Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) - Media Release

The IPBES assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, the determinants of transformative change, and options for achieving the 2050 vision for biodiversity (the ‘Transformative Change Assessment’) will be co-chaired by Prof. [...] Obura said: “Since the publication of the IPBES Global Assessment, in 2019, Governments and other decision-makers have increasingly realized the importance of addressing the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of nature’s contributions to people holistically and with great urgency. [...] “The Nexus and Transformative Change Assessments will build on that evidence and data – helping decision-makers at all levels to better implement the actions needed to meet these goals and targets for people and for nature.” Further information about the Nexus Assessment can be found at: and about the Transformative Change Assessment at: . [...] Lucas Garibaldi (Transformative Change Assessment): is Principal Investigator at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET), Professor at the National University of Río Negro (UNRN), and Director of the Research Institute on Natural Resources, Agroecology and Rural Development (IRNAD). [...] O’Brien has focused on links between climate change adaptation and transformation, environmental change and globalization, the implications of climate change for human security, the values and visions of youth related to the future in a changing climate, and the relationship between tropical deforestation and climate change.