~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ESA Nominations for Two IPBES Assessments ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES, www.ipbes.net) is an independent intergovernmental body dedicated to improving the use of science in decision-making at all policy levels. The Ecological Society of America (ESA) is assisting the U.S. government in identifying U.S. experts and fellows (early career scientists) for two important IPBES assessments: * Methodological Assessment Regarding the Diverse Conceptualization of Multiple Values of Nature and Its Benefits. This assessment will assess: (a) the diverse conceptualization of values of nature and its benefits, including biodiversity and ecosystem services; (b) diverse valuation methodologies and approaches; (c) different approaches that acknowledge, bridge and integrate the diverse values and valuation methodologies for policy and decision-making support; and (d) knowledge and data gaps and uncertainties. The first authors meeting will be on September 17-21, 2018 at a venue to be determined. * Thematic Assessment of Sustainable Use of Wild Species. This assessment will consider various approaches to the enhancement of the sustainability of the use of wild species of all organisms within the ecosystems that they inhabit and to strengthen related practices, measures, capacities and tools for their conservation through such use. The first authors meeting will be on September 24-28, 2018 at a venue to be determined. Experts and fellows should have expertise in natural science, social science or the humanities, policy, and/or indigenous and local knowledge systems to participate. DEADLINE FOR ESA NOMINATIONS: May 18, 2018 - Experts May 25th, 2018 - IPBES Fellowship To learn more and apply, visit esa.org/ipbes/natureandwildspecies. Thank you for your interest and support for this important international effort! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
