Transformative change for a just and sustainable world encompasses fundamental, system-wide shifts in views (ways of thinking, knowing, and seeing), structures (ways of organizing, regulating, and governing), and practices (ways of doing, behaving, and relating) to address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss and nature’s decline. The recently approved Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework recognizes the importance of transformative change to achieve the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity in aiming “to catalyze, enable and galvanize urgent and transformative action” by all. The recently completed IPBES Transformative Change Assessment aims to inform the implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework. It was prepared by an interdisciplinary group of ~100 scientists and holders of Indigenous and local knowledge. They worked for over 3 years, critically assessing ~7,000 publications and drawing on the expertise of an additional 200 contributing authors. Analysis of 881 shared positive visions of desirable futures and ~400 real-world case studies provided both aspirational and empirical insights into transformative change. The Report was approved by the 11th session of the Plenary of IPBES in December 2024.
Transformative Change to Address Biodiversity Loss is Urgent and Possible
Year: 2025
