An infographic titled "How Do People Relate to Plankton?" on a dark blue background with plankton silhouettes. The image shows a Life Framework of Values with four interconnected blue circles labeled "Living" at the center, surrounded by four concepts: "...from nature" - focuses on nature's resource-providing capacity "...with nature" - centers on organisms' right to exist independently "...in nature" - emphasizes nature's role in human identity and culture "...as nature" - highlights interconnectedness with the natural world Below are six themed icons explaining plankton's value: Biogeochemistry (yellow icon): Plankton's role in Earth's chemical cycles Ecology (green icon): Supporting ecosystem health Culture & Recreation (teal icon): Impact on community activities Evolution of Science (blue icon): Driving scientific advancement Economy (coin icon): Contributing to economic sectors Climate (cloud icon): Role in climate regulation Each section contains brief explanatory text. The image credits Mercator Ocean 2025 and Mark Belan/artsci studios for design. Background shows blurred microscopic plankton imagery.

Do you know why Plankton matters? 🌊

A new study by M. Grigoratou, S. Menden-Deuer, A. McQuatters-Gollop, et al., inspired by IPBES #ValuesAssessment, reveals 6 themes of plankton's value under the Life Framework of Values.

Dive into the human-nature connection: https://ow.ly/R78p50XqtmL

IPBES ASSESSING THE VALUES OF NATURE The causes of the global biodiversity crisis and opportunities to address them are linked to the way nature is valued in political and economic decisions at all levels. But how can we assess nature's values? THE 4 "METHOD FAMILIES Nature-based valuation Gathers, measures or analyses information about the properties of nature and its contributions to people. Statement-based valuation Directly asks people to express their values. Behaviour-based valuation Identifies how people value nature by observing their behaviour and practices. Integrated valuation Brings together various types of values assessed with different information sources. There is no one-size-fits-all valuation method. The use of complementary methods helps to make a wider diversity of values visible, while improving the quality of the information generated to support decisions. IPBES #ValuesAssessment

This infographic from IPBES explains the four "method families" for assessing the values of nature. It highlights that the global biodiversity crisis is linked to how nature is valued in decisions.
#IPBES #BiodiversityLoss #metacrisis #valuesassessment

Different worldviews and knowledge systems influence the ways people interact with and value nature.
- IPBES #ValuesAssessment

All these values must be considered to address the biodiversity crisis effectively.

Read the Values Assessment Report: www.ipbes.net/the-values-a...

Love this framing by @ipbes.net . But in many places “living with nature” also means facing danger and loss. For some, nature isn’t just sacred, it’s a real threat. That experience needs space. See this news item for instance. 🌍🧪 www.bbc.com/news/article... #ValuesAssessment #biodiversity

An infographic depicting the various ways people relate to and value nature, including living from nature, living in nature, living with nature and living as nature.

Different worldviews and knowledge systems
influence the ways people interact with and value nature. 🌿- IPBES #ValuesAssessment

All these values must be considered to effectively address the #biodiversity crisis. 🌍🧪

Read the Values Assessment Report: www.ipbes.net/the-values-a...

New resource!📢

This new ‘@citieswithnature.bsky.social guide’ shows how nature-based solutions can protect cities and people: citieswithnature.org/tools-and-re...

Drawing directly on the ‌@ipbes.net #ValuesAssessment, it’s a key tool for transformative urban change!🌱🌐

#PBESNL #Biodiversity

An infographic depicting the various ways people relate to and value nature, including living from nature, living in nature, living with nature and living as nature.

Different worldviews and knowledge systems
influence the ways people interact with and value nature. 🌍🧪: - @ipbes.bsky.social #ValuesAssessment

All these values must be considered to effectively address the #biodiversity crisis.

Read the Values Assessment Report: www.ipbes.net/the-values-a...

An infographic summarizing the four different “method families” by which we can assess values of nature, as outlined in the IPBES Values Assessment. These four families are: (i) nature-based valuation which gathers, measures or analyses information about the properties of nature and its contributions to people; (ii) statement-based valuation which directly asks people to express their values; (iii) behaviour-based valuation which identifies how people value nature by observing their behaviour and practices; and (iv) integrated valuation which brings together various types of values assessed with different information sources.

Transformative change is needed to address the global #biodiversity crisis, including incorporating the diverse values of nature into political and economic decisions.
@ipbes.bsky.social #ValuesAssessment 🌍🧪⤵️

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A new paper led by Martin et al. based on the @ipbes.bsky.social #ValuesAssessment explores how diverse values of nature drive different sustainability pathways, such as Green Economy, Nature Protection and Earth Stewardship. 🧪🌎
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An infographic depicting the various ways people relate to and value nature, including living from nature, living in nature, living with nature and living as nature.

Different worldviews and knowledge systems
influence the ways people interact with and value nature. 🌱🌏🧪—@IPBES #ValuesAssessment

All these values must be considered to effectively address the #biodiversity crisis.
Read the Values Assessment Report: bit.ly/3uoKUfN

UN: Short-Term Economic Gains Harming Well-Being and Integrity of Nature - Beyond Pesticides Daily News Blog (Beyond Pesticides, July 15, 2022) Nature is too often sacrificed to a global and outsized focus on short-term profits and economic growth, according to a new report by the United Nations Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). The report warns that policy making, broadly, does not reflect the value of Nature’s roles in supporting human life and activity, never mind all the peripheral benefits (aesthetic, emotional, spiritual) people derive from the natural world. The report calls on leaders in all sectors to integrate the contributions of Nature in development and deployment of policy in a more-comprehensive way — as Le Monde writes, “beyond being ‘a huge factory.’” Beyond Pesticides offers a seminal reminder from Fred Kirschenmann, PhD: the prevailing philosophy of maximum efficient production for short-term economic return at the expense of Nature causes havoc in the world and will not work in the future; instead, we must develop a broad ecological conscience that guides all that we do. The report’s Summary for Policymakers was approved on July 11 by representatives from 139 Member States; the report itself is the culmination of four years of effort by 82 collaborating scientists and experts from multiple disciplines. The same member […]

Nature is too often sacrificed to a #global and outsized focus on short-term #profits and economic growth, according to a new #UN #IPBES report .#nature #biodiversity #ecosystem #ecosystemservices #ValuesAssessment #climatecrisis #BiodiversityCollapse

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