In light of our previous updates, we would like to bring your
attention to the following activities and opportunities for
involvement with the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (<http://www.ipbes.net/>IPBES) in
the next five years.
On 2 April 2014, IPBES issued the second
<http://ipbes.net/component/docman/doc_download/1518-second-call-for-nominations-of-experts.html?Itemid=159>call
for nominations of experts through IPBES member governments and other
relevant stakeholders to help implementing its first
<http://iucn.org/about/work/programmes/global_policy/gpu_our_work/ipbes/?14276/ipbes-programme-adopted>work
programme 2014-2018. It is highly relevant to your work and the
<http://www.iucn.org/what/global_programme/>IUCN Programme, building
on the Resolutions on IPBES itself
(<https://portals.iucn.org/docs/iucnpolicy/2012-resolutions/en/WCC-2012-Res-117-EN%20Operationalization%20of%20IPBES.pdf>WCC-2012-Res-117)
and on IUCN's role in the Platform
(<https://portals.iucn.org/docs/iucnpolicy/2012-resolutions/en/WCC-2012-Res-118-EN%20A%20significant%20role%20for%20IUCN%20in%20IPBES.pdf>WCC-2012-Res-118)
adopted at the 2012 IUCN World Conservation Congress.
The nominations are open for participation in the following expert groups to:
-->scope a set of regional and sub-regional assessments for a)
Africa, b) Asia and Pacific, c) the Americas and the Caribbean, d)
Europe and Central Asia, and e) Antarctica;
-->scope a thematic assessment of land degradation and restoration.
Nominations of experts to contribute to the above opportunities
should be made online, through the
<http://www.ipbes.net/applicationform.html>dedicated web portal, and
submitted along with the nominee's Curriculum Vitae by 8 June 2014 at
the very latest. Self-nominations cannot be accepted. We encourage
you to submit nominations well in advance of the deadline. Please
also note that late nominations will not be considered.
IUCN encourages its Members and Commission members to seek such
nominations through IPBES member governments. The current list of 118
IPBES-member governments and national focal points can be found
<http://ipbes.net/about-ipbes/members-of-the-platform.html>here.
For further details and the application process, please consult the
detailed letter from the IPBES Chair
<http://ipbes.net/component/docman/doc_download/1518-second-call-for-nominations-of-experts.html?Itemid=159>here
or visit the <http://www.ipbes.net/>IPBES official website.
A subsequent call for nominations for experts to contribute to other
work programme deliverables (including invasive alien species and the
sustainable use of biodiversity) will be circulated by the IPBES
Secretariat later this year.
Additional information
Information on IPBES and IUCN's involvement in IPBES is regularly
updated on <http://www.iucn.org/ipbes>our website (mostly in English,
but with some content in French and Spanish).
You are also warmly encouraged to share your thoughts, experiences
and opinions on the e-mail based IPBES Engagement Forum, aimed at
advancing the involvement of scientists, conservation organizations,
businesses and other civil society actors in IPBES. For more
information on the Forum, please
<http://iucn.org/about/work/programmes/global_policy/gpu_our_work/ipbes/forum.cfm>click
here.
Best regards,
IUCN Science and Knowledge Unit
