The Radboud Centre for Sustainability Challenges (RCSC) is hosting the 2023 Earth System Governance (ESG) conference from 24 to 26 October 2023, on the theme “Bridging Sciences and Societies for Sustainability Transformations”. Interested? Submit your abstract or panel proposal by 15 February 2023! More so than earlier ESG conferences, this edition will have a…
The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted at the biodiversity summit COP15, along with a framework for its monitoring. In this context, it was decided to establish an ad hoc technical expert group to advise on the operationalisation of the monitoring framework. The mandate of this expert group runs until UNCBD’s COP16. The Convention on…
The first external review of the thematic assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health (nexus assessment) is open from 9 January to 19 February 2023 (6 weeks). You can now become a reviewer for the first draft of the chapters of the IPBES nexus assessment! By becoming a reviewer you’ll be involved in…
Biodiversity’s equivalent to climate’s 1.5 degrees objective has been adopted: the 30 x 30. On 19 December 2022, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) agreement was reached at the 15th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP15). It aims “to protect 30% of the planet for nature by 2030, reform $500…
Contribute to shape the IPBES rolling work programme The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) would like to gather requests, inputs and suggestions regarding the rolling work programme of IPBES up to 2030, in time for consideration by the Plenary at its tenth session (2023), and to consider at the same session…
In view of the upcoming Transformative Change Assessment of the IPBES, the scientific journal Biodiversity and Conservation is preparing a special issue on how such transformative change can help achieve the 2050 vision of biodiversity. The journal Biodiversity and Conservation invite interested individuals to submit a short synopsis of a topic they would like to…
More than 50 methods and approaches exist to make the diverse values of nature visible, experts say. Following the launch of the Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment Report last Friday, the IPBES has released today a second major scientific report, the Assessment Report on the Diverse Values and Valuation of Nature (known as the…
50,000 wild species meet the needs of billions of people – Experts propose options to ensure their sustainable use On 8 July 2022, the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) launched the Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment Report, the latest scientific report on the sustainable use of wild species, which millions of…
The Water4All Partnership has just announced their upcoming call to be launched in September 2022. Water4All is pleased to pre-announce a joint transnational call for research and innovation projects on “Management of water resources for increased resilience, adaptation and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events”. Topics: Resilience, adaptation and mitigation to hydroclimatic extreme events Tools for water…
On 22 May 2022, the world was led by the Convention on Biological Diversity to celebrate the international biodiversity day. It aims to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues and to bring them to the forefront of the policy debate. This year’s theme “Building a shared future for all life” builds on the momentum…