IPBES global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services – Five direct Drivers

Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history – and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns a landmark new report from the **Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services** (IPBES), the summary of which was approved at the 7th session of the IPBES Plenary, 2019 (29 April – 4 May) in Paris, France.