Update on the Classification of Nature’s Contributions to People by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

This document introduces an annex that focuses on the element called “nature’s benefits to people”. It sets out a classification of those benefits, renamed “nature’s contributions to people” , developed by the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel in collaboration with experts involved in the regional and global assessments and the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) task forces.