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Invasive alien species, like the water hyacinth, are the sole driver in 16% of documented global animal and plant extinctions.
Their impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems are widespread and lasting.
Learn more in the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment: https://www.ipbes.net/ias
Their impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems are widespread and lasting.
Learn more in the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment: https://www.ipbes.net/ias
January 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
Invasive alien species, like the water hyacinth, are the sole driver in 16% of documented global animal and plant extinctions.
Their impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems are widespread and lasting.
Learn more in the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment: https://www.ipbes.net/ias
Their impacts on biodiversity and ecosystems are widespread and lasting.
Learn more in the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment: https://www.ipbes.net/ias
“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.” 🧪
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. 🌍
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. 🌍
January 8, 2026 at 8:07 PM
“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.” 🧪
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. 🌍
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors. 🌍
“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.”
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors.
— @davidobura.bsky.social , @ipbes.net Chair
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors.
— @davidobura.bsky.social , @ipbes.net Chair
January 8, 2026 at 6:13 PM
“We cannot withdraw from the fact that over 1 million species of plants and animals face extinction.”
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors.
— @davidobura.bsky.social , @ipbes.net Chair
IPBES remains committed to its mandate to provide the most credible science and evidence about biodiversity to all decision makers and actors.
— @davidobura.bsky.social , @ipbes.net Chair
The programme for #IPBES12 #StakeholderDay is now available! 🌍
Join us: 2 Feb 2026 in Manchester, to explore collaboration & showcase IPBES uptake & impacts.
Learn more: https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes12/stakeholder-day
#IPBESStakeholders
Join us: 2 Feb 2026 in Manchester, to explore collaboration & showcase IPBES uptake & impacts.
Learn more: https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes12/stakeholder-day
#IPBESStakeholders
January 7, 2026 at 9:00 AM
The programme for #IPBES12 #StakeholderDay is now available! 🌍
Join us: 2 Feb 2026 in Manchester, to explore collaboration & showcase IPBES uptake & impacts.
Learn more: https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes12/stakeholder-day
#IPBESStakeholders
Join us: 2 Feb 2026 in Manchester, to explore collaboration & showcase IPBES uptake & impacts.
Learn more: https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes12/stakeholder-day
#IPBESStakeholders
A new report from Natural Resources Wales has found that almost 3,000 species are at risk of disappearing from Wales. Steve Ormerod said the climate emergency and agricultural intensification were key pressures in the crisis.
Read more from Steven Morris in The Guardian : https://ow.ly/xjF550XJyuv
Read more from Steven Morris in The Guardian : https://ow.ly/xjF550XJyuv
January 6, 2026 at 9:35 AM
A new report from Natural Resources Wales has found that almost 3,000 species are at risk of disappearing from Wales. Steve Ormerod said the climate emergency and agricultural intensification were key pressures in the crisis.
Read more from Steven Morris in The Guardian : https://ow.ly/xjF550XJyuv
Read more from Steven Morris in The Guardian : https://ow.ly/xjF550XJyuv
⏳ 30 days to #IPBES12
"Engaging with nature is not optional for business – it is a necessity."
— Prof. Ximena Rueda Fajardo, Co-chair of the #BizBiodiversity Assessment
📍 Manchester, UK | 3–8 February 2026
Follow us for more updates & read more: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
"Engaging with nature is not optional for business – it is a necessity."
— Prof. Ximena Rueda Fajardo, Co-chair of the #BizBiodiversity Assessment
📍 Manchester, UK | 3–8 February 2026
Follow us for more updates & read more: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
January 4, 2026 at 9:45 AM
⏳ 30 days to #IPBES12
"Engaging with nature is not optional for business – it is a necessity."
— Prof. Ximena Rueda Fajardo, Co-chair of the #BizBiodiversity Assessment
📍 Manchester, UK | 3–8 February 2026
Follow us for more updates & read more: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
"Engaging with nature is not optional for business – it is a necessity."
— Prof. Ximena Rueda Fajardo, Co-chair of the #BizBiodiversity Assessment
📍 Manchester, UK | 3–8 February 2026
Follow us for more updates & read more: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
90% of all marine life lives in the photic zone of the ocean, but research reveals that between 2003 & 2022, ocean darkening reduced the photic zone depth by over 50m in 9% of the ocean, with likely severe consequences.
🆕 study by Thomas W. Davies & Tim Smyth: https://ow.ly/gza550XAw6p
🆕 study by Thomas W. Davies & Tim Smyth: https://ow.ly/gza550XAw6p
January 3, 2026 at 10:00 AM
90% of all marine life lives in the photic zone of the ocean, but research reveals that between 2003 & 2022, ocean darkening reduced the photic zone depth by over 50m in 9% of the ocean, with likely severe consequences.
🆕 study by Thomas W. Davies & Tim Smyth: https://ow.ly/gza550XAw6p
🆕 study by Thomas W. Davies & Tim Smyth: https://ow.ly/gza550XAw6p
Severe flooding in Sumatra following Cyclone Senyar was intensified by deforestation and soil degradation, which reduced the land’s capacity to absorb rainfall. Restoring forests and soil health is essential to reduce flood risks and maintain ecosystem resilience.
🔗 https://ow.ly/T3gG50XJwcx
🔗 https://ow.ly/T3gG50XJwcx
January 2, 2026 at 12:15 PM
Severe flooding in Sumatra following Cyclone Senyar was intensified by deforestation and soil degradation, which reduced the land’s capacity to absorb rainfall. Restoring forests and soil health is essential to reduce flood risks and maintain ecosystem resilience.
🔗 https://ow.ly/T3gG50XJwcx
🔗 https://ow.ly/T3gG50XJwcx
#DidYouKnow the Brown Tree Snake is one of many invasive alien species driving biodiversity loss? 🐍
These species are responsible for 60% of recorded extinctions globally, reshaping ecosystems.
Discover more in the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment: https://www.ipbes.net/ias
These species are responsible for 60% of recorded extinctions globally, reshaping ecosystems.
Discover more in the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment: https://www.ipbes.net/ias
January 2, 2026 at 8:05 AM
#DidYouKnow the Brown Tree Snake is one of many invasive alien species driving biodiversity loss? 🐍
These species are responsible for 60% of recorded extinctions globally, reshaping ecosystems.
Discover more in the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment: https://www.ipbes.net/ias
These species are responsible for 60% of recorded extinctions globally, reshaping ecosystems.
Discover more in the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment: https://www.ipbes.net/ias
How can change processes be guided toward desirable futures ForNature & people?
The #NatureFuturesFramework is paving the way! A review by Okayasu, S., Kuiper, J.J., et al. showcases the variety of applications in different contexts & areas for future research.
💡https://ow.ly/iIzO50XAvQF
The #NatureFuturesFramework is paving the way! A review by Okayasu, S., Kuiper, J.J., et al. showcases the variety of applications in different contexts & areas for future research.
💡https://ow.ly/iIzO50XAvQF
December 31, 2025 at 9:55 AM
How can change processes be guided toward desirable futures ForNature & people?
The #NatureFuturesFramework is paving the way! A review by Okayasu, S., Kuiper, J.J., et al. showcases the variety of applications in different contexts & areas for future research.
💡https://ow.ly/iIzO50XAvQF
The #NatureFuturesFramework is paving the way! A review by Okayasu, S., Kuiper, J.J., et al. showcases the variety of applications in different contexts & areas for future research.
💡https://ow.ly/iIzO50XAvQF
🗓️ #IPBES12 Plenary ahead
3–8 February 2026
📍Manchester, UK
IPBES members and experts will convene to discuss the landmark #BizBiodiversity assessment of the impact and dependency of business on biodiversity and nature's contributions to people.
📗Find out more here: https://ow.ly/jMXK50XwIPC
3–8 February 2026
📍Manchester, UK
IPBES members and experts will convene to discuss the landmark #BizBiodiversity assessment of the impact and dependency of business on biodiversity and nature's contributions to people.
📗Find out more here: https://ow.ly/jMXK50XwIPC
December 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
🗓️ #IPBES12 Plenary ahead
3–8 February 2026
📍Manchester, UK
IPBES members and experts will convene to discuss the landmark #BizBiodiversity assessment of the impact and dependency of business on biodiversity and nature's contributions to people.
📗Find out more here: https://ow.ly/jMXK50XwIPC
3–8 February 2026
📍Manchester, UK
IPBES members and experts will convene to discuss the landmark #BizBiodiversity assessment of the impact and dependency of business on biodiversity and nature's contributions to people.
📗Find out more here: https://ow.ly/jMXK50XwIPC
🌍 How does global market integration affect traditional knowledge?
A study by Turreira-García, N. explores how the evolving shea value chain in Ghana & Burkina Faso impacts local practices, resilience & women’s livelihoods, echoing IPBES insights.
💡 https://ow.ly/Waux50XAvJc
A study by Turreira-García, N. explores how the evolving shea value chain in Ghana & Burkina Faso impacts local practices, resilience & women’s livelihoods, echoing IPBES insights.
💡 https://ow.ly/Waux50XAvJc
December 29, 2025 at 2:50 PM
🌍 How does global market integration affect traditional knowledge?
A study by Turreira-García, N. explores how the evolving shea value chain in Ghana & Burkina Faso impacts local practices, resilience & women’s livelihoods, echoing IPBES insights.
💡 https://ow.ly/Waux50XAvJc
A study by Turreira-García, N. explores how the evolving shea value chain in Ghana & Burkina Faso impacts local practices, resilience & women’s livelihoods, echoing IPBES insights.
💡 https://ow.ly/Waux50XAvJc
Did you know the red kangaroo can leap an astounding 7.5 meters in a single bound? 🦘 These incredible marsupials, native to Australia's open landscapes, are true wonders of nature.
Explore more fun facts here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/red-kangaroo
Explore more fun facts here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/red-kangaroo
December 28, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Did you know the red kangaroo can leap an astounding 7.5 meters in a single bound? 🦘 These incredible marsupials, native to Australia's open landscapes, are true wonders of nature.
Explore more fun facts here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/red-kangaroo
Explore more fun facts here: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/animals/mammals/facts/red-kangaroo
New research by Stewart, K., Venditti, C., Carmona, C.P. et al. highlights an urgent truth: protecting bird diversity requires both threat abatement & targeted recovery. Prioritizing unique species can save vital ecosystem functions. 🐦
💡Full study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02746-z
💡Full study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02746-z
December 27, 2025 at 10:50 AM
New research by Stewart, K., Venditti, C., Carmona, C.P. et al. highlights an urgent truth: protecting bird diversity requires both threat abatement & targeted recovery. Prioritizing unique species can save vital ecosystem functions. 🐦
💡Full study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02746-z
💡Full study: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41559-025-02746-z
📣REMINDER📣
The external review of the IPBES #MonitoringAssessment is closing soon!
📆Closes 7 January
🗣️Who? Governments, scientists, experts, businesses, decision-makers, knowledge-holders, etc.
Reminder: https://www.ipbes.net/notification/EM/2025/62
The external review of the IPBES #MonitoringAssessment is closing soon!
📆Closes 7 January
🗣️Who? Governments, scientists, experts, businesses, decision-makers, knowledge-holders, etc.
Reminder: https://www.ipbes.net/notification/EM/2025/62
December 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
📣REMINDER📣
The external review of the IPBES #MonitoringAssessment is closing soon!
📆Closes 7 January
🗣️Who? Governments, scientists, experts, businesses, decision-makers, knowledge-holders, etc.
Reminder: https://www.ipbes.net/notification/EM/2025/62
The external review of the IPBES #MonitoringAssessment is closing soon!
📆Closes 7 January
🗣️Who? Governments, scientists, experts, businesses, decision-makers, knowledge-holders, etc.
Reminder: https://www.ipbes.net/notification/EM/2025/62
A comprehensive review building on the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment reveals that numbers of alien species are increasing for all taxonomic groups and regions, and that this trend is likely to continue.
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
December 26, 2025 at 8:05 AM
A comprehensive review building on the IPBES #InvasiveAlienSpecies Assessment reveals that numbers of alien species are increasing for all taxonomic groups and regions, and that this trend is likely to continue.
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
Read more: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/brv.70058
Indigenous knowledge is vital for biodiversity conservation. From Thailand's Karen tribe to Bhutan's yak herders, traditional practices are blending with modern solutions to shape sustainable solutions.
Learn more in this article by Puja Bhattacharjee (She/Her) : https://ow.ly/G6H650XAvM6
Learn more in this article by Puja Bhattacharjee (She/Her) : https://ow.ly/G6H650XAvM6
December 25, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Indigenous knowledge is vital for biodiversity conservation. From Thailand's Karen tribe to Bhutan's yak herders, traditional practices are blending with modern solutions to shape sustainable solutions.
Learn more in this article by Puja Bhattacharjee (She/Her) : https://ow.ly/G6H650XAvM6
Learn more in this article by Puja Bhattacharjee (She/Her) : https://ow.ly/G6H650XAvM6
Experts are celebrating the rise in the population of one of England’s rarest bumblebees. bee Recordings of the shrill carder bee have occurred over two consecutive years after more than a decade with no sightings.
📷 Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Read more: https://ow.ly/JnQp50XwRwJ
📷 Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Read more: https://ow.ly/JnQp50XwRwJ
December 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Experts are celebrating the rise in the population of one of England’s rarest bumblebees. bee Recordings of the shrill carder bee have occurred over two consecutive years after more than a decade with no sightings.
📷 Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Read more: https://ow.ly/JnQp50XwRwJ
📷 Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Read more: https://ow.ly/JnQp50XwRwJ
🪸 According to the IPBES #GlobalAssessment , nearly a third of reef-forming corals, sharks, and their relatives are threatened. The whale shark is just one of many species at risk.
The protection of biodiversity is essential to maintaining the health and balance of ecosystems.
The protection of biodiversity is essential to maintaining the health and balance of ecosystems.
December 23, 2025 at 2:40 PM
🪸 According to the IPBES #GlobalAssessment , nearly a third of reef-forming corals, sharks, and their relatives are threatened. The whale shark is just one of many species at risk.
The protection of biodiversity is essential to maintaining the health and balance of ecosystems.
The protection of biodiversity is essential to maintaining the health and balance of ecosystems.
The IPBES #NexusAssessment has been adapted for an Austrian context by Biodiversity Austria - International, and is now available in German: https://zenodo.org/records/17638656
December 23, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The IPBES #NexusAssessment has been adapted for an Austrian context by Biodiversity Austria - International, and is now available in German: https://zenodo.org/records/17638656
New research by Gomez de la Rosa, C., Vogt, K.A. et al. highlights the environmental justice challenges facing Indigenous & local communities in Tubará, Colombia, using the IPBES Nature’s Contributions to People framework to inquire about landscape change perceptions.
ℹ️ https://ow.ly/o42n50XAvCu
ℹ️ https://ow.ly/o42n50XAvCu
December 22, 2025 at 1:50 PM
New research by Gomez de la Rosa, C., Vogt, K.A. et al. highlights the environmental justice challenges facing Indigenous & local communities in Tubará, Colombia, using the IPBES Nature’s Contributions to People framework to inquire about landscape change perceptions.
ℹ️ https://ow.ly/o42n50XAvCu
ℹ️ https://ow.ly/o42n50XAvCu
80 experts from 35 countries developed IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment.
Their findings will be discussed at #IPBES12, which will be held at Manchester Central, a former railway station that once connected global trade and now connects science & policy #ForNature.
📖 https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
Their findings will be discussed at #IPBES12, which will be held at Manchester Central, a former railway station that once connected global trade and now connects science & policy #ForNature.
📖 https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM
80 experts from 35 countries developed IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment.
Their findings will be discussed at #IPBES12, which will be held at Manchester Central, a former railway station that once connected global trade and now connects science & policy #ForNature.
📖 https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
Their findings will be discussed at #IPBES12, which will be held at Manchester Central, a former railway station that once connected global trade and now connects science & policy #ForNature.
📖 https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
🗞️ Great news!
A golden eagle has been spotted in northern England for the first time since 2015. Scientists working in the area report multiple sightings since April 2025.
Read more in Mongabay: https://ow.ly/eFb450XAvyN
A golden eagle has been spotted in northern England for the first time since 2015. Scientists working in the area report multiple sightings since April 2025.
Read more in Mongabay: https://ow.ly/eFb450XAvyN
December 20, 2025 at 4:45 PM
🗞️ Great news!
A golden eagle has been spotted in northern England for the first time since 2015. Scientists working in the area report multiple sightings since April 2025.
Read more in Mongabay: https://ow.ly/eFb450XAvyN
A golden eagle has been spotted in northern England for the first time since 2015. Scientists working in the area report multiple sightings since April 2025.
Read more in Mongabay: https://ow.ly/eFb450XAvyN
⏳ 45 days until #IPBES12
The IPBES #BizBiodiversity assessment is the result of 3 years work by 80 leading authors incl. scientists, business experts, Indigenous Peoples & local communities from 35 countries.
📍 Manchester, UK | 3–8 February 2026
Learn more: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
The IPBES #BizBiodiversity assessment is the result of 3 years work by 80 leading authors incl. scientists, business experts, Indigenous Peoples & local communities from 35 countries.
📍 Manchester, UK | 3–8 February 2026
Learn more: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
December 20, 2025 at 9:55 AM
⏳ 45 days until #IPBES12
The IPBES #BizBiodiversity assessment is the result of 3 years work by 80 leading authors incl. scientists, business experts, Indigenous Peoples & local communities from 35 countries.
📍 Manchester, UK | 3–8 February 2026
Learn more: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
The IPBES #BizBiodiversity assessment is the result of 3 years work by 80 leading authors incl. scientists, business experts, Indigenous Peoples & local communities from 35 countries.
📍 Manchester, UK | 3–8 February 2026
Learn more: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
Warm festive wishes from the IPBES Secretariat! ✨
Our sincere thanks to the IPBES community for your dedication to strengthening the science–policy interface #ForNature & people.
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and looking forward to working together next year as we prepare for #IPBES12
Our sincere thanks to the IPBES community for your dedication to strengthening the science–policy interface #ForNature & people.
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and looking forward to working together next year as we prepare for #IPBES12
December 19, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Warm festive wishes from the IPBES Secretariat! ✨
Our sincere thanks to the IPBES community for your dedication to strengthening the science–policy interface #ForNature & people.
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and looking forward to working together next year as we prepare for #IPBES12
Our sincere thanks to the IPBES community for your dedication to strengthening the science–policy interface #ForNature & people.
Wishing you a peaceful festive season and looking forward to working together next year as we prepare for #IPBES12