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IPBES Transformative Change Assessment: Summary for Policymakers

Creators

  • 1. ROR icon University of Oslo
  • 2. ROR icon National University of Río Negro
  • 3. University of Michigan
  • 4. ROR icon McGill University
  • 5. ROR icon Stellenbosch University
  • 6. ROR icon Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
  • 7. ROR icon Stockholm Environment Institute
  • 8. ROR icon Utrecht University
  • 9. ROR icon Oregon State University
  • 10. RECOFTC
  • 11. ROR icon National University of Comahue
  • 12. ROR icon Czech Academy of Sciences, Global Change Research Institute
  • 13. ROR icon Cornell University
  • 14. ROR icon Institució Catalana de Recerca i Estudis Avançats
  • 15. Institut de Ciència i Tecnologies Ambientals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (ICTA-UAB)
  • 16. ROR icon University of Cape Town
  • 17. ROR icon Universidade de Santiago de Compostela
  • 18. ROR icon UiT The Arctic University of Norway
  • 19. Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research
  • 20. ROR icon Université de Montpellier

Contributors

  • 1. ROR icon University of Canberra
  • 2. Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Agropecuaria

Description

Summary for Policymakers of the Thematic Assessment Report on the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss and the Determinants of Transformative Change and Options for Achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

The IPBES Transformative Change Assessment was initiated following a decision from the IPBES Plenary at its eigth session (IPBES-8, June 2021), and has been approved by the IPBES Plenary at its eleventh session (IPBES-11, Windhoek, 2024). It is composed of a Summary for Policymakers and five Chapters.

IPBES is an independent intergovernmental body established by Governments in 2012, IPBES provides policymakers with objective scientific assessments about the state of knowledge regarding the planet’s biodiversity, ecosystems and the contributions they make to people, as well as options and actions to protect and sustainably use these vital natural assets.

Notes (English)

Suggested citation: IPBES (2024). Summary for Policymakers of the Thematic Assessment Report on the Underlying Causes of Biodiversity Loss and the Determinants of Transformative Change and Options for Achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. O’Brien, K., Garibaldi, L., Agrawal, A., Bennett, E., Biggs, O., Calderón Contreras, R., Carr, E., Frantzeskaki, N., Gosnell, H., Gurung, J., Lambertucci, S., Leventon, J., Liao, C., Reyes García, V., Shannon, L., Villasante, S., Wickson, F., Zinngrebe, Y., and Perianin, L. (eds.). IPBES secretariat, Bonn, Germany. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.11382230

Notes (English)

This document is an advance unedited version of the Summary for Policymakers of the IPBES Transformative Change Assessment, which has been approved at the IPBES 11th Plenary session from 10 - 16 December 2024.

 

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