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The corona pandemic reminds us how vulnerable modern societies have become through their treatment of nature. At the same time, many people have experienced nature as a source of recreation during the lockdown.
26.05.2020
2020 has been declared the International Year of Plant Health to inspire people to learn more about plant health, which we all depend on, and to take concrete action.
23.12.2019
<p>The External Review Panel, coordinated by the ISC, presented its findings to the 7th Plenary Session of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services on 29 April 2019, which was adopted by the meeting on 1 May.</p>
29.04.2019
<p>The ISC-led external evaluation report of the first work programme of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is now available online in the UN’s six official languages. The report will be presented at the 7th Plenary of IPBES on Monday 29 April 2019 at UNESCO headquarters in Paris, France.</p>
19.04.2019
<p>The Review Panel will be co-chaired by Peter Bridgewater and Marina Rosales.</p>
13.06.2018
<p>The International Council for Science has been selected to coordinate the External Review of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).</p>
28.03.2018
<p>At its meeting in Medellín, the Intergovernmental Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services released five new reports. Four cover biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Americas, Asia and the Pacific, Africa, as well as Europe and Central Asia. The fifth report is the world’s first comprehensive evidence-based assessment of land degradation and restoration.</p>
23.03.2018
<p>In this second part of our series explaining these mega-processes, we look at the newcomer to the big global environmental assessments: the International Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Created in 2012, with 127 member states, it is the leading international body for assessing biodiversity and ecosystem services.</p>
28.12.2017
<p>From oceans to pollination to our continued struggle against our carbon addicted societies, have you ever wondered what drives the appearance of these headlines in our news feeds? As the International Panel on Climate Change prepares to mark its 30th anniversary a central achievement has been to put climate change high on the public agenda. But how many know what the IPCC is and what it does? The IPCC is just one of the so-called global environmental assessments that bring together the best scientific knowledge for a policy audience via the collective efforts of thousands of volunteer scientists and the world’s governments. As 2018 rolls around we look at why it will be a big year for these global environmental assessments.</p>
20.12.2017
<p>The International Council for Science (ICSU) and <a href="https://www.wcrp-climate.org">World Climate Research Programme</a> (WCRP) co-organized a side event during <a href="https://cop23.unfccc.int">COP23</a>, 6-17 November in Bonn, Germany, to explore how climate change is shaping changes in the natural and human environment- potentially beyond the limits in which species, including humans, can adapt.</p>
14.11.2017
