Formal reports from UN GA committee in early December that formally note and confirm agreements from COP10 of the CBD. One report on UNEP that includes IPBES; the second on CBD.
The UN General Assembly has agreed to the formation of the Intergovernmental Science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) - announced by UNEP. It is said that this will be similar to IPCC, but for biodversity rather than climate. Lot of rather interesting questions to be answered as to remit, approach and governance, but UNEP now moving to organise a first plenary.
IUCN and others have published a report on Global ocean protection : present status and future possibilities - good overview of Marine protected areas, with focus on what will be needed to deliver the target of 10% of the marine environment under the Nagoya commitments.
