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IPBES has now released the Summary for Policymakers (SPM) of the Sustainable Use of Wild Species report. The SPM presents the key messages and policy options, as approved by the IPBES...

A new report by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services ( IPBES) offers insights, analysis and tools to establish more sustainable use of wild species...

Within the generic scope of the Regional Assessments of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the key policy‑relevant questions of the Europe and Central Asia Assessment concern options and opportunities with regard to biodiversity...

Within the generic scope of the Regional Assessments of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, particular challenges found across the Asia-Pacific region include climate change (particularly sea-level rise...

Within this generic scoping report of the Regional Assessments of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, the Americas Assessment considers these effects, as well as future threats to biodiversity and ecosystem services...

Within the generic scope for the Regional Assessments of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, this African assessment focusses on thematic priorities, including the food-energy-water-livelihood nexus; land degradation, including climate-related...

The scientific evidence reviewed in this workshop report demonstrates that pandemics are becoming more frequent. Their underlying causes are the same global environmental changes that drive...

This report presents the main conclusions of the first-ever IPCC-IPBES co-sponsored workshop (December 2020), which explored diverse facets of the interaction between climate and biodiversity: from current trends...

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IPBES (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) is to perform regular and timely assessments of knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services and their interlinkages at the global level. The...