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 [...]

Verandering om verder biodiversiteitsverlies tegen te gaan is urgenter dan ooit én haalbaar, stelt het IPBES, het biodiversiteitspanel van de Verenigde Naties. In twee rapporten die deze week verschenen, roept het panel overheden wereldwijd op om een samenhangend beleid te maken dat biodiversiteit, klimaatverandering, water, voedsel en gezondheid aanpakt. Voor Nederland, waar uitdagingen zoals de stikstofcrisis en overstromingsrisico’s druk uitoefenen op mens en natuur, bieden de IPBES-rapporten een routekaart naar een duurzame toekomst. Het gaat niet goed met de biodiversiteit. Ook Nederland ligt niet op koers om de biodiversiteitsdoelen voor 2030 te halen, laat het Nationaal Dashboard Biodiversiteit zien. Toch is [...]

Lisbon, Portugal – It was announced today that IPBES and IPCC have been jointly awarded the 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity. The news was shared by Dr. Angela Merkel, the former Chancellor of Germany, in her capacity as President of the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity jury. Selected from a field of 116 nominations, from more than 40 countries, the Jury highlighted how the selection recognizes “the role of science on the front line of tackling climate change and the loss of biodiversity.” “Evidence based science”, the Jury considered, “has been fundamental not only to advancing many of the political and public actions but also the need to [...]

Three leading global experts have been announced as co-chairs of the new IPBES business and biodiversity assessment, a methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people. IPBES also announced the two institutions that will jointly host the technical support unit (TSU) for the assessment.Professor Ximena Rueda Fajardo (Colombia), Matt Jones (UK) and Professor Stephen Polasky (USA) will lead a highly interdisciplinary team of expert authors, including practitioners, currently being selected by the IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel – a process expected to be completed by the end of April 2023, when the selected experts [...]