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<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:150%"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">--- Apologies for crossposting ---<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica">REMINDER: 6th Pan-European stakeholder consultation for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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We are pleased to invite you to the <a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=9887f62176&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#007C89">6th Pan-European Stakeholder Consultation (PESC-6) meeting</span></a>! This event will bring together biodiversity stakeholders from Europe and Central Asia in support of IPBES. You can check previous editions <a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=974511ee42&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">here.</span></a> <br>
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The objectives and expected outputs of this PESC-6 meeting are to:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica">Introduce newcomers to IPBES (optional session organised by the Open-ended Stakeholder Network <a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=aad1e22c8f&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">ONet</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica">Discuss collectively the First Order Draft (FOD) of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) assessment and collect comments to be submitted to IPBES as stakeholders’ perspective during the open review
phase.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica">Inform participants on actions taking place at the national and regional level in Europe and Central Asia to engage stakeholders in the IPBES workplan (<a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=9f06c84941&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">ECA
network</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="color:#202020;mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;text-align:justify;line-height:150%;mso-list:l2 level1 lfo1;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%">
<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica">Present an example of a European science-policy interface (<a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=7a88dc7104&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">EKLIPSE</span></a>).<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">Due to the exceptional sanitary circumstances and current travel restrictions related to COVID-19, the event will be organised as a virtual meeting, using the ZOOM Virtual Meeting
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PESC-6 meeting: 5 and 6 October 2020 / 10:00-13:00 CET<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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Full Programme available <a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=4620d9cfe8&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank">
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">Before the PESC-6 meeting starts: Pre-session of information for newcomers, organised by <a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=29eee62f91&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">ONet</span></a> -
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<span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:goldenrod">Deadline for registrations: 2nd October 2020</span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#FFD249"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">Preparation requirements (</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:firebrick">MANDATORY</span></strong><strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">)</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">To participate in the sessions on the FOD of the IAS assessment (see <a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=05ce3bd710&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">scoping
report</span></a>, Annex III, p. 41), we kindly ask you to be registered as a reviewer of this assessment. The FOD of the IAS assessment is a confidential document and can only access by registered reviewers.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">To register as an IPBES external reviewer of the IAS assessment, you need to:</span></strong><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">Make sure you have an <a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=8b7186c727&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">IPBES
website user account</span></a> and that you are be logged in. Please note that the account verification process can take up to 24-48 hours.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">Once you are logged in, register to become an IPBES external reviewer for this assessment report <a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=7c58cca488&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">here</span></a>;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">After registering, you will receive an email (within one business day) providing confidential access to the assessment and the template to use to provide your comments.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">For the full notification, see<a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=14e7890b1c&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89"> here</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">The review period runs from the<strong><span style="font-family:Helvetica"> 31st of August to the 18th of October 2020.</span></strong><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">Please note that, places might be limited for technical reasons, depending on the number of registrations we receive. We will then make a selection to ensure the best representation
possible of stakeholders and countries.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">Contact point: Lise Goudeseune,<a href="mailto: l.goudeseune@biodiversity.be" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89"> l.goudeseune@biodiversity.be</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">A more detailed programme, as well as some guidance and instructions to review of the First Order Draft (FOD) of the Invasive Alien Species (IAS) Assessment will be available
very soon!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">To know more about IPBES, we recommend you to read the <a href="https://naturalsciences.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b3ef4ce3fa088f81f6e61b4cc&id=f3a12fa02d&e=fd62bc22f6" target="_blank"><span style="color:#007C89">introduction
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:Helvetica;color:#202020">This meeting is organised by the European and Central Asia Network of organisations engaging in IPBES, in close collaboration with the IPBES Capacity Building TSU, ONet, the
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