Congratulations Luthando! We all look forward to working with you in the new role!!

I am delighted to announce that Luthando Dziba has been appointed as the next Executive Secretary of @ipbes.net A celebrated conservationist from South Africa, Luthando's work has been focused on innovative solutions to protect species & preserve the habitats that sustain them. Welcome, Luthando!

A great shot of the @ipbes.net MEP & Bureau together this week in Bonn. Also a visual representation of our mission: bringing science & policy together - for people and #ForNature. 🌍🧪 IPBES provides the credible evidence policymakers need to build sustainable futures. 🤝

Congratulations to Hélène Soubelet, Director of @frbiodiv.bsky.social , to whom I had the honor and great pleasure of presenting the insignia of Officier de l'Ordre National du Mérite, yesterday. Thank you Hélène for your leadership for biodiversity and IPBES @ipbes.net @ipbesfr.bsky.social

In light of the exciting news that #IPBES12 will be hosted in Manchester in 2026, the UK’s Special Representative for Nature explains its importance. 🌍🧪 “It’s a chance to demonstrate how we can turn knowledge into action – and action into investment.” - Ruth Davis @ukri.org #BizBiodiversity

BREAKING We are pleased to announce that the venue for #IPBES12 will be Manchester, as announced yesterday by Minister Mary Creagh. Thank you to the UK Government and the city of Manchester, we look forward to launching the #BizBiodiversity Report in the UK in 2026! 🌍🧪 @ukri.org

#TransformativeChange is what we need. Here is one model of the changes needed, in a cute video, backed by a mountain of peer-reviewed science.

🌟 Exciting Update! The laid-out version of the @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Report Summary for Policymakers (English) is now available! 🧪🌍 Dive into comprehensive insights on biodiversity loss & transformative pathways for just & sustainable futures. Access here: www.ipbes.net/transformati...

🌍 Important News! The laid-out version of the @ipbes.net #NexusAssessment Summary for Policymakers (English) is now available! Discover vital interlinkages between #biodiversity, water, food, & health. Explore options for a sustainable future.🧪 Access here: www.ipbes.net/nexus-assess...

🌍 For the 1st time, we have a systematic global overview of how #InvasiveAlienSpecies change the environment and people's lives. .—Prof. Sven Bacher Discover GIDIAS: 22,000+ records on IAS impacts, now open to researchers worldwide. Watch the full story! 🎥 📖🧪 More: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

🪸 On this #WorldOceanDay, let’s remember that coral reefs host incredible biodiversity, supply our food, and support our health and livelihoods, incl. through tourism, and are vulnerable to climate change, overfishing and pollution. 🧪🌏

@mjmartinezharms.bsky.social, Luis Inostroza & Peter Verburg have been selected to lead the @ipbes.net #SpatialPlanningConnectivity Assessment as Co-chairs. Congratulations! 🌍🧪 The technical support unit will be hosted by @vuamsterdam.bsky.social Read more: www.ipbes.net/media-releas...

Warming is accelerating - can we stop wasting time? "High chance - report released today by @wmo-global.bsky.social says theres now a 70% chance average warming will rise by more than 1.5C between 2025 and 2029, with a strong possibility of a single year hitting 1.9C” @observeruk.bsky.social

On this #BiodiversityDay, let’s remember: Fundamental shifts in how people view and interact with the natural world are urgently needed to halt and reverse #biodiversity loss. 🌍 - @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment Transformative change is necessary and possible! 🧪

🗞️Authors from the @ipbes.net #InvasiveAlienSpecies Report have published the Global Impacts Dataset of Invasive Alien Species derived from the report, creating a global resource for investigating and managing the impacts of invasive alien species. 🌍🧪 Read more in ‪@nature.com‬ bit.ly/43APoP7

What are the benefits of a Nexus approach? Discover the answer in this new @ipbes.net #NexusAsssessment video. 🌎🧪 Available with subtitles in English, French and Spanish 📽️🔽 youtu.be/_jKBFK0fEAg

Are you detail-oriented? Do you have a knack for research & coordination? Do you have administrative experience in a communications team (ideally focused on environment-related issues)?🧪 Apply today! UN staff position in Bonn, Germany (Not Remote)🌍 careers.un.org/jobSearchDes...

I am searching for a key new member of my team - if you know anyone who might be a great admin officer for a small but dyamic sci-comms unit please share with them!

Thank you IPBES experts, IPBES national focal points and all other colleagues and friends for the good work and memories and for your numerous messages. Above all, thank you Team IPBES!

The @ipbes.net secretariat proudly worked >10 yrs under the leadership of Dr. Anne Larigauderie until her retirement last week. Her legacy will be the continuation of our work to strengthen the science-policy interface for #biodiversity and #EcosystemServices. #ThankYouAnne

It’s official! 🎉 The Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland will host #IPBES12, which will be held from 3 to 8 February 2026. Additional info will be communicated in the coming weeks.🌍🧪 www.ipbes.net/notification...

Today we say farewell to @ipbes.net Executive Secretary @annelarigauderie.bsky.social as she steps into a new phase: her well-deserved retirement! The IPBES Secretariat and community thank her for her tireless service, dedication and guidance over these many years. Thank you, Anne!

We have important news… Starting 1 May 2025, @ipbes.net will no longer post to X. Make sure you don't miss any news or updates by following us on any of our other social media accounts, available here: linktr.ee/ipbes

BREAKING: Inger Andersen, Exec Dir of @unep.org has designated @nevilleash.bsky.social (Director @unepwcmc.bsky.social) to serve as Officer-in-Charge of IPBES secretariat when Exec Sec Anne Larigauderie completes her term at end of April, until new Exec Sec appointed. 🌍🧪 Welcome back Neville!

Biodiversity Media Grants 2025 – approaching deadline! 🌍🧪 @earthjournalism.bsky.social is offering grants (up to €12k) to media organizations from low- or middle-income countries to boost #biodiversity reporting. Deadline: 📅 March 30, 2025 🔗Apply 👉 loom.ly/oll1WRE

New Animation! 🌍✨ How can we create just & sustainable futures for people & nature? The @ipbes.net  #TransformativeChange Assessment explores the deep shifts needed to tackle biodiversity loss. 📺 Watch now: 

Women & girls bear the heaviest burden of environmental degradation. 🌿 @ipbes.net #GlobalAssessment This #IWD2025, let's remember that inclusive environmental governance isn't just fair - it's essential for effective biodiversity protection.

On #IWD2025, let's highlight the unseen impacts of environmental exploitation: gender-based violence that often goes unreported. 🌍🧪 Environmental justice and women's safety are inseparable. 📢 @ipbes.net #TransformativeChange Assessment #ForAllWomenAndGirls

It is possible to create just and sustainable futures for people and nature. 🧪🌍 This #WorldWildLifeDay, CITES is highlighting the value of #InvestingInPeopleAndPlanet. Find out more about this day here: wildlifeday.org/en

Our 1st Biodiversity Science-Policy 'starter pack' is now full (150 accounts). Access at: go.bsky.app/LjV86zg There's a 2nd starter pack already filling up: go.bsky.app/GzM8eok NB: these are mainly IPBES authors & stakeholders regularly engaged with IPBES work. Please follow & share widely! 🌍🧪

Call for applications is open! @IPBES is looking for new fellows to contribute to its Second Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, providing key insights for global decision-making. Deadline: 28 March 2025 www.ipbes.net/second-globa...

Congratulations to Sandra and Eduardo for this important recognition of their entire career, including of course their significant contributions to IPBES.

I highly suggest subscribing to the @ipbes.net WhatsApp channel! It is really nice to have IPBES on my WhatsApp 🌿💜 ‎Follow the IPBES channel on WhatsApp: whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

follow IPBES on your favorit Social Media Channels: linktr.ee/ipbes

Various animals have achieved fame as 'endlings’ - the last individuals of their species. Can their tragic stories help to protect other threatened species? To unpack this, we talk to @alexanderlees.bsky.social & @joannalilley.bsky.social on #NatureInsight. bit.ly/3Ow0Wef

'Endlings’ are the last individuals of their species. In the final episode of Season 4, @alexanderlees.bsky.social & @joannalilley.bsky.social talk about processing the loss of endlings (& the importance of conserving what's left) through science & art. Listen: Nature Insight: bit.ly/3Ow0Wef 🧪🌍

Diverse voices = better #biodiversity solutions! In Episode 5 of #NatureInsight, we explore why some regions are underrepresented in their engagement with @ipbes.bsky.social work & how to tackle that. 🌿 🎧 Listen now: natureinsight.podbean.com

NEW: Now you can get key IPBES updates on one dedicated channel in the palm of your hand. 📱 No more trolls, no more ads, and no more doom-scrolling! Join our WhatsApp channel to stay informed about all the latest #biodiversity science-policy news: whatsapp.com/channel/0029...

Welcome @stefanosfotiou.bsky.social - great to have you on BlueSky as a connection. You are joining a very engaged and positive science-forward community.

Joining Bluesky with the hope that this will become a platform for meaningful exchanges and serve as a space for sharing real, verified information—a critical need in today’s digital landscape—and generate informed and evidence based debate for the good of our society.

Welcome @annelarigauderie.bsky.social - the Executive Secretary of @ipbes.bsky.social to Bluesky!

We're back! The @ipbes.bsky.social podcast #NatureInsight returns with an episode to make us think more deeply about beauty - especially when applied to plants and animals: t.co/YdNmYsNz7R One of my guests (Simon Watt) is both a conservation professional AND a really funny standup comedian!

Great thread about this hugely rich @ipbes.bsky.social figure, explaining the roadblocks on the way to #transformativechange (h/t @roxxmo.bsky.social‬)

#DYK nearly 75% of major marine fish stocks have been depleted/overexploited & 50% of live coral cover on reefs destroyed? - @ipbes.bsky.social #GlobalAssessment Let’s restore our ocean's vitality & ensure a more sustainable future. 🪸🌍🧪🦈

Happy New Year! If you missed this IPBES report, today seems like a good day to check it out. Here’s a link to our story that won’t hit a paywall. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/17/c...

Polycrisis needs multisolving - my 3-words take on the IPBES Nexus Assessment (www.ipbes.net/nexus/media-...). The report also points to nexus governance options in agrifood, e.g.: ✏️Agroecology ✒️Ecol. intensification 🖍️Restoration of soil health 🖋️Reform of public spending 🖋️City-region food systems

Can a single report contribute to quantum social change? Yes! The IPBES transformative change assessment is an invitation to actively engage in conversations and actions that matter. #biodiversity ipbes.canto.de/v/IPBES11Med...

Great listen during #IPBES11 - A look into the importance of the #Nexus assessment www.podbean.com/ew/pb-mm3pe-... Also, subscribe to Nature Insights and the #IPBES #podcast. natureinsight.podbean.com

The IPBES podcast is well-worth following.