Senate Resolution 372 - 116th Congress | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/372/text | 2019-10-22 | National | Americas | United States of America | public | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | |||||||||||||
199 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Citing IPBES Global Assessment Key Finding and Direct Drivers of Biodiversity Loss, US Sports Radio Channel Encourages Donations for Endangered Species | English (396) | Citing the IPBES Global Assessment key finding that 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction and the top five direct drivers of biodiversity loss, WNFL in Wisconsin, a US-based Sports Radio Channel, has encouraged listeners to donate for endangered species. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | WNFL Encourages Listeners to Donate for Endangered Species | WNFL Encourages Listeners to Donate for Endangered Species | https://wnflsports.com/blogs/the-great-outdoors/1642/dont-forget-to-donate-to-the-endangered-resources-fund-on-your-tax-form/ | 2020-02-01 | State/Provincial | Americas | United States of America | Wisconsin | private | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||
200 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Citing IPBES Global Assessement, 102 Environmental NGOs Launch 'Blue Manifesto' Urging EU Countries to 'Adopt a 2030 Vision for Healthy Seas' | English (396) | More than 100 NGOs have called on European Governments to implement ambitious climate and biodiversity policies to protect marine and coastal ecosystems. "The NGOs, led by Seas At Risk, BirdLife Europe, ClientEarth, Oceana, Surfrider Foundation Europe and WWF, highlight that to be successful, change is needed on both land and sea, so they call for: • At least 30% of the ocean to be highly or fully protected by 2030 • Shift to low-impact fishing • Securing a pollution-free ocean • Planning of human activities that support the restoration of thriving marine ecosystems" |
New/changed action/initiative | Website | Blue Manifesto | Blue Manifesto | https://www.fis.com/fis/worldnews/worldnews.asp?monthyear=1-2020&day=30&id=106193 | 2020-01-30 | Subregional | Europe and Central Asia | European Union | Patrick | Tonissen | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
202 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | WWF Draws Extensively on IPBES Global Assessment in 2020 Global Futures Report | English (396) | The Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF) draws extensively on the IPBES Global Assessment in its 2020 Global Futures Report. The report, aimed primarily at decision-makers in governments and the public sector, urges transformative change across all sectors to reverse the dangerous decline of nature. The report uses evidence synthesized by IPBES as the basis for many of its appeals and also builds upon the foundations of the Global Assessment. | New/changed research project | Website | Link to WWF Global Futures Summary Report | Link to WWF Global Futures Summary Report | https://www.wwf.org.uk/sites/default/files/2020-02/GlobalFutures_SummaryReport.pdf | 2020-02-12 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
203 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Group Letter to WHO in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic Draws on IPBES Global Assessment | English (396) | In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, a group letter urged the World Health Organization to abolish wildlife markets, citing the IPBES Global Assessment. The joint letter by the Environment and Animal Society of Taiwan and other groups was signed by 208 organizations and individuals around the world. The letter refers to the finding of the IPBES Global Assessment that one million species are at risk of extinction, as well its identification of the five leading direct drivers of biodiversity loss. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Summary of group letter to WHO | Summary of group letter to WHO | http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2020/02/16/2003731089 | 2020-02-15 | Global | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
204 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Former US Secretary of State Draws on IPBES Global Assessment in Appeal to World Leaders to Protect Biodiversity | English (396) | Madeleine Albright, former US Secretary of State and former US Ambassador to the United Nations, draws on the IPBES Global Assessment in an article following the 2020 gathering of the Aspen Ministers Forum. Albright provides context for a statement released on 18 February 2020, signed by 23 former foreign ministers calling on world leaders to protect biodiversity. Albright highlights the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment, including that “the current rate of extinction is two to three times higher than the average rate over the past ten million years. As a result, up to one million species now stand threatened.” |
New article | Website | Link to Madeleine Albright’s Article | Link to Madeleine Albright’s Article | https://www.aspeninstitute.org/blog-posts/protecting-biodiversity-supports-global-stability-and-sustainable-development/ | 2020-02-18 | Organizational | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
205 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | International Council on Mining and Metals Cites IPBES in Submission to CBD Post-2020 Framework on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Industrial Sectors | English (396) | In its submission to the Convention on Biological Diversity Post-2020 Framework on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Industrial Sectors, the International Council on Mining and Metals (ICMM) reflected on the role of business in mainstreaming biodiversity. The ICMM referred to the findings of the IPBES Global Assessment as evidence of why a fresh approach to business and biodiversity is necessary. The ICMM explained that “we all depend on ecosystems for our survival, this rapid reduction of the world’s precious natural diversity is cause for great alarm. However, as the report also states, it’s not too late for us to make a difference.” The ICMM submission includes fundamental actions to be adopted by ICMM members, as well as suggestions for global and national policy. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | PDF of International Council on Mining and Metals Submission to the CBD | PDF of International Council on Mining and Metals Submission to the CBD | https://www.cbd.int/api/v2013/documents/EA2D52FC-A7FF-7254-9E3F-6D4320625A05/attachments/ICMM.pdf | 2020-02-03 | Global | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
206 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | International Poster Biennial Chooses Biodiversity as 2020 Theme, Refers to Global Assessment as Inspiration | English (396) | The International Poster Biennial has chosen ‘biodiversity’ as the theme for the environmental category of its 16th edition. In an article announcing the choice on the UN Environment Programme’s website, the IPBES Global Assessment is referenced multiple times, as it conveyed the magnitude of biodiversity loss. | New/changed action/initiative | Website | Announcement of International Poster Biennial Theme on UN Environment Programme Website | Announcement of International Poster Biennial Theme on UN Environment Programme Website | https://www.unenvironment.org/news-and-stories/press-release/biodiversity-loss-inspires-global-poster-contest | 2020-01-22 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | public | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn | ||||||||||||||
207 | Fri, 19/08/2022 | Anonymous | Kering and the University of Cambridge Develop a Primer for Fashion Companies to Protect Biodiversity in Response to Findings of the Global Assessment | English (396) | The global Luxury Group Kering and the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, with Biodiversify, published a primer on how companies in the fashion industry can build a biodiversity strategy and transform their relationship with nature. The primer was prepared in order to highlight the unhealthy dynamic between humankind and nature, as illustrated in the IPBES Global Assessment. |
New/changed research project | Website | Link to primer on Kering website | Link to primer on Kering website | https://www.kering.com/en/news/8-steps-to-develop-a-biodiversity-strategy-kering-and-cisl-publish-a-primer | 2020-02-11 | Multi-organizational/network | Cross-regional | private | Michelle | Hahn-Baker | IPBES | Consultant | Secretariat: Bonn |