IPBES Seeks Experts for Regional Assessments

Members from the SCB IPBES delegation talk strategy at an IPBES meeting in Bonn, Germany in 2013. SCB has been involved with IPBES since its inception in 2009. 

IPBES (International Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) is calling for nominations for the next round of assessments.

SCB strongly supports the work of this platform. Nominations are particularly welcome from colleagues from SCB’s Africa, Asia, and LACA regions, and from eastern Europe. Experts can be nominated by governments or by stakeholder organisations (e.g., SCB).

Contact your IPBES national focal point to get more information about your national nomination process, and contact Bege Jonsson (chair of SCB’s IPBES committee) if you want more information about being nominated by SCB. Click here for the application form and further instructions. 
 
Nomination of experts for the following deliverables are due on 31 March 2015.  
  1. A regional and subregional assessment for the Americas region, involving up to 100 experts, with a first authors meeting scheduled for 20 -24 July 2015;
  2. A regional and subregional assessment for the Africa region, involving up to 100 experts, with a first authors meeting scheduled 3 -7 August 2015;
  3. A regional and subregional assessment for the Asia and Pacific region, involving up to 100 experts, with a first authors meeting scheduled 17 -21 August 2015;
  4. A regional and subregional assessment for Europe and Central Asia, involving up to 100 experts, with a first authors meeting scheduled 31 August – 4 September 2015.
  5. A thematic assessment of land degradation and restoration, involving an expert group of up to 80 experts, with a first authors meeting scheduled 6 -10 July 2015
  6. The scoping of a global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services, involving up to 20 experts. A scoping meeting is planned for 5 – 7 October 2015.