The IPBES assessment on transformative change: how can we transform our societies to live in harmony with nature?

Last December, at its ^11th plenary session in Namibia, IPBES adopted the report on the thematic assessment of transformative change. The University of Montpellier, which has been hosting the technical support unit in charge of this assessment since 2022, is organizing a morning of round-table discussions on the conclusions of this report, in the presence of the authors and interdisciplinary researchers from the Montpellier site.

The aim of this morning session will be to present the main scientific findings on the urgent need to transform our societies in response to the biodiversity crisis, on the various strategies proposed, on the roles to be played by each and every one of us (political decision-makers, private players and the general public) in fostering these transformations, and on the knowledge needs linked to research. Although IPBES reports are receiving increasing media coverage, the platform is still little known to the general public (it is sometimes referred to as the "IPCC of biodiversity"), and applications from French experts to take part in thematic assessments are rare. This half-day event will also provide an opportunity to (re)discover the importance of participating in the work of IPBES, the various ways in which you can contribute, and to share feedback on this experience from the authors and the technical support unit.

Program

Biographies