The sustainable use of wild species assessment report

Date: 8 July 2022

Time: 14:30 EAT (13:30 CEST/07:30 US EDT/12:30 UK BST)

Title: IPBES Assessment Report on The Sustainable Use of Wild Species, examining the feasibility of and options for the sustainable use of wild species of algae, animals, fungi and plants on land, in freshwater and in the oceans, by people around the world.

Responding to requests for this evidence by the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), among others, the report is expected to be discussed and approved in the first week of July by the Plenary of Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), which represents almost 140 Governments seeking to strengthen the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services.

The report will be considered at the ninth session of the IPBES Plenary (#IPBES9, 3-9 July 2022). A ‘Summary for Policymakers’ of the report, highlighting key messages, findings and options is scheduled for a hybrid (in- person and online) media launch at IPBES headquarters, Bonn, Germany, Friday, 8 July 2022, to be webcast live (available at www.ipbes.net) at 13:30 CEST (07:30 US EDT/12:30 UK BST – check for other times worldwide here: https://bit.ly/3FXKyfN).

Media accreditation for the launch will begin in May 2022. To receive the invitation to accredit, journalists and media organisations not yet on the IPBES media list should subscribe here: http://eepurl.com/hxkQgn (media only please).

Often described as the ‘IPCC for Biodiversity’, IPBES is the global science-policy body tasked with providing the best-available evidence to decision-makers, for people and nature.