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Mapping the IPBES Nexus Assessment to the UK Policy Landscape: a preliminary analysis 2026

Abstract

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Nexus Assessment evaluates the important interlinkages between biodiversity, food, health, water and climate change, and highlights a set of 71 “response options” (actions or policies) that provide synergistic benefits across these five nexus elements.

This report provides an assessment of how well a subset of the nexus response options are addressed within key UK and Devolved Government (DG) policies and strategies. Response options relevant to the UK with the greatest cumulative impact across the nexus elements were identified (n = 27). The degree to which these response options were addressed within 31 UK and DG sectoral policies and strategies, as well as the UK and DG ‘Plans for Change’, were then assessed using a Red-Amber-Green (RAG) rating system.

Accompanying the report is an Excel file containing the response option descriptions and RAG-rating assessments.

These resource may not be fully accessible for all users. If you need copies in a different or more accessible format, please contact Communications@jncc.gov.uk.

Resource type Publication

Topic category Environment

Reference date 2026·01·30

Citation
Scott-Marshall, S. & Dorrian-Bak, H. 2026. Mapping the IPBES Nexus Assessment to the UK Policy Landscape: a preliminary analysis. JNCC Report 814, JNCC, Peterborough, ISSN 0963-8091.

Lineage
This report provides an initial assessment of how well the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Nexus Assessment response options are currently embedded in the UK policy landscape

Responsible organisation
Communications, JNCC publisher

Limitations on public access No limitations

Use constraints Available under the Open Government Licence 3.0

Metadata date 2026·01·30

Metadata point of contact
Communications, JNCC

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