How much do you know about 5 converging environmental crises?
➡️ Explore the most comprehensive assessment of links between biodiversity, water, food, health & climate.
🌏 For just & sustainable futures!
Watch the IPBES #NexusAssessment video here: https://youtu.be/8H6aW_j2oSA?si=kcnREIc_f2cZmw95
Photograph of the Aviva/Defra Business & Finance Day, showing a close-up of a group of 5 panel members seated in a row and in discussion. Behind and above them is a large screen displaying a presentation copyright Alyssa Fischer/JNCC
Photograph of the Aviva/Defra Business & Finance Day, showing a close-up of a group of 5 panel members seated in a row and in discussion. Behind and above them is a large screen displaying a presentation copyright Alyssa Fischer/JNCC
In our latest blog, Alyssa Fischer, Co‑Leader of JNCC’s International Advice Team, reflects on her experience at #IPBES12 and the importance of next steps 🧵
🔗 jncc.gov.uk/news/ipbes-1...
@ipbes.net
#TurningScienceIntoAction #ForNaturePeoplePlanet
An infographic showing some of the actions other actors can take to create an enabling environment.
Everyone has a role to play in creating an enabling environment to align what's beneficial for businesses with what's good for nature. 🌍
🧪 See the more than 100 actions for ALL actors in the NEW 🏡 IPBES #BizBiodiversity Report: https://www.ipbes.net/bba-report/media-release
It’s been over 1 month since #IPBES12 🐝
As that jam-packed week of deliberations ended, we asked attendees how they felt about the Assessment that was approved and what they hope to see as a result.
What hopes do you have for #BizBiodiversity? 🌱
Photo of two people in white lab coats working among rows of green plants in an indoor vertical farming facility. IPBES logo top left. Text: "Key Figure – LESS THAN 1% – Publicly reporting companies that mention biodiversity impacts in their reports." Caption at bottom: "IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment."
Business uptake of biodiversity disclosure is limited.
While biodiversity and nature underpin the 🌍 global economy, the latest IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment reveals that less than 1 per cent of publicly reporting companies mention their impacts on biodiversity.
🧪🏡 https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
Curious about how nature on prescription works in practice?
🎧 Listen to Episode 2 of Season 5 of the Nature Insight podcast, where we sat down with Rachelle Gould and Nick Roskruge to learn more about the benefits of nature beyond the obvious.
www.podbean.com/media/share/...
What if contact with nature could be part of the medicine?
Growing scientific evidence supports the role of nature-based interventions, including nature prescriptions, to promote health. 🏡
On this 🌍#WorldHealthDay, let’s #StandWithScience and reconnect with nature.
🔗🧪 https://ow.ly/roJT50YEO3f
The new IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report states that when businesses avoid, reduce or otherwise mitigate biodiversity-related risks, risks can turn into opportunities.
👉 Read more: https://www.ipbes.net/business-impact
Transformative Change is both urgent and necessary to halt #biodiversity loss and secure just and sustainable futures for all. 📢
🎥 Find out more in this summary video from part of the IPBES #TransformativeChange Report.
📖 https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
Stay tuned for more!
Last week on 23 March, IPBES Executive Secretary, Luthando Dziba joined IngerAndersen.bsky.social & UN Environment Programme to update UN Member States in New York on the findings of the Business and Biodiversity Assessment:
👉 More about #BizBiodiversity: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
Cover of the Global Assessment of Migratory Freshwater Fishes released by the Convention of Migratory Species. Silver migratory freshwater fish swimming over rocky riverbed in dark water environment.
The Global Assessment of Migratory Freshwater Fishes released by the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) gathers the latest science, pinpointing the biggest barriers and threats and flagging species for international protection.
📚 Available in EN, ES and FR: https://ow.ly/lUn450YACtN
Transformative Change is both urgent and necessary to halt #biodiversity loss and secure just and sustainable futures for all. 📢
🎥 Find out more in this summary video from part of the IPBES #TransformativeChange Report.
📖 https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
Stay tuned for more!
A figure from the Business and Biodiversity SPM showing Business actions to address their impacts and dependencies, and to contribute to creating an enabling environment.
Businesses have both direct and indirect influence, including actions that can influence system change. 🌍
The new 🏡 IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment Report highlights ways in which the actions of businesses exert influence beyond just their own operations.
🧪 Media kit: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
"Because all businesses depend on and impact biodiversity, they have a responsibility to act as agents of positive change."
This is one of the key messages of the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Report.
Explore why the "business of nature" is now everyone’s business: https://ow.ly/1qph50YvOvA
The Business and Biodiversity Assessment report by the IPBES has a big role to play: it's supposed to serve as a key reference on nature-related risks for businesses.
Read our story: corporateknights.com/finance/a-la...
Close-up macro photo of a snake-mimic caterpillar (Hemeroplanes triptolemus, Sphingidae) clinging to a green plant stem. The yellow-green larva curves downward, expanding its front segments to reveal a snake-like head with large, black bulging eyes and brown-grey patterned markings, including visible light reflections on the eyes. Blurred green leaf in background. Photo credit: © 2016 Andreas Kay.
Is it a snake or a moth? 🐍🦋
In the dense jungles of the Americas, this caterpillar has a wild defence strategy.
It's the Hemeroplanes triptolemus moth. When threatened, it expands its body to mimic a snake’s head with fake “eyes”.
No, it's not an April Fool's joke; nature’s tricks are impressive.
🔍 #Biodiversity. Water. Food. Health. #ClimateChange.
They're all connected, but how deep do these interlinkages go?
Find out more in the IPBES #NexusAssessment Report intro video. 💡
An infographic showing some of the actions financial actors can take to create an enabling environment.
There are many actions that financial actors can take to create an enabling environment to align what's beneficial for businesses with what's good for nature.🌍🧪
100+ actions for ALL actors in the 🏡 IPBES #BizBiodiversity Report: https://www.ipbes.net/bba-report/media-release
🗑️🌎 On #ZeroWasteDay, remember:
In many countries, waste management and land, air and water pollution threaten to undermine the gains in relation to a number of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Let's #BeatWastePollution!
🔗 More with UN Environment Programme: https://www.unep.org/zerowasteday/
CU recently obtained observer status to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services (IPBES) through an initiative of CAWR’s Biodiversity, Ecology & Society cluster. Katharina, Alex & James attended the stakeholder day & opening of the 12th IPBES Plenary.
Can sustainability boost profits? 🧪🌍
The 🏡 IPBES report reveals how businesses can reverse biodiversity loss while improving their financial results. Let's make nature everyone's business!
🗞️ Read more: https://ow.ly/bBl750YrKAw
🌍 Earth Hour reminds us to pause and spend time with nature.
At 🏡 #IPBES12, we asked attendees to share one action people can take for biodiversity this year. Watch the video and discover their ideas.
🧪 Explore #MyHourForEarth:
https://www.earthhour.org/take-part/give-an-hour
Bridging Knowledge and Action: Insights from Future Earth Delegates at IPBES-12
->Future Earth | More on "Biodiversity policy Indigenous knowledge action" at BigEarthData.ai | #Earth
Checklist outlining priority actions for businesses to address knowledge gaps in biodiversity, including data sharing and participatory approaches with Indigenous Peoples.
Businesses and financial institutions can act now based on existing knowledge, but limitations remain in the current knowledge base that prevent them from choosing investments that minimize negative impacts or maximize positive impacts.🧪🌍
🏡 #BizBiodiversity Media kit: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
What does it take to move from global biodiversity dialogue to real-world impact?
💡 Axel Eriksson reflects on what it takes: ❤️ heart, 🧠 head, ✋ hands.
A perspective grounded in research and lived experience.
Read and reflect: www.besnet.world/from-ipbes-1...
An infographic showing different measurement approaches for environmental decision-making, organized in a circular diagram with four main sectors: Portfolio, Corporate, Operations, and Value chain. The diagram uses purple, white, and gray colors with various icons. The graphic illustrates different assessment methods: Portfolio section discusses qualitative and quantitative environmental economic models and spatial analysis for screening investments Corporate sector explains life cycle approaches for tracking progress and location-based observations Operations area covers site design decisions using field surveys and remote sensing techniques Value chain portion describes how life cycle approaches guide product design and supplier assessment Each section uses consistent icons to represent different approaches: Magnifying glass for spatial analysis Circular arrows for life cycle approaches People icons for participatory mapping Leaf symbols for environmental models The diagram shows how different measurement tools are appropriate at various organizational levels, with brief explanatory text for each approach. Text boxes around the circle provide specific examples and applications of each method.
How can businesses measure their impacts & dependencies on nature? 🌍 This figure shows some of the diverse methods available, ensuring the right tools are used for the right purpose, whether for corporate strategy, value chains or site operations. 🏡
🧪 #BizBiodiversity: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
Learn more about the #BizBiodiversity Assessment by @ipbes.net - the first global evaluation of how businesses and biodiversity are interconnected and what the role of governance systems and civil society is in this process, with the video below. 👇
#Science4Biodiversity
The #CMSCOP15 is currently taking place in Campo Grande, Brazil! 🏡
The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) reminds us that urgent & coordinated efforts are needed to ensure that the protection of CMS extends to all species in need of conservation🌏🐋🌱
Learn more 👉 https://www.cms.int/cop15
A safari vehicle drives on a dirt road near an elephant in a green landscape under a blue sky with clouds. The overlay text reads: Key Figure. $220 Billion. Global Public and Private Finance Flows Directed in 2023 to activities contributing to the conservation and restoration of biodiversity.
The 🏡 IPBES #BizBiodiversity Report makes clear: the billions of dollars in public and private finance flows contributing to nature restoration pale in comparison to the finance flows with a negative impact on nature. 🌍
🧪Full #BizBiodiversity Assessment media kit: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
At #CMSCOP15, @ipbes.net Executive Secretary Luthando Dziba underscored the relevance of IPBES to @cms.int, and pledged to further cooperate with the CMS Secretariat on issues of relevance to migratory species. #ConnectingNature
