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We mourn the loss of an exceptional scientist and one of the most effective and powerful international voices for nature of recent generations, Josef “Sepp” Settele. Sepp was a pillar of IPBES’s success throughout its existence. He was a champion for better-informed policy for people and nature.

12/10/26, 11:58 am43 reposts143 likes

Steffi Lemke

@steffi-lemke.de

🖤 Danke für dieses Foto. So möchte ich Josef in Erinnerung behalten.

IPBES

@ipbes.net

But perhaps his most enduring legacy was the warmth, sincerity, humility, friendliness and generosity with which he treated every person. To Sepp’s family and friends, we share your grief and thank you so much for having shared his life with us. Read the full statement: www.ipbes.net/memoriam/Sepp

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Jasmin Schreiber

@schreibersnaturarium.de

❤️‍🩹

Hollyn Hartlep

@hollynhartlep.bsky.social

It was an honor to have Josef speak at our institute. We are grateful for the important work that he did and for the kindness he showed to us. My thoughts are with his family, friends, and loved ones.

Ramesh Kathariya

@ramesh-kathariya.bsky.social

I was deeply saddened to read email from the IPBES secretariat, yesterday. May the departed soul rest in the peace of heaven.