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Delegations from both ESP and the Young Ecosystem Services Specialists took part in the latest IPBES Plenary – IPBES 12 – in Manchester, 3-8 February.

At this plenary the landmark Summary for Policy Makers (SPM) of the methodological assessment report on the impacts and dependencies of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people (‘The Business and Biodiversity Assessment’) was approved in a smooth, long and detailed discussion that involved delegates of 150 countries. The Business and Biodiversity Assessment is a landmark evaluation of the impacts on and dependencies of business and biodiversity, establishing a ground breaking mitigation hierarchy that will allow all business and financial sector organisations to navigate their dependencies and impacts over complex value chains. In this assessment two longstanding ESP members actively participated as Lead Authors, Wieteke Willemen in Chapter 2 and Luis Inostroza in Chapter 1. As in previous IPBES assessments, many of our ESP members actively contributed their expertise and knowledge as Contributing Authors and reviewers.  [Read more…] about ESP and YESS participate at the 12th IPBES Plenary in Manchester

In the lead up to the IPBES 12 Plenary in Manchester, the Ecosystem Services Partnership (ESP) and the Young Ecosystem Services Specialists (YESS) hosted a dedicated webinar to assist participants in their preparation.

For many early-career researchers, attending a prominent UN-style conference can be an intimidating experience. This session aimed to clarify how IPBES functions and what to anticipate within the negotiation rooms. [Read more…] about ESP-YESS Preparatory Webinar for IPBES 12

CREATE (Cross-REalm modelling and assessment of Aquatic ecosystem services: Towards a science-based design of Nature-based solutions to tackle Eutrophication) is an EU-funded Water4All project coordinated by the University of Eastern Finland and involving partners from Finland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania and Poland. The project launched in March 2024, and is now heading towards its first year of activities, focused primarily on building the scientific and stakeholder foundations for prioritising nature-based solutions to tackle eutrophication across freshwater, coastal and marine realms.

In its first year, CREATE has reached several milestones: [Read more…] about CREATE: Prioritising Nature-based Solutions to tackle eutrophication across freshwater–coastal–marine realms

On 19 November, forty policymakers from across the Netherlands gathered in Wageningen to learn how the value of nature can be incorporated into municipal, provincial, and national decision-making, in order to create more effective and inclusive policies.

The workshop “Getting Started with Valuing Nature” was organised by the Foundation for Sustainable Development (FSD) in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Food Security and Nature (LVVN). The day focused on the concept of ecosystem services, the different methods for valuing them, and concrete applications in policy and practice. [Read more…] about Policymakers discover the value of nature in Wageningen