Get up to speed with the forthcoming 2024 IPBES assessment reports

Soft pink flowers and buds among the leaves of a Cinchona tree

Last updated 20 November 2024

IPBES has published a set of primers, short briefings on the two assessment reports that will be presented at December's IPBES-11 Plenary session and published afterwards.

These briefings will be useful to anyone who is looking forward to the latest reports on biodiversity and nature's contributions to people. The briefings will be especially useful to delegates who are attending the Plenary session. They answer key questions like:

Why are these reports important?
What will decision-makers have after they are launched that they don't have now?
How do the reports link to major global issues and events?

Download your copy in Arabic (عر ب), Chinese (中文), English (English), French (français), German (Deutsch), Hindi (हिन्दी), Japanese (日本語), Portuguese (português), Russian (русский), Spanish (español), Swahili (كِسوَحِيلِ), or Urdu (اُردُو).

on the Nexus assessment, the Thematic assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health.
on the Transformative change assessment, the Thematic assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 vision for biodiversity.

>> Download your choice of primers

Do you work in media? You may also be interested in media accreditation for the reports' upcoming launch events. IPBES welcomes both formal news agencies and individuals, including regular bloggers. Apply by 01 Dec 2024.

Photo by Chen Shu on iNaturalist: a Cinchona calisaya tree. Indigenous peoples in the Andes first discovered Cinchona species' medicinal properties, and today these trees are still the only economically viable sources of quinine. For centuries, quinine was a first-line treatment for malaria, the leading cause of death in many affected countries. Only in 2006, the WHO classified quinine as a second-line treatment, after artemisinin: also extracted from a plant, Artemisia annua, and first used by people in ancient China.