Assessment Report on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services in Europe and Central Asia: A Primer

Parts of Europe and Central Asia – an enormous region stretching from Iceland to Russia’s far east — are so developed and densely populated that much of their native biodiversity has been lost. Yet some of these States lead the world in policies that promote conservation and restoration, recognizing the fundamental links between biodiversity, nature’s contributions to people and human well-being.

Growing human-induced challenges and opportunities for people across the region are the focus of a major new scientific assessment report, one of five being prepared by inclusive teams of leading international experts working with the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).