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First meeting of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-1)
21-26 January 2013 | Bonn, Germany
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Highlights for Monday, 21 January 2013
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The first meeting of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES-1) opened today in Bonn, Germany. The meeting aims to agree on the remaining rules of procedures for the meetings of the platform, consider other rules of procedure, elect Bureau and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel members, and agree on the next steps by which the IPBES work programme can become operational as soon as possible.
In the morning delegates heard opening remarks from Achim Steiner, UNEP, Jürgen Nimptsch, Mayor of the City of Bonn and Ursula Heinen-Esser, German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. Heinen-Esser reiterated Germany's support for the IPBES secretariat. Delegates also accepted nominations for the Bureau from the five UN regions.
In the afternoon, delegates engaged in discussions on the rules of procedure for meetings of the plenary, policy and procedures for the admission of observers and the next steps required for the preparation of the initial work programme. |
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