Spain contributes to including natural values ​​and the sustainable use

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IPBES is an independent intergovernmental body created in 2012 with the objective of assessing the state of biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity. The evaluation of the diverse values ​​and valuation of nature, adopted in this plenary session, has been co-chaired by Unai Pascual, professor at the Basque Center for Climate Change (BC3), María de Maeztu Spanish center of excellence in research focused on the generation of multidisciplinary knowledge to promote sustainable development According to the conclusions of the evaluation on the sustainable use of wild species, society uses about 50,000 wild species, of which more than 10,000 are used directly as human food.

Mitec The Ministry for the Ecological Transition Montserrat Email List and the Demographic Challenge, representing the Government of Spain, has participated in the IX plenary meeting of the Intergovernmental Scientific-Policy Platform on Biological Diversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), held in Bonn (Germany) between July 3 and 9. IPBES is an independent intergovernmental body created in 2012 with the objective of assessing the state of biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity.



Among the main conclusions reached by the Platform, the scientific evidence of the relationship between the global crisis of biodiversity loss and the way in which society values ​​and considers biodiversity in political and economic decision-making stands out. Therefore, the report highlights the importance of integrating the consideration of the values ​​of nature, in all its diversity and not just the market, as a key element to improve decision-making on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. In this way, during the meeting an evaluation of the diverse values ​​and valuation of nature was approved, which delves into the methods and approaches available to introduce the values ​​of nature in decision-making, providing a conceptual framework for this.