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9 U.S. Experts and 1 U.S. Young Fellow Chosen for Deliverables

Posted by on Aug 6, 2015 in Featured, News, Nominations, Young Fellows | 0 comments

9 U.S. Experts and 1 U.S. Young Fellow Chosen for Deliverables

The United States is represented by 9 experts and 1 young fellow across three assessments (Africa, Americas, and land degradation and restoration).

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Call for reviewers for Policy Support Tools and Methodologies for scenario analysis and modelling of biodiversity and ecosystem services

Posted by on May 21, 2015 in News | 0 comments

Reviewers are no longer needed for this assessment. The IPBES report on policy support tools and methodologies for scenario analysis and modelling of biodiversity and ecosystem services (Deliverable 3c) is in its second phase of development. A second-order draft and a summary for policy makers is now available for review by governments and experts from May 15 to July 9 2015. IPBES invites governments and prospective expert reviewers with relevant knowledge and/or experience to register to review one or more chapters of the report. After the publication of the report, all names of expert reviewers will be published on the website and acknowledged in the annexes of the report. Experts can download a registration form here. Please send the completed form to the Technical Support Unit of Deliverable3c: tsu-ipbes.scenarios@pbl.nl. Registered experts will then receive login details with which they can download the report. The login details will be shared within two working...

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Call for Young Fellows for Pilot Program

Posted by on May 6, 2015 in News, Nominations, Young Fellows | 0 comments

Call for Young Fellows for Pilot Program

32 pro bono fellowships are being offered to enable young scientists to take part in the work of IPBES. Fellowships are being offered for the four regional and sub-regional assessments and the thematic assessment on land degradation and restoration.

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Call for comments on the guide for assessments, on work on diverse conceptualization of values and on policy support tools and methodologies

Posted by on Feb 27, 2015 in News | 0 comments

IPBES invites comments on the following documents which relate to ongoing work on the guide for assessments (Deliverable 2a), on diverse conceptualizations of values (Deliverable 3d) and on policy support tools and methodologies (Deliverable 4c).

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Call for nominations for regional assessments and global scoping

Posted by on Feb 12, 2015 in News, Nominations | 0 comments

Nominations are no longer being accepted for this call. IPBES needs experts for regional and sub-regional assessments of these regions: Americas, Africa, Asia-Pacific, and Europe and Central Asia. It is also seeking experts to scope a global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services.

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Call for nominations for land degradation and restoration assessment

Posted by on Feb 12, 2015 in News, Nominations | 0 comments

Call for nominations for land degradation and restoration assessment

Nominations are no longer being accepted for this call. This assessment will cover issues such as the causes of land degradation and restoration, their effects on biodiversity and ecosystem functions as well as human well-being, and how to address land degradation and support restoration.

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