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Kenya: Kenyan Scientist Elected Chair of Inter-Governmental Biodiversity Body
IPS, 10 October 2023
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently elected David Obura as Chair. The coral reef expert will serve a 3-year term… Read more »
Kenyan Scientist to Chair Inter-Governmental Biodiversity Body
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has elected David Obura as Chair. The coral reef expert will serve a 3-year term that he hopes will underscore the need for science-led decision-making, reports Alison Kentish for Inter Press Service.
Obura's expertise and interest in peoples' livelihoods from nature led him to make contributions to major international environmental assessments by scientific organizations like the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
Since 2012, IPBES has been bringing together leading biodiversity scientists, experts and knowledge-holders, producing reports that provide evidence and options for action on vital issues such as pollination and food production, land degradation and restoration, the sustainable use of wild species, and most recently, invasive alien species.
Early September 2023, Obura, who has been part of three IPBES assessments, made the move from the science and research side of the body to the policy side when he became IPBES' first Chair from the African continent.
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Mozambique: U.S.$100 Million Available to Support Biodiversity
AIM, 28 July 2023
The Foundation for the Conservation of Biodiversity (BIOFUND), a Mozambican non-governmental organization, has around 100 million dollars available over the next seven years to… Read more »
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Africa: It'll Take 150 Years to Map Africa's Biodiversity - And We Can't Protect What We Don't Know
The Conversation Africa, 26 January 2023
The African continent is bursting with biodiversity. In a 2016 report, the United Nations Environment Programme wrote: Read more »
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Africa: Why Biodiversity Is Good for Our Health
UN News, 17 December 2022
The natural world has gifted humanity with untold health benefits, and it is believed that it harbours many more undiscovered health breakthroughs. However, we risk losing these… Read more »
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Gambia: Biodiversity, Ecosystem Functions and Services!
The Point, 6 December 2022
Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history - and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now… Read more »
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