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IPBES Honored with 2024 Blue Planet Prize for Advancing Biodiversity Science
The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has been awarded the prestigious 2024 Blue Planet Prize by Japan’s Asahi Glass Foundation. This accolade recognizes IPBES's pivotal role in enhancing the science-policy interface for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of ecosystem services globally. IPBES shares this honor with Robert Costanza, noted for his foundational contributions to ecological economics. The prize, including an award of $500,000, will be presented in Tokyo on October 23, accompanied by a series of events and lectures in Tokyo and Kyoto. This recognition underscores IPBES's significant impact on policy-making and corporate sustainability strategies worldwide.