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| Achim Steiner, Executive Director, UNEP, said the knowledge for biodiversity is far richer today than for climate change 20 years ago, and that this enormous amount of available science needs to be channeled to empower decision makers. |
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| Hamid Zakri, United Nations University, highlighted the role of the sub-global assessments in assisting an IPBES. |
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| Heather Mackay, Ramsar Convention |
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| Fernando Coimbra, Brazil, asked for a presentation on the functioning and governance structure of the IPCC. |
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| Geoff Hicks, New Zealand, expressed its support for any initiative that allows evidence-based findings. |
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| Christine Dawson (US) (right) with other members of the US delegation. |
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| The UK delegation during the morning's proceedings. |
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| Lars Berg, EU, highlighted the role of an IPBES in creating a common knowledge platform. |
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| Moustafa Fouda, Egypt, called for an IPBES to assist in capacity building of community-based natural resource management. |
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| John Matuszak, US, underscored that environmental impact assessments need to include baseline information. |
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| Laurent Chazee, Tour du Valat Research Centre for the Conservation of Wetlands, said an important function of an IPBES should be to assess the usefulness of knowledge and information. |
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| Henry Aryamanya-Mugisha, Uganda, called for supporting a long-term knowledge base at the national and sub-regional level. |
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IPBES Resources
 IPBES II website
IPBES II documents
Twenty-fifth session of the UNEP Governing Council and Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-25/GMEF)
IPBES I website
IPBES I documents
IPBES Concept Note ePeer Review
November 2008 Press Release
IISD RS resources
IISD RS coverage of GC-25/GMEF, 16-20 February 2009, Nairobi, Kenya
IISD RS coverage of IPBES I, 10-12 November 2008, Putrajaya, Malaysia
IISD RS Summary Report of the Final International Steering Committee of the Consultative Process Towards an International Mechanism of Scientific Expertise on Biodiversity (IMoSEB), 15-17 November 2007, Montpellier, France (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF) (Spanish: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the South American Regional IMoSEB Consultation, 2-3 October 2007, Bariloche, Argentina
IISD RS Summary Report of the Asian Regional IMoSEB Consultation, 24-25 September 2007, Beijing, China (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary Report of the European Regional IMoSEB Consultation, 26-26 April 2007, Geneva, Switzerland (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS Summary Report of the African Regional IMoSEB Consultation, 1-3 March 2007, Yaoundé, Cameroon (English: HTML - PDF) (French: HTML - PDF)
IISD RS coverage of the North American Regional IMoSEB Consultation, 30-31 January 2007, Montréal, Canada
IISD RS coverage of the International Scientific Conference “Biodiversity: Science and Governance,” 24-28 January 2005, Paris, France
IISD RS archives on biodiversity and wildlife
Linkages Update - Bi-weekly international environment and sustainable development news
MEA Bulletin - Newsletter on key MEAs and their secretariats
Climate Change Policy & Practice - News and information on the actions of international organizations in responding to the problem of global climate change
African Regional Coverage |
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Second Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-stakeholder Meeting on an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Interface on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
