Issued by the IPBES Secretariat on 8 July 2022 Find the Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment Summary for Policymakers here Photos, ‘B-roll’, other media resources: https://bit.ly/SUAMediaPack Media release also available in French: https://bit.ly/SUAFrench & Spanish: https://bit.ly/SUASpanish Media launch webcast live from #IPBES9 (Bonn, Germany): https://bit.ly/SustUseLaunch starts at 1.30 p.m. (Berlin time – CEST) / 7.30 a.m. (US EDT) / 12.30 p.m. (London – BST) For interviews: media@ipbes.net or +1-416-878-8712 or +49-176-212-09437 50,000 Wild Species Meet Needs of Billions Worldwide Experts Offer Options to Ensure Sustainable Use 1 in 5 People Rely on Wild Species for Income & Food >10,000 Wild Species Harvested for Human Food 2.4 Billion (1 in [...]

Invasive Alien Species Pose Major Global Threats to Nature, Economies, Food Security and Human Health Key Role in 60% of Global Plant & Animal Extinctions Annual Costs Now >$423 Billion – Have Quadrupled Every Decade Since 1970 Report Provides Evidence, Tools & Options to Help Governments Achieve Ambitious New Global Goal on Invasive Alien Species  The severe global threat posed by invasive alien species is underappreciated, underestimated, and often unacknowledged. According to a major new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), more than 37,000 alien species have been introduced by many human activities to regions and [...]