From h.eggermont at biodiversity.be Thu Jul 16 12:59:10 2020 From: h.eggermont at biodiversity.be (hilde eggermont) Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2020 12:59:10 +0200 Subject: [ECA] Update on IPBES Pan-European Stakeholder Consultations In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Dear Pan-European Stakeholders of IPBES, Dear Colleagues Since 2013, the Europe and Central Asia Network of organisations engaging in IPBES and other relevant organisations have been organizing Pan-European Stakeholder Consultations (i.e. the so-called PESC meetings) aiming to support the engagement of stakeholders in the IPBES Work Programme at regional scale. We were hoping to organize our 6th Pan-European Stakeholder Consultation in Belarus towards the end of the summer, but due to covid-19 we have to postpone such a face-to-face meeting. Together with the IPBES Capacity Building TSU, IUCN and IBN, we have been reflecting on possible ways forward to keep the momentum during these challenging times, and to keep stakeholders engaged in the implementation of the IPBES Work Programme. Herewith, we would like to give you a heads up on upcoming PESC meetings: - *Towards the end of September 2020*, we plan to organize a virtual 6th Pan-European Stakeholder Consultation (PESC-6) focusing on the review of the First Order Draft of the Invasive Alien Species assessment . This meeting will also be a good opportunity to get up to speed regarding the rolling IPBES Work Programme, and to exchange best practices between national platforms/focal points. - *Possibly towards the end of January/early February 2021*, but depending on the trajectory of the covid pandemic, we hope to organize the 7th Pan-European Stakeholder Consultation (PESC-7) in the beautiful Berezinsky Reserve, Belarus. The meeting would focus on the engagement of stakeholders in the review of the Second Order Drafts of the Sustainable Use assessment , and the Values assessment . And of course, it would be a great opportunity to re-connect in person, discuss, exchange best practices and celebrate the good work of IPBES! We will keep you informed on the actual dates. Meanwhile, we wish you a very nice summer. Stay safe & healthy, Best regards, the ECA network www.ipbes.eu *ps - We also recommend you to subcribe to the Open-Ended Network of IPBES Stakeholders, not to miss out on globally-relevant news. You can register* [image: ecanetworklogo.png] -- *Hilde Eggermont*, PhD Coordinator of the Belgian Biodiversity Platform Vice-Chair of the BiodivERsA Partnership IPBES National Focal Point IUCN National Focal Point, and IUCN Councillor Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (OD Nature ) Mobile: (+32) 473-613675; Skype: hildeeggermont; LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/hildeeggermont [image: ?]*Make a difference. Make your diet as plant-based as possible * -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: ecanetworklogo.png Type: image/png Size: 20250 bytes Desc: not available URL: