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The IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers is available now! 🏡
Explore this first of it’s kind report highlighting methods and actions to measure and respond to business impacts and dependencies on nature.🌍
🧪 https://ipbes.canto.de/b/JTB1U
Explore this first of it’s kind report highlighting methods and actions to measure and respond to business impacts and dependencies on nature.🌍
🧪 https://ipbes.canto.de/b/JTB1U
Nature is essential to the economy. But how can we better integrate biodiversity considerations into business and policymaking?
Explore practical approaches through two new free e-courses by CABES
📅 October 6 & 7 2026
🕘 08:00 – 04:00 GMT
🗣 English and French
👉 https://elearning.cabes.online/
Explore practical approaches through two new free e-courses by CABES
📅 October 6 & 7 2026
🕘 08:00 – 04:00 GMT
🗣 English and French
👉 https://elearning.cabes.online/
September 22, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Nature is essential to the economy. But how can we better integrate biodiversity considerations into business and policymaking?
Explore practical approaches through two new free e-courses by CABES
📅 October 6 & 7 2026
🕘 08:00 – 04:00 GMT
🗣 English and French
👉 https://elearning.cabes.online/
Explore practical approaches through two new free e-courses by CABES
📅 October 6 & 7 2026
🕘 08:00 – 04:00 GMT
🗣 English and French
👉 https://elearning.cabes.online/
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Extreme events such as heat waves, wildfires and floods have a multitude of negative impacts on nature, humans, and society.
Read more about the interconnection of biodiversity, health, climate, food and water in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
Read more about the interconnection of biodiversity, health, climate, food and water in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
September 21, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Extreme events such as heat waves, wildfires and floods have a multitude of negative impacts on nature, humans, and society.
Read more about the interconnection of biodiversity, health, climate, food and water in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
Read more about the interconnection of biodiversity, health, climate, food and water in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
Extreme events such as heat waves, wildfires and floods have a multitude of negative impacts on nature, humans, and society.
Read more about the interconnection of biodiversity, health, climate, food and water in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
Read more about the interconnection of biodiversity, health, climate, food and water in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
September 21, 2026 at 11:10 AM
Extreme events such as heat waves, wildfires and floods have a multitude of negative impacts on nature, humans, and society.
Read more about the interconnection of biodiversity, health, climate, food and water in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
Read more about the interconnection of biodiversity, health, climate, food and water in the IPBES #NexusAssessment: https://www.ipbes.net/nexus-assessment
Congrats to IPBES MEP member, Catherine Febria, on her election to The Royal Society of Canada // La Société royale du Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, recognizing her as an exceptional emerging scientist demonstrating a high level of achievement.
🔗 https://ow.ly/VY9a50ZOAlh
🔗 https://ow.ly/VY9a50ZOAlh
September 20, 2026 at 8:05 AM
Congrats to IPBES MEP member, Catherine Febria, on her election to The Royal Society of Canada // La Société royale du Canada College of New Scholars, Artists and Scientists, recognizing her as an exceptional emerging scientist demonstrating a high level of achievement.
🔗 https://ow.ly/VY9a50ZOAlh
🔗 https://ow.ly/VY9a50ZOAlh
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What science does biodiversity action still need? Lessons from a decade of IPBES
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
1) systems approaches that capture interactions across sectors and scales
2) a stronger science of transformative change
3) science to embed biodiversity within business and finance decisions
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
1) systems approaches that capture interactions across sectors and scales
2) a stronger science of transformative change
3) science to embed biodiversity within business and finance decisions
What science does biodiversity action still need? Lessons from a decade of IPBES
Reflecting on a decade of IPBES assessments, the outgoing Executive Secretary identifies the scientific priorities—systems thinking, transformative change, and business engagement—needed to accelerate...
doi.org
September 19, 2026 at 8:10 AM
What science does biodiversity action still need? Lessons from a decade of IPBES
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
1) systems approaches that capture interactions across sectors and scales
2) a stronger science of transformative change
3) science to embed biodiversity within business and finance decisions
doi.org/10.1371/jour...
1) systems approaches that capture interactions across sectors and scales
2) a stronger science of transformative change
3) science to embed biodiversity within business and finance decisions
Love them or hate them, wasps are vital in ecosystems: as pest-controllers, pollinators and decomposers.
But UK researchers have noticed something alarming. In the summer of 2026, there don’t appear to be many wasps around.
Read more in The Conversation UK: https://ow.ly/8wSW50ZHfuW
But UK researchers have noticed something alarming. In the summer of 2026, there don’t appear to be many wasps around.
Read more in The Conversation UK: https://ow.ly/8wSW50ZHfuW
Where have all the wasps gone this summer?
And why you should let them share your picnic ham and jam.
ow.ly
September 19, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Love them or hate them, wasps are vital in ecosystems: as pest-controllers, pollinators and decomposers.
But UK researchers have noticed something alarming. In the summer of 2026, there don’t appear to be many wasps around.
Read more in The Conversation UK: https://ow.ly/8wSW50ZHfuW
But UK researchers have noticed something alarming. In the summer of 2026, there don’t appear to be many wasps around.
Read more in The Conversation UK: https://ow.ly/8wSW50ZHfuW
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What science does biodiversity action still need? Lessons from a decade of IPBES journals.plos.org/ecosystems/a...
What science does biodiversity action still need? Lessons from a decade of IPBES
Reflecting on a decade of IPBES assessments, the outgoing Executive Secretary identifies the scientific priorities—systems thinking, transformative change, and business engagement—needed to…
journals.plos.org
September 11, 2026 at 5:28 PM
What science does biodiversity action still need? Lessons from a decade of IPBES journals.plos.org/ecosystems/a...
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On 22 September, UN Biodiversity will host a webinar to present key messages from the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment.
⏰ 8 a.m. - 9.30 a.m. EDT
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/BusinessBiodiversityWebinar
On 22 September, UN Biodiversity will host a webinar to present key messages from the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment.
⏰ 8 a.m. - 9.30 a.m. EDT
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/BusinessBiodiversityWebinar
September 18, 2026 at 7:35 AM
📆 SAVE THE DATE
On 22 September, UN Biodiversity will host a webinar to present key messages from the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment.
⏰ 8 a.m. - 9.30 a.m. EDT
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/BusinessBiodiversityWebinar
On 22 September, UN Biodiversity will host a webinar to present key messages from the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment.
⏰ 8 a.m. - 9.30 a.m. EDT
👉 Register here: tinyurl.com/BusinessBiodiversityWebinar
The new UN Environment Programme Report “Limiting Overshoot” explores the risks and impacts associated with higher levels of warming, as well as the pathways needed to limit and enable the decline of temperature, and approaches to long-term resilience. 🧪🏡
🌍 https://ow.ly/xWGM50ZNGhb
🌍 https://ow.ly/xWGM50ZNGhb
September 17, 2026 at 7:00 AM
The new UN Environment Programme Report “Limiting Overshoot” explores the risks and impacts associated with higher levels of warming, as well as the pathways needed to limit and enable the decline of temperature, and approaches to long-term resilience. 🧪🏡
🌍 https://ow.ly/xWGM50ZNGhb
🌍 https://ow.ly/xWGM50ZNGhb
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After 20 years of research, scientists have formally described Mus dumbara, a new spiny mouse species endemic to Sri Lanka’s Knuckles Mountain Range.
First lured by burnt coconut in 2004, the elusive rodent highlights the island's overlooked small-mammal biodiversity.
Story by Malaka Rodrigo.
First lured by burnt coconut in 2004, the elusive rodent highlights the island's overlooked small-mammal biodiversity.
Story by Malaka Rodrigo.
How burnt coconut helped discover new to science endemic species in Sri Lanka
COLOMBO — As dusk settled over the paddy fields at Puwakpitiya, a village on the northern edge of Knuckles Mountain Range locally known as Dumbara mountains in Central Sri Lanka, researchers began…
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September 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
After 20 years of research, scientists have formally described Mus dumbara, a new spiny mouse species endemic to Sri Lanka’s Knuckles Mountain Range.
First lured by burnt coconut in 2004, the elusive rodent highlights the island's overlooked small-mammal biodiversity.
Story by Malaka Rodrigo.
First lured by burnt coconut in 2004, the elusive rodent highlights the island's overlooked small-mammal biodiversity.
Story by Malaka Rodrigo.
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BRI’s early results have indicated the presence of 3 different bat species (hoary, silver-haired, eastern red), with some detections 100+ miles offshore!🦑🦊🔊 you can read more about GoMBat here: briwildlife.org/gulf-of-main...
Gulf of Maine Bat Acoustics - Biodiversity Research Institute - Innovative Wildlife Science Worldwide | Portland, ME USA
On this page: Introduction | The Goal | Our Approach |2024 Findings | Partnerships | Funding Support
briwildlife.org
September 17, 2026 at 1:01 AM
BRI’s early results have indicated the presence of 3 different bat species (hoary, silver-haired, eastern red), with some detections 100+ miles offshore!🦑🦊🔊 you can read more about GoMBat here: briwildlife.org/gulf-of-main...
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Conserving just 35% of the nation's waterways could sustain freshwater biodiversity
phys.org/news/2026-09...
phys.org/news/2026-09...
Conserving just 35% of the nation's waterways could sustain freshwater biodiversity
By evaluating the health of waterways across the U.S., researchers have identified a network encompassing about one-third of rivers and streams that, if conserved and restored, could sustain the natio...
phys.org
September 17, 2026 at 2:03 AM
Conserving just 35% of the nation's waterways could sustain freshwater biodiversity
phys.org/news/2026-09...
phys.org/news/2026-09...
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Associate Professor Neville Barrett shares the remarkable ecology of Tasmania’s Bathurst Channel, one of the marine environments he has studied throughout his career.
September 17, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Associate Professor Neville Barrett shares the remarkable ecology of Tasmania’s Bathurst Channel, one of the marine environments he has studied throughout his career.
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Mapping a Living Landscape: When Citizen Science Becomes Biodiversity #Infrastructure.
Our new #DAISY blog explores Meet je Landschap in #Utrecht – and why better #biodiversity monitoring also requires trust, coordination and long-term support.
tinyurl.com/3f4cs29p
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Our new #DAISY blog explores Meet je Landschap in #Utrecht – and why better #biodiversity monitoring also requires trust, coordination and long-term support.
tinyurl.com/3f4cs29p
@w-u-r.bsky.social
Mapping a Living Landscape: How Citizen Science Can Become Biodiversity Infrastructure - My Daisy
In Utrecht, around 65 volunteers are mapping an entire agricultural landscape. DAISY explores how citizen science, digital technology and governance can work together to turn landscape monitoring into...
mydaisy.eu
September 17, 2026 at 5:07 AM
Mapping a Living Landscape: When Citizen Science Becomes Biodiversity #Infrastructure.
Our new #DAISY blog explores Meet je Landschap in #Utrecht – and why better #biodiversity monitoring also requires trust, coordination and long-term support.
tinyurl.com/3f4cs29p
@w-u-r.bsky.social
Our new #DAISY blog explores Meet je Landschap in #Utrecht – and why better #biodiversity monitoring also requires trust, coordination and long-term support.
tinyurl.com/3f4cs29p
@w-u-r.bsky.social
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Tracking data of more than 13,000 individuals from 44 species! Distributions of highly mobile seabirds are mapped.
#seabirds #biodiversity
#seabirds #biodiversity
🚨 New paper in @consletters.bsky.social, one of the main outputs of my #PhD ! 🥳
You can read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/con4...
Summary below
You can read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1111/con4...
Summary below
September 17, 2026 at 5:58 AM
Tracking data of more than 13,000 individuals from 44 species! Distributions of highly mobile seabirds are mapped.
#seabirds #biodiversity
#seabirds #biodiversity
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What seventy years of adoption research can teach genebanks – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/seve...
#genebanks #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #PlantBreeding #OpportunityCrops
#genebanks #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #PlantBreeding #OpportunityCrops
What seventy years of adoption research can teach genebanks
There’s a paper out that's worth getting to grips with if you are interested in genebanks having an impact, even though it never actually mentions genebanks. David Pannell’s Reflections on Adoption of...
agro.biodiver.se
September 17, 2026 at 6:09 AM
What seventy years of adoption research can teach genebanks – Agricultural Biodiversity Weblog agro.biodiver.se/2026/09/seve...
#genebanks #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #PlantBreeding #OpportunityCrops
#genebanks #conservation #agrobiodiversity #biodiversity #PlantBreeding #OpportunityCrops
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On 26 June 2026, SPIBES student ADUBOFOUR Patience hosted a CABES mainstreaming event at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, introducing participants to IPBES, CABES and the SPIBES MSc programme.
#cabes #iki_bmuv #zef #biodiversityconservation #ipbes
#cabes #iki_bmuv #zef #biodiversityconservation #ipbes
September 17, 2026 at 6:01 AM
On 26 June 2026, SPIBES student ADUBOFOUR Patience hosted a CABES mainstreaming event at the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, introducing participants to IPBES, CABES and the SPIBES MSc programme.
#cabes #iki_bmuv #zef #biodiversityconservation #ipbes
#cabes #iki_bmuv #zef #biodiversityconservation #ipbes
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The Convention on Biological Diversity is organising a webinar on the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment.
22 September 2026
8:00–9:30 AM (Montreal EDT)
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3216cd...
22 September 2026
8:00–9:30 AM (Montreal EDT)
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3216cd...
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams
events.teams.microsoft.com
September 16, 2026 at 7:43 AM
The Convention on Biological Diversity is organising a webinar on the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment.
22 September 2026
8:00–9:30 AM (Montreal EDT)
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3216cd...
22 September 2026
8:00–9:30 AM (Montreal EDT)
Register: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/3216cd...
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‘Biodiversity is essential to our very existence, supporting our water and food supplies, our health and
the stability of the climate. Biodiversity is essential to our very existence, supporting our water and food supplies, our health and the stability of the climate.’
the stability of the climate. Biodiversity is essential to our very existence, supporting our water and food supplies, our health and the stability of the climate.’
September 16, 2026 at 8:50 AM
‘Biodiversity is essential to our very existence, supporting our water and food supplies, our health and
the stability of the climate. Biodiversity is essential to our very existence, supporting our water and food supplies, our health and the stability of the climate.’
the stability of the climate. Biodiversity is essential to our very existence, supporting our water and food supplies, our health and the stability of the climate.’
"Fully implemented, the Kigali Amendment alone could avoid up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by the end of the century [...]. This is essential for health, food security, livelihoods, and climate resilience."
— António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
📷 @unepozone.bsky.social #WorldOzoneDay
— António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
📷 @unepozone.bsky.social #WorldOzoneDay
September 16, 2026 at 8:03 AM
"Fully implemented, the Kigali Amendment alone could avoid up to 0.5 degrees Celsius of global warming by the end of the century [...]. This is essential for health, food security, livelihoods, and climate resilience."
— António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
📷 @unepozone.bsky.social #WorldOzoneDay
— António Guterres, UN Secretary-General
📷 @unepozone.bsky.social #WorldOzoneDay
Sign up to join one of two webinars on the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment organized by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity.
September 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM
Sign up to join one of two webinars on the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment organized by the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity.
Former IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie recently published an article in PLOS reflecting on a decade of IPBES assessments, and the scientific priorities needed to accelerate action for biodiversity.
Read more: https://ow.ly/unWx50ZNFHX
Read more: https://ow.ly/unWx50ZNFHX
September 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
Former IPBES Executive Secretary Anne Larigauderie recently published an article in PLOS reflecting on a decade of IPBES assessments, and the scientific priorities needed to accelerate action for biodiversity.
Read more: https://ow.ly/unWx50ZNFHX
Read more: https://ow.ly/unWx50ZNFHX
Land degradation driven by human activity negatively impacts the well-being of at least 3.2 billion people globally and costs over 10% of annual global gross product in lost biodiversity and ecosystem services. Vulnerable populations are often affected first and most severely.
September 14, 2026 at 8:21 AM
Land degradation driven by human activity negatively impacts the well-being of at least 3.2 billion people globally and costs over 10% of annual global gross product in lost biodiversity and ecosystem services. Vulnerable populations are often affected first and most severely.
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New research funding will focus on drivers of biodiversity loss in the Amazon, Congo Basin and Coral Triangle.
@gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social's fourth research call draws on the @ipbes.net Transformative Change Assessment.
Applications are expected to open on 19 October.
@gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social's fourth research call draws on the @ipbes.net Transformative Change Assessment.
Applications are expected to open on 19 October.
September 14, 2026 at 4:33 AM
New research funding will focus on drivers of biodiversity loss in the Amazon, Congo Basin and Coral Triangle.
@gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social's fourth research call draws on the @ipbes.net Transformative Change Assessment.
Applications are expected to open on 19 October.
@gcbcbiodiversity.bsky.social's fourth research call draws on the @ipbes.net Transformative Change Assessment.
Applications are expected to open on 19 October.
Do birds enjoy flying as much as we think they do?
A group of researchers set out to find out by studying an Australian cockatoo species, and found that flight positively affects their emotional state.
Read more in De Gruyter Brill: https://ow.ly/3UTH50ZHfrj
A group of researchers set out to find out by studying an Australian cockatoo species, and found that flight positively affects their emotional state.
Read more in De Gruyter Brill: https://ow.ly/3UTH50ZHfrj
September 11, 2026 at 10:05 AM
Do birds enjoy flying as much as we think they do?
A group of researchers set out to find out by studying an Australian cockatoo species, and found that flight positively affects their emotional state.
Read more in De Gruyter Brill: https://ow.ly/3UTH50ZHfrj
A group of researchers set out to find out by studying an Australian cockatoo species, and found that flight positively affects their emotional state.
Read more in De Gruyter Brill: https://ow.ly/3UTH50ZHfrj