IPBES 12: Strategic Directions for Biodiversity Governance to 2030

This report analyses the strategic outcomes of IPBES12 (February 2026), highlighting the Platform’s shift from expansion to consolidation, strengthened emphasis on policy uptake and multi-level governance, and the growing convergence between biodiversity and climate agendas. It examines the implications of the newly approved Business & Biodiversity Assessment, which reframes biodiversity loss as a systemic economic issue requiring transformation of financial flows and governance structures. The report adopts a subnational and regional government perspective, assessing how IPBES decisions intersect with territorial planning, economic policy, adaptation strategies and emerging biodiversity finance mechanisms.