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Graphic with a circular white frame over a background photo of a multi-level building covered in dense green vegetation and trees. Inside the circle is a quotation in green text about biodiversity stewardship being central to managing economic and societal risk. Attribution below reads “Professor Stephen Polasky, Co-chair of the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment.” The IPBES logo with the text “Science and Policy for People and Nature” appears in the top-right corner.

The 🏡 IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment is approved!

As Stephen Polasky, Co-Chair, notes, a key focus of the Report is on accelerating collaborative action across governments, financial actors, business, civil society, and IPLCs. 🌍

🧪 Full Media kit: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media

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Have you joined the IPBES (Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services) Linktree yet?
➡️https://linktr.ee/ipbes
#IPBES #Biodiversity

A figure from the Business and Biodiversity SPM showing outcomes under an enabling environment which is beneficial for biodiversity vs current conditions which are harmful to biodiversity.

In an enabling environment, conditions and incentives align their interests with what is beneficial for biodiversity and society.

🌍 Policy & legal
🏦 Economic & finance systems
🏡 Social values, norms, & culture
🧪 Tech & data
📚 Capacity & knowledge

#BizBiodiversity media: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media

🌍 Did you hear? The new IPBES #BizBiodiversity report confirms it: businesses that ignore biodiversity are putting their own survival at risk. It's time to rethink how companies interact with nature. 🏡

More @ Reuters: https://ow.ly/20aF50YnYG5

🧪 #BizBiodiversity Media: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media

Photos from an IPBES capacity-building workshop in a conference room. Approximately 20 participants wearing lanyards stand in a semicircle while a facilitator addresses the group. A whiteboard covered with colorful sticky notes under the heading "Learned," with handwritten notes referencing IPBES structure, upcoming assessments, business and biodiversity 2025, and IPBES work since 2012. Participants stand in conversation near a large paper sheet on the floor labeled "STRATEGY." Conference tables and a whiteboard are visible in the background.

Photos from an IPBES capacity-building workshop in a conference room. Approximately 20 participants wearing lanyards stand in a semicircle while a facilitator addresses the group. A whiteboard covered with colorful sticky notes under the heading "Learned," with handwritten notes referencing IPBES structure, upcoming assessments, business and biodiversity 2025, and IPBES work since 2012. Participants stand in conversation near a large paper sheet on the floor labeled "STRATEGY." Conference tables and a whiteboard are visible in the background.

Photos from an IPBES capacity-building workshop in a conference room. Approximately 20 participants wearing lanyards stand in a semicircle while a facilitator addresses the group. A whiteboard covered with colorful sticky notes under the heading "Learned," with handwritten notes referencing IPBES structure, upcoming assessments, business and biodiversity 2025, and IPBES work since 2012. Participants stand in conversation near a large paper sheet on the floor labeled "STRATEGY." Conference tables and a whiteboard are visible in the background.

Photos from an IPBES capacity-building workshop in a conference room. Approximately 20 participants wearing lanyards stand in a semicircle while a facilitator addresses the group. A whiteboard covered with colorful sticky notes under the heading "Learned," with handwritten notes referencing IPBES structure, upcoming assessments, business and biodiversity 2025, and IPBES work since 2012. Participants stand in conversation near a large paper sheet on the floor labeled "STRATEGY." Conference tables and a whiteboard are visible in the background.

🤝 25 experts from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan & Azerbaijan are at a workshop on IPBES assessments to strengthen the science-policy interface #ForNature.

Thanks to the German Ministry of Environment, @bfn-de.bsky.social & Institute for Biodiversity Network for organizing!

Quote by Luthando Dziba: This year’s World Wildlife Day theme, “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods”, focuses attention on the vital contributions that plants make to human wellbeing, and the roles they play in culture as well as the global economy. But with a million species of plants and animals currently threatened by extinction, medicinal and aromatic plants — including plants which have not yet been described by science — are also in jeopardy.

On this #WorldWildlifeDay, we can recommit to action that recognizes nature’s values in all their forms — as a source of medicine and culture, pillars of healthy ecosystems, and foundations of resilient communities. 🌍

🧪 Read more from 🏡 IPBES ES, Luthando Dziba: https://www.ipbes.net/node/97615

Photos from an IPBES capacity-building workshop in a conference room. Approximately 20 participants wearing lanyards stand in a semicircle while a facilitator addresses the group. A whiteboard covered with colorful sticky notes under the heading "Learned," with handwritten notes referencing IPBES structure, upcoming assessments, business and biodiversity 2025, and IPBES work since 2012. Participants stand in conversation near a large paper sheet on the floor labeled "STRATEGY." Conference tables and a whiteboard are visible in the background.

Photos from an IPBES capacity-building workshop in a conference room. Approximately 20 participants wearing lanyards stand in a semicircle while a facilitator addresses the group. A whiteboard covered with colorful sticky notes under the heading "Learned," with handwritten notes referencing IPBES structure, upcoming assessments, business and biodiversity 2025, and IPBES work since 2012. Participants stand in conversation near a large paper sheet on the floor labeled "STRATEGY." Conference tables and a whiteboard are visible in the background.

Photos from an IPBES capacity-building workshop in a conference room. Approximately 20 participants wearing lanyards stand in a semicircle while a facilitator addresses the group. A whiteboard covered with colorful sticky notes under the heading "Learned," with handwritten notes referencing IPBES structure, upcoming assessments, business and biodiversity 2025, and IPBES work since 2012. Participants stand in conversation near a large paper sheet on the floor labeled "STRATEGY." Conference tables and a whiteboard are visible in the background.

Photos from an IPBES capacity-building workshop in a conference room. Approximately 20 participants wearing lanyards stand in a semicircle while a facilitator addresses the group. A whiteboard covered with colorful sticky notes under the heading "Learned," with handwritten notes referencing IPBES structure, upcoming assessments, business and biodiversity 2025, and IPBES work since 2012. Participants stand in conversation near a large paper sheet on the floor labeled "STRATEGY." Conference tables and a whiteboard are visible in the background.

🤝 25 experts from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan & Azerbaijan are at a workshop on IPBES assessments to strengthen the science-policy interface #ForNature.

Thanks to the German Ministry of Environment, @bfn-de.bsky.social & Institute for Biodiversity Network for organizing!

🌍 Explore the SPM, various multimedia resources, and our media release in three languages at this link: bit.ly/IPBES12Media

Why IPBES 12 was a landmark moment for UK nature conservation | The Wildlife Trusts Leigh Morris, Director of International at The Wildlife Trusts, explains why last week’s conference in Manchester was a landmark moment for UK nature conservation

The #IPBES12 plenary in Manchester highlighted the vital role of businesses in halting biodiversity loss. The resulting #BizBiodiversity report urges improved practices and contributions to restore nature.

📰 Learn more: www.wildlifetrusts.org/blog/leigh-m...

‪Tell me the truth...I'm ready.

New IPBES report finds that $220 billion were directed to conservation & restoration of biodiversity in 2023...

yet $7.3 trillion flowed toward subsidies that directly harm nature.

IPBES Business & Biodiversity Assessment www.ipbes.net/business-imp...
@ipbes.net

Thematic Assessment Report on the Interlinkages among Biodiversity, Water, Food and Health | IPBES secretariat At the eleventh session of the IPBES Plenary, held in Windhoek, Namibia, from 10 to 16 December 2024, the IPBES Thematic Assessment Report on the Interlinkages among Biodiversity, Water, Food, and Health (Nexus Assessment) Summary for Policymakers was approved its chapters were accepted.

The IPBES Plenary of 2024 finalized the IPBES Thematic Assessment Report on the Interlinkages among Biodiversity, Water, Food, and Health, highlighting the survival value of protecting and expanding biodiversity, from wildlife to pollinators. #biodiversity

https://ow.ly/Q8bY50YhyA4

It brings together museum and biodiversity data, shares knowledge between scientists and policymakers, and uses findings from #IPBES and #IPCC to support decision-making in both the public and private sectors.

Quote by Luthando Dziba: This year’s World Wildlife Day theme, “Medicinal and Aromatic Plants: Conserving Health, Heritage and Livelihoods”, focuses attention on the vital contributions that plants make to human wellbeing, and the roles they play in culture as well as the global economy. But with a million species of plants and animals currently threatened by extinction, medicinal and aromatic plants — including plants which have not yet been described by science — are also in jeopardy.

On this #WorldWildlifeDay, we can recommit to action that recognizes nature’s values in all their forms — as a source of medicine and culture, pillars of healthy ecosystems, and foundations of resilient communities. 🌍

🧪 Read more from 🏡 IPBES ES, Luthando Dziba: https://www.ipbes.net/node/97615

People all over the world directly use more than 31,000 species of wild plants.
— IPBES #SustainableUse Assessment

This World Wildlife Day and every day, let’s conserve medicinal plants to protect our health, heritage, and livelihoods.

#WWD2026

Infographic with an underwater photo split between lush green seagrass (left) and bare sandy seafloor (right). IPBES logo top right reads "Science and Policy for People and Nature." Large white text: "Seagrass Meadows – Lost over 10% Every decade, 1970–2000." Bottom text: "IPBES Global Assessment reveals critical marine decline impacting biodiversity and climate resilience."

Marine ecosystems, from coastal to deep sea, now show the influence of human actions, with coastal marine ecosystems showing both large historical losses of extent and condition as well as rapid ongoing declines.

Let’s act to restore what’s been lost. 🌊🌱

Happy World #Seagrass Day!

Photo of construction cranes silhouetted against a hazy, warm-toned sky. A construction site is visible below. A green-teal overlay covers the lower half. IPBES logo in the top right reads "Science and Policy for People and Nature." Text reads: "IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment. Public disclosure of lobbying activities is crucial for maintaining trust in the integrity of businesses."

The new IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment Report makes clear: business transparency is essential to maintain trust. 📢

Access the full media kit, including the Summary for Policymakers (SPM), multilingual press releases, and various multimedia assets at this link: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media

Infographic with an underwater photo split between lush green seagrass (left) and bare sandy seafloor (right). IPBES logo top right reads "Science and Policy for People and Nature." Large white text: "Seagrass Meadows – Lost over 10% Every decade, 1970–2000." Bottom text: "IPBES Global Assessment reveals critical marine decline impacting biodiversity and climate resilience."

Marine ecosystems, from coastal to deep sea, now show the influence of human actions, with coastal marine ecosystems showing both large historical losses of extent and condition as well as rapid ongoing declines.

Let’s act to restore what’s been lost. 🌊🌱

Happy World #Seagrass Day!

Access the full media kit, including the Summary for Policymakers (SPM), multilingual press releases, and various multimedia assets at this link: bit.ly/IPBES12Media

Ipbes report: Nature loss could spell extinction for businesses Experts call for urgent action by businesses to restore the natural systems that keep them running.

🌿 Can businesses survive without nature? The NEW @ipbes.net #BizBiodiversity report says no. Companies depend on biodiversity, yet many degrade it. Shifting to nature-positive practices is essential.

@hbriggsjourno.bsky.social for BBC News: www.bbc.com/news/article...

Science-Policy Forum on biodiversity and transformative change On 21 April 2026, Biodiversa+ will host its Science-Policy Forum on Biodiversity and Transformative Change. Register now!

How can Europe deliver transformative change for biodiversity?
🗓️ Join our Science-Policy Forum on 21 April (afternoon, online) for discussions on the IPBES TC assessment, KMGBF implemention, EU policy, justice, finance, systemic change and more!
www.biodiversa.eu/2026/02/25/s...

The new IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment underscores the importance and urgency of aligned finance, ambitious public policy and credible markets for nature-based outcomes.

Read the report here: ipbes.canto.de/pdfviewer/vi...

#NatureBasedSolutions #Biodiversity

Companies should heed the warnings of the new Business and Biodiversity Assessment This post is by Katie Leach, head of nature at Lloyd’s Banking Group and IPBES business and biodiversity assessment co-ordinating lead author. A couple weeks ago over 150 governments gathered in Manchester to finalise the first Business and Biodiversity Assessment at the 12th Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-12). This is the nature equivalent of the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). Its job is to assess the state of nature, show how it supports economies and societies, identify what is driving biodiversity loss and provide governments, businesses and civil society with evidence-based options for action. It brings together hundreds of scientists and knowledge-holders, including Indigenous experts, to produce global assessments that inform policy and practice. While many of the messages of the recently launched Business and Biodiversity Assessment might not feel new to those who work on business and biodiversity, the fact that the assessment was approved by over 150 governments, with clear actions for companies, governments, financial actors and others, sends a very clear message. We cannot continue to treat nature as separate to our economies, nature is our economy and all businesses have an impact and depend on it. Biodiversity...

Companies should heed the warnings of the new Business and Biodiversity Assessment
->Green Alliance | More on "Business biodiversity IPBES assessment warnings" at BigEarthData.ai | #Biodiversity

#DidYouKnow less than 1% of publicly reporting companies mention biodiversity impacts in their reports? 🌿 🐾

Read more about findings by the IPBES detailing the growth of the global economy, and its cost to biodiversity: https://bit.ly/4rDv1dQ

#IPBES #biodiversity #business

An IPBES social media image featuring a circular white frame containing a quote, set against an aerial cityscape background that transitions from hazy yellow-brown to clear blue skies. The quote is from Matt Jones, identified as Co-chair of the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment. The text describes the report's comprehensive scope, drawing from thousands of sources into a single framework. The IPBES logo appears in white in the top right corner with the tagline "Science and Policy for People and Nature."

This is a pivotal moment for business and financial institutions to cut through the confusion of countless methods and metrics and use the Report to take meaningful steps towards transformative change.
—Matt Jones, #BizBiodiversity Assessment Co-chair

📄 Access the SPM here: bit.ly/IPBES12Media

Dark wildlife photo of an eastern lowland gorilla partially obscured by dense green foliage. The gorilla's face is visible between large leaves, showing one eye and grey muzzle against black fur. Set in a dark forest environment. Caption reads: "An eastern lowland gorilla — one of about 1mn species threatened with extinction, according to IPBES — in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kahuzi-Biega National Park © AFP via Getty Images"

The IPBES Business and Biodiversity Report highlights systemic barriers in business models resulting in ever-increasing material consumption and emphasis on reporting quarterly earnings, leading to biodiversity loss.

🌍🧪 Read more with @financialtimes.com : ep.ft.com/permalink/em...

An IPBES social media image featuring a circular white frame containing a quote, set against an aerial cityscape background that transitions from hazy yellow-brown to clear blue skies. The quote is from Matt Jones, identified as Co-chair of the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment. The text describes the report's comprehensive scope, drawing from thousands of sources into a single framework. The IPBES logo appears in white in the top right corner with the tagline "Science and Policy for People and Nature."

This is a pivotal moment for business and financial institutions to cut through the confusion of countless methods and metrics and use the Report to take meaningful steps towards transformative change.
—Matt Jones, #BizBiodiversity Assessment Co-chair

📄 Access the SPM here: bit.ly/IPBES12Media

Business & biodiversity are intertwined. 🧪 From material dependencies to transition risks, the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Report shows how companies can transform their relationships w/ nature. Addressing impacts & dependencies is a responsibility & path to innovation, efficiency & long-term resilience.

A landmark study on biodiversity loss takes aim at harmful government subsidies The report begins with a stark warning to businesses: either lead transformative change or “risk extinction”

My story on big new @ipbes.net (the "IPCC for nature") report laying out steps business and policy makers can - and must - take to reverse #biodiversity loss/avert #risks. Timely for #Canada: @mark-carney.bsky.social says 2030 Nature Strategy coming soon. #GBF corporateknights.com/finance/a-la...

Of the total global finance flows with direct negative impacts on nature, private finance accounts for around two-thirds ($4.9 trillion).

Read more in the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment Report: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media

Business & biodiversity are intertwined. 🧪 From material dependencies to transition risks, the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Report shows how companies can transform their relationships w/ nature. Addressing impacts & dependencies is a responsibility & path to innovation, efficiency & long-term resilience.