RIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.

RIP #JaneGoodall - one of the modern pioneers of profound interconnections between people, animals and ecosystems. Her life was lived through science, compassion and tireless advocacy for the multiple values of nature - leaving a legacy that will endure for people and planet.

Transformative change for a just and sustainable world is possible. The PLOS Biology paper I co-authored with the co-chairs of the @ipbes.net Transformative Change Assessment Karen O'Brien, Lucas Garibaldi and Arun Agrawal explores how to make it happen. plos.io/3VGKknN

Transformative change for a just and sustainable world often seems overwhelming. @annelarigauderie.bsky.social and the @ipbes.net Transformative Change Assessment co-chairs highlight the roles we can each have in achieving #transformativechange. 🧪 #biodiversity #sustainability plos.io/3VGKknN

Breaking!📣  This week, Dr. Luthando Dziba officially assumes the role of IPBES Executive Secretary, starting today (1 October). 🏡🧪 Welcome to the new role, Luthando! 👏

Transformative change for a just and sustainable world often seems overwhelming. @annelarigauderie.bsky.social and the @ipbes.net Transformative Change Assessment co-chairs highlight the roles we can each have in achieving #transformativechange. 🧪 #biodiversity #sustainability plos.io/3VGKknN

Best wishes Luthando! I am confident that you will bring the urgent and dynamic work of IPBES forward in a brilliant way.

The global economy depends on #nature but also has an impact on nature. Learn more about these interactions with this graphic from the @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment Report. Read the Summary for Policymakers: www.ipbes.net/transf...

Breaking!📣  This week, Dr. Luthando Dziba officially assumes the role of IPBES Executive Secretary, starting today (1 October). 🏡🧪 Welcome to the new role, Luthando! 👏

"The Transformative Change Assessment from @ipbes.net emphasizes that everyone has a role to play... Indeed, the findings of the Assessment are an urgent call to action & a source of knowledge for concerted efforts across scales to pursue transformative change towards a just and sustainable world"

Breaking! In a new paper published in @plos.org, former @ipbes.net Executive Secretary @annelarigauderie.bsky.social and #TransformativeChange Assessment co-chairs explore how stopping biodiversity loss is contingent on transformative change.🌍🏡 🧪 https://plos.io/4oZQEUI @lucasgaribaldi.bsky.social

Utah’s Great Salt Lake, the largest saltwater lake in the Western Hemisphere, reached historic low levels in 2022. Researchers have found that climate change is a major culprit. Read more from ScienceDaily: www.sciencedaily.com...

A warm welcome to Cyprus, the 151st member of the IPBES family! 🇨🇾 Together, we continue strengthening the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services. 🌿🌍 Looking forward to collaborating at #IPBES12 and into the future #ForNature!

Last week @ipbes.net finished a series of pre-launch #BizBiodiversity briefings with various stakeholders across the UK and in Paris. 🌍 A big thank you to Arup, @steveormerod.bsky.social, @thebotanics.bsky.social & @frbiodiv.bsky.social for hosting these valuable sessions!🏡🧪

The power of collaboration! Birdwatchers, landowners and conservationists join forces in Veracruz, Mexico, to protect a habitat and ecosystem important for many endemic species, notably a little hummingbird. Read more with @mongabay.com :

Did you know that transforming food systems could bring multiple benefits in terms of biodiversity, water, human health, climate change and reduced exposure to pollutants? — @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment On #FLWDay, explore how reducing #FoodWaste and #FoodLoss delivers these benefits and more!

🌱 What are pulses? 🌱 ✔️ High in protein & fiber ✔️ Boost soil health & biodiversity ✔️ Key to sustainable agriculture & food security 🌍 Discover @fao.org  definition for #pulses ⤵️   #WorldPulsesDay #LovePulses #SaveSoil

Forests play a vital role in food, livelihoods & biodiversity and hold an intrinsic value of their own! Let’s protect and restore them for people & planet! 🌍🌱 📹 Watch this video by @fao.org

And that’s a wrap! This week, authors of the #SpatialPlanningConnectivity Assessment met for the first time to explore biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning and ecological connectivity.🌍 Thank you to @iiasa.ac.at 🇦🇹 for being excellent hosts! 🧪 www.ipbes.net/spatial-plan...

The much awaited #BizBiodiversity assessment of @ipbes.net will strengthen the knowledge base for the engagement of businesses for biodiversity. I was happy to present its scope to the media together with Team IPBES. Thank you @frbiodiv.bsky.social for hosting a great event again this year.

🐾 Meet Bathynomus vaderi! 🦞 A recently discovered giant "sea bug" from Vietnam has been named after Darth Vader, thanks to its helmet-like head. 🌊 🗞️ @mongabay.com 

The IPBES #NexusAssessment Report finds that using a ‘nexus’ approach to address intertwined environmental, social and economic crises is more effective than a siloed approach. Read more: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus/media-release

www.griffithreview.com/articles/all... Free to air - for all interested in #IPBES @wwf.org.uk

🌸Skipping lawn mowing in May can help pollinators! Montreal suburbs embrace #NoMowMay, plant native species & teach communities to boost biodiversity. Their 5‑year plan conserves & connects pollinator habitats.🌱 Discover these inspiring initiatives: www.montrealgazette....

DYK land- and sea-use change are key drivers of biodiversity loss? 🌿 At @iiasa.ac.at in Laxenburg 🇦🇹, IPBES authors are meeting to discuss these challenges through a spatial planning and ecological connectivity lens. 🌍🧪 #SpatialPlanningConnectivity https://www.ipbes.net/spatial-planning-assessment

🎥 #IPBES11 throwback. Watch David Obura highlight the vital role of stakeholders! Their engagement is key to driving transformative change for biodiversity and shaping a sustainable future for all. 🌍💡

More than 100 businesses from 21 countries are now sharing biodiversity data through @gbif.org . 🌱 Find out what companies are publishing here: https://www.gbif.org/

The United Kingdom will host the twelfth session of the Plenary of the @ipbes.net next year. Pleased to see Mary Creagh, UK Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Environment, at #UNGA to discuss more. Look forward to working with the 🇬🇧 to deliver ambitious outcomes for biodiversity.

🎥 #IPBES11 throwback. Watch David Obura highlight the vital role of stakeholders! Their engagement is key to driving transformative change for biodiversity and shaping a sustainable future for all. 🌍💡

The IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment Report examines fundamental changes required for a future where people live in harmony with nature. Explore the framework for change in this graphic ⤵️ Learn more: https://www.ipbes.net/transformative-change/media-release

📢 New resource! 🌿🏙️ The CitiesWithNature Guide helps cities understand, measure & integrate how people value nature into governance & planning. Drawing directly on the IPBES #ValuesAssessment, it’s a key tool for transformative urban change! 📖 🔗https://citieswithnature.org/tools-and-resources/428

Despite global challenges for women in STEM, there are local wins to celebrate. Across the EU, women made up 42.5% of STEM graduates in 2021, with even higher representation in countries like Romania and Poland. 🇪🇺 Let's keep empowering #WomenInScience! 👩‍💻 📊 Eurostat

DYK land- and sea-use change are key drivers of biodiversity loss? 🌿 This week, at IIASA, Laxenburg, IPBES authors are meeting to discuss these challenges through a spatial planning and ecological connectivity lens. 🇦🇹 🌍🧪Stay tuned! #SpatialPlanningConnectivity Assessment.

Despite global challenges for women in STEM, there are local wins to celebrate. Across the EU, women made up 42.5% of STEM graduates in 2021, with even higher representation in countries like Romania and Poland. 🇪🇺 Let's keep empowering #WomenInScience! 👩‍💻 📊 Eurostat

Illegal hunting for traditional medicine ingredients and rising demand for wild meat are fuelling the illegal wildlife trade, which poses a major threat to the survival of rhinos. — @‌ipbes.net #SustainableUse Assessment On #WorldRhinoDay, let's highlight the importance of protecting rhinoceros. 🦏

🌿 Brighten your virtual space with the IPBES biodiversity backgrounds! 💻✨ Perfect for video calls and online events, these designs bring the wonders of nature right to your screen. Explore and download the full 2025 collection for free: 🔗 https://ipbes.canto.de/v/QJ4Q2O1A79/album/V6N3C

Illegal hunting for traditional medicine ingredients and rising demand for wild meat are fuelling the illegal wildlife trade, which poses a major threat to the survival of rhinos. — @‌ipbes.net #SustainableUse Assessment On #WorldRhinoDay, let's highlight the importance of protecting rhinoceros. 🦏

In these trying times, all the more important to keep attention to all the ways in which our world is affected by #climatechange Join us next week at #NYCW for a session on how biodiversity, water, food and health intersect with climate!

Environmental challenges, like extreme weather events & critical changes in Earth systems, remain a priority, underlining the importance of risk mitigation in an interconnected world.🌐⚠️ —WEF Global Risks Report 2025 https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/global-risks-report-2025-bleak-predictions/

🌿 Pulses and soils: a dynamic duo that sustain one another! 🌍 Pulses improve soil health and well-maintained soils allow pulses to thrive. Explore this complementary relationship with @fao.org  ⤵️ #SaveSoil

Happening now! This week, IPBES Officer-in-Charge Neville Ash and Head of Communications Rob Spaull are presenting a series of pre-launch briefings on the scope, scale and significance of the upcoming #BizBiodiversity assessment report to stakeholders in the UK. #IPBESStakeholders

Happening now! This week, IPBES Officer-in-Charge Neville Ash and Head of Communications Rob Spaull are presenting a series of pre-launch briefings on the scope, scale and significance of the upcoming #BizBiodiversity assessment report to stakeholders in the UK. #IPBESStakeholders

A special day at @cardiffuni.bsky.social as we and #WelshGovernment hosted the UN @ipbes.net team in a Q & A session with representatives of Wales’ environmental community on the forthcoming #BusinessAndBiodiversity assessment due 09/02/26 #IPBES12 #BizBiodiversity #ForNature #AllJobsNeedNature

🌊 One-quarter of freshwater species are at risk of extinction, warns the IUCN Red List. From crabs to fish, these creatures are vital for ecosystems and human livelihoods. Pollution, habitat loss, and invasive species drive this crisis.🐟🦐 📷 IUCN 🗞️ iucn.org/press-releas...

Wondering about the importance of the two new IPBES reports? IPBES Bureau member, Eeva Primmer, explains why the reports are timely and relevant for everyone.

Latin America’s feline species are losing their habitat and becoming trapped in small patches. Researchers say biological corridors are vital for their conservation. 🐆 Read more w/ @mongabay.com : https://news.mongabay.com/2025/01/conservation-corridors-provide-hope-for-latin-americas-felines/

Trends in indirect drivers have an effect on both direct drivers and nexus elements. -IPBES #NexusAssessment Report Want to know more? Check the Summary for Policymakers already available in English: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus/media-release

40 years ago, nations came together to take the first step in protecting the ozone layer – guided by science, united in action. Today, the ozone layer is healing. —António Guterres, UN Secretary General On #WorldOzoneDay, let's recommit to preserving the ozone layer for future generations. 🌎

Trends in indirect drivers have an effect on both direct drivers and nexus elements. -IPBES #NexusAssessment Report Want to know more? Check the Summary for Policymakers already available in English: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus/media-release

🌊 One-quarter of freshwater species are at risk of extinction, warns the IUCN Red List. From crabs to fish, these creatures are vital for ecosystems and human livelihoods. Pollution, habitat loss, and invasive species drive this crisis.🐟🦐 📷 IUCN 🗞️ iucn.org/press-releas...