Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services explained

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Type:Platform
Abbreviation:IPBES
Leader Title:Head
Leader Name:Chair of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
David Obura
Status:Active
Headquarters:Bonn, Germany
Website:www.ipbes.net

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an intergovernmental organization established to improve the interface between science and policy on issues of biodiversity and ecosystem services.[1] It is intended to serve a similar role to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.[2]

Establishment and early development

In 2010 a resolution by the 65th session of the United Nations General Assembly urged the United Nations Environment Programme to convene a plenary meeting to establish the IPBES.[3] [4] In 2013 an initial conceptual framework was adopted for the prospective IPBES plenary.

From 29 April to 4 May 2019, representatives of the 132 IPBES members met in Paris, France, to receive the IPBES's full report[5] and adopted a summary of it for policymakers. On 6 May 2019, the 40-page summary was released.[6] [7]

2020 report

On October 29, 2020 the organization issued a preliminary report through Zenodo on its workshop, held virtually on 27–31 July 2020,[8] that proposes a plan for international cooperation to lower risks for pandemics. Lowering the frequency and severity of pandemics through implementation of worldwide policies is the objective of the organization. An article on the report was published by Medical News Today on November 7, 2020, that explicates information in the report.[9]

Nature’s contributions to people

IPBES proposed a new term for ecosystem services, calling them “Nature’s Contributions to People” (NCPs). This change was met with immediate objection from some scientists, who worried that the new term would be confusing and that NCPs were not significantly different from ecosystem services.[10]

2021 report with IPCC

In June 2021, IPBES and IPCC released a co-sponsored workshop report on biodiversity and climate change. The workshop produced a summary report covering outcomes,[11] and a 250 page scientific outcome report.[12]

Awards

Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity in 2022

See main article: Gulbenkian Prize.

In October 2022, the IPBES and the IPCC shared the Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity, because the two intergovernmental organisations "produce scientific knowledge, alert society, and inform decision-makers to make better choices for combatting climate change and the loss of biodiversity".[13]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: IPBES . . 28 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190627065419/https://www.ipbes.net/ . 27 June 2019 . dead .
  2. Web site: Biodiversity crisis is worse than climate change, experts say. January 20, 2012 . ScienceDaily. September 11, 2019 .
  3. Vadrot. Alice B. M.. Rankovic. Aleksandar. Lapeyre. Renaud. Aubert. Pierre-Marie. Laurans. Yann. 1 March 2018. Why are social sciences and humanities needed in the works of IPBES? A systematic review of the literature. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research . 31. Suppl 1. 78–100. 10.1080/13511610.2018.1443799. 1351-1610. 5898424. 29706803.
  4. Duraiappah. Anantha Kumar. Rogers. Deborah. September 2011. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services: opportunities for the social sciences. Innovation: The European Journal of Social Science Research. en. 24. 3. 217–224. 10.1080/13511610.2011.592052. 143298612 . 1351-1610.
  5. Web site: Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services . 2019 . IPBES . December 6, 2020 .
  6. Web site: Media Release: Nature's Dangerous Decline 'Unprecedented'; Species Extinction Rates 'Accelerating'. IPBES. 5 May 2019 . 6 May 2019.
  7. Web site: Nature's decline 'unprecedented' in human history: 1 million species threatened with extinction. Radboud University. 2019-06-28. 2021-07-12. https://web.archive.org/web/20210712071159/https://www.ru.nl/english/news-agenda/news/vm/management/2019/nature-decline-unprecedented-human-history-1/. dead.
  8. Daszak, Peter; das Neves, C.; Amuasi, J.; Hayman, D.; Kuiken, T.; Roche, B.; Zambrana-Torrelio, C.; Buss, P.; Dundarova, H.; Feferholtz, Y.; Foldvari, G.; Igbinosa, E.; Junglen, S.; Liu, Q.; Suzan, G.; Uhart, M.; Wannous, C.; Woolaston, K.; Mosig Reidl, P.; O'Brien, K.; Pascual, U.; Stoett, P.; Li, H.; Ngo, H. T., Workshop Report on Biodiversity and Pandemics of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Zenodo, October 29, 2020
  9. Huzar, Timothy, International report lays out plan to 'escape from the pandemic era', Medical News Today, November 7, 2020
  10. De Groot, R., Costanza, R., et al. (2018). RE: Ecosystem Services are Nature’s Contributions to People, Science, 359(6373), 2018, p. 270-272. e-letters. https://publications.jrc.ec.europa.eu/repository/handle/JRC110922
  11. IPBES. 2021. IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop report on biodiversity and climate change; IPBES and IPCC. 10.5281/zenodo.4782538.
  12. Pörtner. H.O.. Scholes. R.J.. Agard. J.. Archer. E.. Arneth. A.. Bai. X.. Barnes. D.. Burrows. M.. Chan. L.. Cheung. W.L.. Diamond. S.. Donatti. C.. Duarte. C.. Eisenhauer. N.. Foden. W.. Gasalla. M. A.. Handa. C.. Hickler. T.. Hoegh-Guldberg. O.. Ichii. K.. Jacob. U.. Insarov. G.. Kiessling. W.. Leadley. P.. Leemans. R.. Levin. L.. Lim. M.. Maharaj. S.. Managi. S.. Marquet. P. A.. McElwee. P.. Midgley. G.. Oberdorff. T.. Obura. D.. Osman. E.. Pandit. R.. Pascual. U.. Pires. A. P. F.. Popp. A.. ReyesGarcía. V.. Sankaran. M.. Settele. J.. Shin. Y. J.. Sintayehu. D. W.. Smith. P.. Steiner. N.. Strassburg. B.. Sukumar. R.. Trisos. C.. Val. A.L.. Wu. J.. Aldrian. E.. Parmesan. C.. Pichs-Madruga. R.. Roberts. D.C.. Rogers. A.D.. Díaz. S.. Fischer. M.. Hashimoto. S.. Lavorel. S.. Wu. N.. Ngo. H.T. 2021. Scientific outcome of the IPBES-IPCC co-sponsored workshop on biodiversity and climate change. 10.5281/zenodo.4659158.
  13. Web site: 2022 Gulbenkian Prize for Humanity distinguishes IPBES and IPCC. 13 October 2022. 13 October 2022.

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