📋 Tender Overview
The Transformative Change Report analyses the root causes of biodiversity loss and nature degradation, as well as the drivers and opportunities for introducing such changes.
The report finds that current dominant views, structures and practices maintain and reinforce the root causes of biodiversity and nature loss. It defines transformative change as the fundamental systemic shifts in these three directions that are necessary to achieve the 2050 Biodiversity Vision adopted under the Convention on Biological Diversity, and identifies key drivers of transformation and barriers to achieving the goals.
The document identifies five strategic options for promoting, accelerating and sustaining transformative change that leads to a sustainable world, and outlines the steps needed to realize global visions of transformation where all actors have the potential to have a positive impact. The report, which took more than a hundred leading experts from 42 countries and all regions of the world to prepare over three years, explains what transformative change is, how it occurs, and how it can be used to achieve a more equitable and sustainable world.
The Interconnection Report was published alongside the Transformational Change Report , which places the biodiversity crisis in a broader global perspective of the interplay of five drivers: biodiversity, food, water, health and climate change.
The report reveals the deep interrelationships between the drivers of the nexus and highlights that attempts to address these issues in isolation are ineffective and can even be counterproductive, as they fail to take into account the complexity of all drivers, leading to conflicting objectives and inconsistent governance. The report highlights the importance of addressing indirect socio-economic drivers, such as overuse of natural resources and population growth, which exacerbate existing challenges. The document warns, among other things, that implementing a 'business as usual' scenario will lead to poor results for all five drivers of the nexus, and that addressing just one and neglecting the others will also result in unsatisfactory results. The document is the result of three years of work by 165 leading international experts from 57 countries and all regions of the world.
The reports present possible pathways for managing the biodiversity crisis, taking into account the main drivers of the planetary crisis (e.g. restoring carbon-rich ecosystems, managing biodiversity to reduce disease risk, supporting local food systems, etc.). Such options support the simultaneous achievement of the goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change.
Slovenia has observer status in IPBES, but has already contributed to the work of IPBES in the past . Slovenian expert Dr. Jerneja Penca from the Koper Science and Research Center also participated in the preparation of the aforementioned reports.
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Spatial Planning supports inclusive and adaptive approaches to managing global environmental and socio-economic crises, including the biodiversity crisis. These documents guide us on how, in collaboration with partners, we can achieve a just and sustainable future for all.
