Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
( IPBES
)
Biodiversity from terrestrial, marine, coastal, and inland water ecosystems provides the basis for ecosystems and the services they provide that underpin human well-being. However, biodiversity and ecosystem services are declining at an unprecedented rate, and in order to address this challenge, adequate local, national and international policies need to be adopted and implemented.
IPBES serves as an interface between the scientific community and policy makers with the aim to strengthen the use of science in policy making. The Platform was established in April 2012 and is an independent intergovernmental body that is open to all member countries of the United Nations. IPBES was officially opened in the UN Campus Bonn in July 2014.
Head of Organization
Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Contact information
IPBES Secretariat
UN Campus
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1
D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Email: secretariat@ipbes.net
Phone: +49 (0)228-815 0570
Latest News
- 05 September 2023Invasive species a growing and costly threat worldwide, key report findsEnglish
- 29 August 2023The 10th Plenary Session of IPBES has kicked off in BonnEnglish
- 11 January 2023Public Review of IPBES nexus assessement has startedEnglish
- 08 December 2022COP15 has startedEnglish
- 04 July 2022IPBES-9 Plenary Started Yesterday in BonnEnglish
- 15 June 2022IPBES-9 Plenary Will Take Place in Bonn From 3-9 JulyEnglish
- 23 March 2022UN Bonn Will Join Earth Hour on 26 March 2022English
- 18 October 2021New Podcast Episode: IPBES - How their report inspired a journey around the worldEnglish
- 30 October 2020'Escaping the Era of Pandemics' IPBES #PandemicsReport Now AvailableEnglish
- 10 August 2020Four New Episodes of IPBES Podcast Now AvailableEnglish
- 27 March 2020UN Bonn Will Join Earth Hour Tomorrow Digitally English
- 04 March 2020Global Coalition for Biodiversity Launched on World Wildlife Day 2020English
- 14 January 2020IMPACT: EU COUNCIL ADOPTS CONCLUSIONS ON BIODIVERSITY CITING IPBES GLOBAL ASSESSMENTEnglish
- 09 January 2020 The Evidence is Clear: Transformative Change Needed Now to Address Nature Crisis and Protect Human Quality of LifeEnglish
- 20 November 2019Sierra Leone Joins IPBES as 133rd Member StateEnglish
- 29 October 2019IPBES Announces First Private Sector Partnership for Biodiversity Science with Kering GroupEnglish
- 24 June 2019Extension of Deadline: Call for Nominations of Experts to IPBES Task ForcesEnglish
- 20 May 2019IPBES invited by U.S. Congress to Testify on the #GlobalAssessmentEnglish
- 06 May 2019World is ‘on notice’ as major UN report shows one million species face extinctionEnglish
- 21 January 2019UNCCD and IPBES sign Memorandum of Cooperation in Bonn English