News on IPBES
Conservation storytelling from science to IPBES
"Science and stories are not the same thing, although stories have long been the outward face of conservation science. With the launch of IPBES we are going to have to more carefully and strategically untangle our stories from our science," writes IUCN experts in the recent issue of Conservation Biology. …
03 Oct 2012 | News story
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Preparing early work of IPBES
“Following the IPBES official establishment, IUCN believes that all contributions to facilitate its activities are important. The development of a "conceptual framework" for all IPBES reports and work is among the priorities,” says Mr Pierre Commenville from IUCN ahead of an expert meeting to be held in October 2012, Paris, France. …
27 Sep 2012 | News story
Nature+: Towards a New Era of Conservation, Sustainability and Nature-based Solutions
Jeju Declaration by the IUCN President, the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea, the Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province and the Chairman of the Korean Organizing Committee on the occasion of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, September 2012 … | French | Spanish
15 Sep 2012 | News story
Green gets gold at Nature’s Olympics
Jeju Island, Republic of Korea, 15 September 2012 (IUCN) – As economic difficulties continue to dominate international debate, IUCN’s World Conservation Congress has put nature back centre stage in the quest to recover our natural assets and use nature to solve a growing list of economic and social issues. … | French | Spanish
15 Sep 2012 | IUCN statement
Journey through Jeju towards the first IPBES plenary
A guide to key events on IPBES at the forthcoming IUCN World Conservation Congress is now available. It includes discussions on IUCN's role in IPBES, a workshop on how IPBES can bring us further in conserving the world's biodiversity, training sessions on IUCN's flagship knolwedge products, and a number of other events of relevance to science-policy links. …
29 Aug 2012 | News story
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Knowledge drives action
The ground-breaking work of IUCN’s six commissions is highlighted in the latest issue of the journal S.A.P.I.EN.S. …
24 Aug 2012 | News story
IUCN for IPBES: Consultation with IUCN Partners and Members in Bonn
On 11 and 12 July Cyriaque Sendashonga, IUCN Global Director of the Policy and Programme Group, and Pierre Commenville, IUCN IPBES Policy Officer, visited the office of the Environmental Law Centre to meet with IUCN partners and members in Germany, the host country of IPBES. In April 2012, the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) was established by more than 90 governments in Panama. The Secretariat of IPBES will be located in Bonn. …
18 Jul 2012 | News story
A step change for biodiversity knowledge
"The hopes are high for IPBES to become an authoritative global mechanism recognized by scientists and policy makers alike to pull together dispersed information, syntheses and analyses on biodiversity and ecosystems. By building on existing processes and initiatives, and only creating new ones as a last resort in case of glaring gaps, the intention is that decisions and research investment will be more efficient," writes Julia Marton-Lefèvre, IUCN Director General. …
04 Jul 2012 | Article
Reconnecting science to policy in Europe and beyond
“Scientific research is an essential foundation for the implementation of any policy in favour of biodiversity. We need to improve data on biodiversity and its dissemination between the scientific community, policymakers and civil society both at the EU and global levels,” urged Mr Gaston Franco, Member of the European Parliament (MEP) during the recent briefing session on IPBES, the new global science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services. The briefing report is now available. … | French
02 Jul 2012 | News story
Biodiversity research, a key to our future
The European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy (EPBRS) released a video about the essential role of biodiversity research in addressing societal issues. …
20 Jun 2012 | Video
