We're often asked: 馃挰How do you say 'IPBES'? Pro tip: not I.P.B.E.S. or I.P.-BES - we suggest standard English phonetical pronunciation 馃憞 So IP as in "hip" + BES like "best"猸愶笍 Even then, different ppl say it slightly differently - @IPBES diversity! #ThanksforTalkingAboutUs!

How to pronounce IPBES?

Mar 10, 2021 路 2:09 PM UTC

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Replying to @IPBES @UNBiodiversity
1/6 What follows is only for those who enjoy obscure #WordNerd factoids: "IPBES" could be an initialism (possibly pronounced as letters - like FBI, IPCC etc) or an acronym (pronounced as a word rather than by letter - like OPEC, NASA etc.) There is NO universal rule...
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Works well for a Swedish tongue!
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A point for diversity! At CREAF we have identified several variants of how we pronounce IPBES as well 馃槉
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