Periodic Reporting for period 1 - EU4IPBES (The European Union's Support to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES))
Reporting period: 2023-05-01 to 2024-12-31
The Project 101119387 — EU4IPBES provides significant funding for the implementation of the work programme up to 2030 of IPBES, the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. IPBES is an independent intergovernmental body comprising close to 150 Member States. Established in 2012, IPBES provides policymakers with objective scientific assessments about the state of knowledge regarding nature and its contributions to people, as well as options for actions to protect and to sustainably use these vital natural assets. IPBES is, among others, informing the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Scientists and knowledge holders from all parts of the world contribute to the work of IPBES on a voluntary basis. They are nominated by a government or an organisation and selected by the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel of IPBES. Peer review forms a key component of the work of IPBES to ensure that a range of views is reflected and that the work is completed to the highest scientific standards.
During the reporting period, IPBES implemented its work programme as approved by the IPBES Plenary, with specific deliverables grouped under the following objectives:
Objective 1: Assessing knowledge
Production of the Assessment of Invasive Alien Species and their Control (2023);
Production of the Assessment of the Interlinkages among Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health (Nexus Assessment; 2024)
Production of the Assessment of the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss and Determinants of Transformative Change and Options for Achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity (Transformative Change; 2024)
Advanced work toward the production of the assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity (expected 2026).
Objective 2: Building capacity
Enhanced youth participation including through training and fellowships.
Strengthened national and regional capacities.
Objective 3: Strengthening the knowledge foundations
Implementation of the approach to working with Indigenous and local knowledge systems
Objective 4: Supporting policy
Catalysation of the development of new scenarios and models of biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services
Provision of support to a range of institutions to familiarise decision makers with the key findings of IPBES assessments.
Objective 5: Communicating and engaging
Dedicated media campaigns to inform about outcomes of recently released IPBES Assessments.
Objective 1: Assessing knowledge
Production of the Assessment of Invasive Alien Species and their Control (2023);
Production of the Assessment of the Interlinkages among Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health (Nexus Assessment; 2024)
Production of the Assessment of the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss and Determinants of Transformative Change and Options for Achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity (Transformative Change; 2024)
Advanced work toward the production of the assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity (expected 2026).
Objective 2: Building capacity
Enhanced youth participation including through training and fellowships.
Strengthened national and regional capacities.
Objective 3: Strengthening the knowledge foundations
Implementation of the approach to working with Indigenous and local knowledge systems
Objective 4: Supporting policy
Catalysation of the development of new scenarios and models of biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services
Provision of support to a range of institutions to familiarise decision makers with the key findings of IPBES assessments.
Objective 5: Communicating and engaging
Dedicated media campaigns to inform about outcomes of recently released IPBES Assessments.
The work of IPBES advances science-policy by, amongst others, providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date assessment of the research, literature, data and evidence from a wide range of sources, disciplines and knowledge systems, offering decision-makers at all levels a synthesis by the world’s leading experts of the best-available knowledge, most likely scenarios and options for policy and action informed by these assessments. IPBES also continues to lead the evolution of science-policy best practice through, amongst others, pioneering work on the inclusion of Indigenous and local knowledge – which has inspired other organizations to explore similar paths. Ongoing IPBES achievements in innovation extend to all aspects of the IPBES work programme – with, for instance, capacity-building activities to support member States and other decision makers in contributing to and making use of the work of IPBES; knowledge and data work to more comprehensively identify and incorporate diverse sources of evidence and data in IPBES assessments; the creation, maintenance and promotion of a first-of-its-kind indicative impact tracking database; three-phase outreach and dissemination campaigns for all IPBES report launches; and many more.