<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr"><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.3pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;text-align:justify">Dear colleagues,<br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.3pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.3pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.3pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:small;text-align:start">The <b>Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)</b> has launched a <b>new Call for Experts</b> to be involved in the preparation of:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:2.3pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px;text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:small"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:start;margin-right:2.3pt;margin-bottom:0.0001pt;margin-left:0in;font-size:13px"><span style="font-size:small">+ <b>The Regional Assessments on biodiversity and ecosystem services</b></span></p>There are four regional and subregional assessments i) Americas region, ii) Africa region, iii) Asia and Pacific region, iv) Europe and Central Asia (which will also include work on invasive alien species and sustainable use of biodiversity).<br><br>+ <b>The Thematic assessment of land degradation and restoration</b><br><br>+ <b>The scoping process for the Global assessment on biodiversity and ecosystem services</b><br><br>If you would like to be considered for nomination by the Belgian government to provide your expertise in the first holistic assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem services, please see the attached document. Here, you will find details on the assessments, individual requirements, and application and nomination process. <br><br>The deadline for submitting the IPBES online application form is <b>Wednesday 25 March 2015</b>. However, applicants seeking Belgian government endorsement are required to submit their forms to the IPBES Secretariat by <b>Friday 20 March 2015</b>. This is because it is necessary to sift the applications before the IPBES closing date. Consequently, nominations made after 20 March 2015 will not be reviewed in time by the Belgian panel and will therefore not be accepted. We would encourage you to submit your application sooner if possible, to aid us in our sifting process. For any queries in preparing nominations, the process that will be followed or on the deliverables, please contact Dr. Hilde Eggermont (<a href="mailto:h.eggermont@biodiversity.be" target="_blank">h.eggermont@biodiversity.be</a>) or Dr. Hans Keune (<a href="mailto:hans.keune@inbo.be" target="_blank">hans.keune@inbo.be</a>). To subscribe to our IPBES mailing list, please visit our <a href="http://www.biodiversity.be/ipbes" target="_blank">IPBES-National Focal Point website</a> (tab Stakeholder Registration).<br><br>With very best regards,<br><br>Hilde Eggermont<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br><div><br></div></font></span></div></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><font face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif"><font size="1">Dr. <a href="http://www.ecology.ugent.be/limno/HE.php" target="_blank">Hilde Eggermont</a> </font><font size="1">- OD Nature, <a href="http://www.naturalsciences.be" target="_blank">Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences</a>, Belgium</font></font></div><div style="font-family:arial;font-size:small"><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Scientific coordinator of the <a href="http://www.biodiversity.be/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">Belgian Biodiversity Platform</a> - - </font><font size="1" face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif">Science officer for <a href="http://www.biodiversa.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">BiodivERsA</a> - - <a href="http://www.biodiversity.be/ipbes" target="_blank">IPBES</a> National Focal Point</font></div></div>
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