In early February 2026, the governments of 153 countries adopted the new IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment (BBA). The message is clear: nature is an essential part of the business sector. The report highlights various scientific methods for assessing the impacts and dependencies of businesses on nature. This publication summarizes the transformative insights from the IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment and places them in the context of the Netherlands. The report is available here: https://zenodo.org/records/20813100 DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.20813100

How can businesses contribute to biodiversity restoration while strengthening their own long-term resilience? This question will be at the heart of a meeting on 30 June in Utrecht, centred on the recently published IPBES Business & Biodiversity Report. Dutch authors of the report will present its key findings and place them in the context of the Dutch economy. During this event, scientists, businesses, financial institutions and policymakers will share the latest insights on the relationship between biodiversity and the economy, and explore how these insights can be translated into concrete action. Biodiversity Matters to the Economy Biodiversity loss is not only [...]

PBES NL needs your expertise to review the 2nd Global Assessment, which will evaluate new knowledge since 2019 and assesses the progress towards the UN’s 20250 Vision for Biodiversity. This assessment will be presented at IPBES 14 in 2028 and will help governments, businesses and other actors identify the most effective actions and policies needed to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2050. Your input will have a direct impact on global policy. What expertise are we looking for? Diverse disciplines, from ecology and biodiversity, social sciences such as anthropology, sociology, economics, governance and law, earth and environmental sciences, public health, [...]

PBES needs your expertise to review the Spatial Planning & Ecological Connectivity Assessment, which will guide the implementation of the UN's Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. This assessment will be presented at IPBES 13 in 2027 and will shape how terrestrial, freshwater and marine environments are planned and managed. Your input will have a direct impact on global policy. What expertise are we looking for? Diverse disciplines, from geography, ecology, spatial and urban planning, to architecture, law, political science and economics. Scope of the assessment is terrestrial, inland water as well as marine ecosystems. Reviewers from government, industry, civil society and indigenous [...]

PBES NL, SoortenNL 26-MAR-2026 – The new IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment, adopted on 9 February 2026 by more than 150 countries, received a great deal of (inter)national media attention in a short time. IPBES is regularly presented in that context as ‘the next big thing’. At the same time, the core message is not new: without a healthy living environment there is no healthy economy, and businesses need clear frameworks.  The IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment shows how businesses can make their dependence on and impact on biodiversity visible. The report emphasizes that biodiversity loss constitutes a broad economic risk [...]

Manchester/Netherlands – Today, representatives of more than 150 countries adopted the IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment. This report presents scientifically substantiated methods that companies can use to map their impacts on and dependencies on biodiversity. The message is clear: collaborating with nature is not optional for business but necessary. Not only for a company’s image, but precisely for its core business. It was a tense meeting: not only because of the turbulent global political situation, but more importantly because it was clearly established that the loss of nature entails increasingly evident and higher risks, and that we must therefore look for [...]

IPBES needs your expertise to review the Monitoring Assessment, which will guide implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. This assessment will be presented at IPBES 13 in 2027 and will inform how nations monitor progress toward 2030 biodiversity targets. Your input directly shapes global policy. What we're asking Review any portion—a full chapter, section, or even specific paragraphs. All contributions matter. Review period: Now – 7 January 2026 23.59 pm (CET) Why this matters This assessment analyzes monitoring requirements for headline indicators under the Global Biodiversity Framework, evaluates emerging technologies (eDNA, AI, remote sensing), addresses data gaps and biases, and [...]

IPBES heeft jouw expertise nodig om de Monitoring Assessment te reviewen, die richting zal geven aan de implementatie van het Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. Dit assessment wordt gepresenteerd tijdens IPBES 13 in 2027 en zal bepalen hoe landen de voortgang naar de biodiversiteitsdoelen voor 2030 monitoren. Jouw inbreng heeft directe invloed op het mondiale beleid. Wat we vragen Review een willekeurig deel—een volledig hoofdstuk, een sectie, of zelfs alleen een specifieke paragrafen. Alle bijdragen helpen mee. Review periode: Nu – 7 januari 2026 23.59 uur (CET) Waarom dit belangrijk is Dit assessment analyseert monitoringsvereisten voor headline indicators onder het Global Biodiversity [...]