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<p>The UK is a signatory to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a global
endeavour to halt biodiversity loss. As a party to the CBD, the UK collaborates in
assessments of biodiversity change, which are published in the Global Biodiversity
Outlook series, the flagship publication of the CBD. As such, the government does
not do its own assessment of the global rate of biodiversity loss, but it does an
assessment of biodiversity loss in this country.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>The
UK is also a member of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services, which in March adopted four regional assessments that evaluate biodiversity
and ecosystems services. These assessments provide vital evidence on which to make
informed decisions balancing the needs of people and nature in four world regions.
In May 2019 the Platform will adopt a new global synthesis of the state of nature
and ecosystems, the first such report since the landmark Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
was published in 2005.</p><p> </p>
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