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📅Save the date: #IPBES12 Plenary

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.

📗 https://ow.ly/jMXK50XwIPC
The IPBES #BizBiodiversity Report will promote business transparency & action on nature, improve producer & consumer knowledge, and help guide financial & investment decisions.

Knowledge informs and can drive change.

🏙️ Manchester, UK • 3–8 February 2026

🔔 Follow for updates
January 27, 2026 at 8:45 AM
80 international experts. 35 countries. All regions of the world.

The IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment brings together diverse disciplines to understand how business depends on and impacts nature. 🌍

Learn more about the assessment that will be discussed at #IPBES12: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
January 26, 2026 at 12:00 PM
Planning an IPBES stakeholder event? 🌍

Rebecca Lowe, from the UK Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs shares 5 tips to make sure your events is successful and leads to meaningful engagement. 🏡

🎬🧪 Watch to learn how !
January 25, 2026 at 10:53 AM
📌 Coming up: #IPBES12 Plenary

February 3–8, 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.

📗More info here: https://ow.ly/jMXK50XwIPC
January 24, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Encouraging news to kick off the year! 🦍 Twin mountain gorillas were born in Virunga National Park, DR Congo. Twin births are rare, occurring in just 1% of cases, and this moment marks hope for an endangered species.

Find out more: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c86v3y45pyyo
Rare mountain gorilla twins born in DR Congo's Virunga National Park
Trackers in DR Congo's Virunga National Park spotted the babies being hugged by their mother on Saturday.
www.bbc.com
January 23, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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The @britishecologicalsociety.org is going to IPBES.

We have curated a Virtual Issue of published articles that align with IPBES's work and their upcoming assessments: shorturl.at/gBMlo

Read the collection, and let us know if you'll be attending IPBES.
January 22, 2026 at 4:39 PM
🌍 Did you know? The African continent is home to about 20% of the world’s bird species! 🦅

This incredible biodiversity is highlighted in the IPBES #RegionalAssessment for Africa, showcasing the continent's vital role in global ecosystems.

ℹ️ https://www.ipbes.net/assessment-reports/africa
January 22, 2026 at 8:15 AM
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My take on how to fight the urban loneliness syndrome (spoiler: nature!). Among other things 🙃
How can we balance the need for biodiversity conservation with increased urbanization? 🏡🧪

 We discuss this with guests @loandhi.bsky.social and Carolina Figueroa Arango in the latest episode of 🌍 @ipbes.net podcast Nature Insight.

🎧 Listen now: https://natureinsight.podbean.com/
January 21, 2026 at 11:02 PM
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Nature is essential for physical and mental wellbeing. 🐛🍃

Find out more in this IPBES Nature Insight podcast episode about the many benefits of nature: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-i55f3-...
January 21, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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🌿Businesses depend on nature. Businesses impact nature.

IPBES #BizBiodiversity assessment will provide policymakers, governments, businesses & financial institutions with the evidence needed to measure both.

Follow us for #IPBES12 news.
📗 https://ipbes.canto.de/v/S4G7FJL670/album/HURAL?viewIndex=0
January 12, 2026 at 8:00 AM
Nature is essential for physical and mental wellbeing. 🐛🍃

Find out more in this IPBES Nature Insight podcast episode about the many benefits of nature: www.podbean.com/ew/pb-i55f3-...
January 21, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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The Business and Biodiversity Assessment looks at how economic activities both depend on and affect biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people.

Which aspect are you most curious about? 👀

More info about the #BizBiodiversity report set for approval at #IPBES12: ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
January 19, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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📌 IPBES 12 lands in Manchester from 3 to 8 February 2026, bringing governments and experts together to sharpen the science-policy bridge for biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Follow along with BES-Net as we unpack what’s coming and why it matters! 🌿
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
⏳ 14 days to #IPBES12🌍

#DYK ? The IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment will strengthen efforts to meet the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework targets, helping the world achieve the goal of living in harmony with nature by 2050.🏡

🇬🇧 Manchester, UK

📅 3–8 February 2026

🧪Updates coming soon!
January 20, 2026 at 9:05 AM
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3 years of rigorous scientific collaboration.

IPBES #BizBiodiversity assessment examined business dependencies & impacts on biodiversity. The result? A comprehensive report to inform governments, business, financial institutions & civil society.

📖 https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG

#IPBES12
January 16, 2026 at 7:55 AM
🗞️Good news!

The IPBES #TransformativeChange Assessment Report Summary for Policymakers is now available in German.

Access it here: https://zenodo.org/records/17940757
January 19, 2026 at 12:20 PM
The Business and Biodiversity Assessment looks at how economic activities both depend on and affect biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people.

Which aspect are you most curious about? 👀

More info about the #BizBiodiversity report set for approval at #IPBES12: ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
January 19, 2026 at 9:05 AM
Good news! Having been declared critically endangered in 2023, young Atlantic salmon have been spotted in three rivers in north-west England for the first time since 2015, marking a “significant environmental turnaround”. fish

Read more in The Guardian: https://ow.ly/7sjU50XWF6m
January 18, 2026 at 1:25 PM
As a Nexus element, food can be key for greater change.

IPBES #NexusAssessment shows that shifting to efficient, inclusive, resilient & sustainable food systems delivers multiple Nexus benerfits.

Learn more with UNEP’s A Journey of Food: https://www.unep.org/interactives/journey-of-food
January 17, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The rapid expansion of green ring-necked parakeets in the UK has sparked concern among scientists and conservationists, who worry that this invasive alien species may have negative impacts on native bird populations.

Read more in The Guardian: https://ow.ly/ka7G50XWF3N
January 17, 2026 at 9:20 AM
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New World Economic Forum Global Risks data provides a stark warning: While short-term crises dominate headlines, "Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse" jumps to the 2nd highest risk over the 10-year horizon.

The long term is sooner than we think. Science-based policies via IPBES are crucial.🌍
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Getting Ready for IPBES 12 in Manchester?

Join our practical briefing on January 20th to prepare for the plenary

- How IPBES works and where you can contribute.
- advice on navigating the plenary and key documents.

When: January 20, 2026 | 15:00 CET
Register: univ-eiffel.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
January 16, 2026 at 2:42 PM
New World Economic Forum Global Risks data provides a stark warning: While short-term crises dominate headlines, "Biodiversity loss and ecosystem collapse" jumps to the 2nd highest risk over the 10-year horizon.

The long term is sooner than we think. Science-based policies via IPBES are crucial.🌍
January 16, 2026 at 1:30 PM
3 years of rigorous scientific collaboration.

IPBES #BizBiodiversity assessment examined business dependencies & impacts on biodiversity. The result? A comprehensive report to inform governments, business, financial institutions & civil society.

📖 https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG

#IPBES12
January 16, 2026 at 7:55 AM
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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
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 AM