From ipbes-stakeholder at bebif.be Tue Aug 6 11:18:06 2019 From: ipbes-stakeholder at bebif.be (Belgian IPBES Stakeholder Group registration) Date: Tue, 6 Aug 2019 11:18:06 +0200 Subject: [Ipbes-stakeholder] IPBES Values Assessment: Review of the first order draft (until 22 September) Message-ID: Dear Belgian IPBES Stakeholder, Colleague We are pleased to announce the start of the *external review* for the first order drafts of the chapters of the *IPBES methodological assessment regarding the diverse conceptualisation of multiple values of nature and its contributions*, including biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services (i.e. the so-called IPBES values assessment ). The period for this first external review of the values assessment runs *from 29 July until 22 September 2019.* This assessment builds on previous work done by IPBES and other initiatives in connection to values and valuation of nature and its contributions to people. The values assessment aspires to provide the most robust knowledge available to date on the role of values and valuation to understanding the past, present and possible futures in connection to decision-making, including policy making. The assessment aims to become a tool to increase the quality of decision-making related to nature and its contributions to people and provides an overview of the theories, methods, and current evidence regarding values and valuation. It seeks to become a key outcome to improve decision-making across contexts and scales. One of the most important phases in the IPBES assessment process is the external review by interested and qualified experts, including scientists, decision makers, practitioners and other knowledge holders. The widest-possible participation and most diverse engagement of experts in this first external review is vital to ensure the scientific quality and policy relevance of this assessment. If you would like to *participate as an expert reviewer for one or more chapters*, please follow these steps: 1) Register as user of the IPBES website (https://www.ipbes.net/user/register) if you have not already done so; 2) Apply to become an IPBES external reviewer for individual chapters of the values assessment at https://www.ipbes.net/registration-values-fod (this will only work when logged in first as IPBES website user); 3) Once registered, you will immediately receive an email providing confidential access to the draft chapters and will be requested to submit your comments in English using a template that is available on the same webpage (you'll also find it attached to this email) *Template should be sent to the Technical Support Unit (ipbestsuvalues at iies.unam.mx ) by 22 September. In addition - we warmly welcome you to also share your comments with the Belgian IPBES National Focal Point (h.eggermont at biodiversity.be ) so that we can also consider your valuable input in our Government Review. Please do so by 15 September, to allow for internal validation.* *We also plan to organize a Workshop early September, specifically dedicated to the review of this assessment. More information will follow soon.* Thank you again for your participation and assistance in strengthening the IPBES assessments through this external review, Best regards - Hilde Eggermont www.biodiversity.be/ipbes [image: BelgianNFPlogoiPBESLOGOEDS.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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: BelgianNFPlogoiPBESLOGOEDS.png Type: image/png Size: 12453 bytes Desc: not available URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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Additional information: the application form includes a section titled ?Details of Government/Organisation supporting your nomination?, into which you must enter the following details for your application to be considered for support by the Belgian government: Type of nomination body: Government Position of contact person: Belgian IPBES National Focal Point Full name (nominator): Dr Hilde Eggermont E-mail (nominator): h.eggermont at biodiversity.be Phone number (nominator): +32-473 613675 *Application deadline is 15 October 2019*. For any queries in preparing nominations or on the process that will be followed, please contact h.eggermont at biodiversity.be or visit our IPBES-National Focal Point website . Feel free to circulate this message within your networks, Best regards, Hilde Eggermont [image: BelgianNFPlogoiPBESLOGOEDS.png] ---------- Forwarded message --------- Van: IPBES secretariat Date: ma 5 aug. 2019 om 18:08 Subject: Call for nominations of experts to assist with the scoping of the Nexus Assessment To: Hilde Eggermont View this email in your browser 5 August 2019 *NOTIFICATION Call for nominations of experts to assist with the scoping of a thematic assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health * *EM/2019/14* (Click here to read this notification in: ???? / espa?ol / fran?ais / ??????? / ?? ) Dear IPBES members, observers and other interested stakeholders, The IPBES Plenary, at its seventh session held in Paris from 29 April to 4 May 2019, adopted ?the rolling work programme of IPBES up to 2030? (set out in annex I to decision IPBES-7/1), which includes, under its first objective, *a thematic assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health. * This assessment will use a nexus approach to examine the strong interlinkages among the Sustainable Development Goals related to food and water security, health for all, protecting biodiversity on land and in the oceans and combating climate change, among others. Interlinkages take various forms, including synergies, co-benefits and trade-offs. The challenge is to achieve good health for all with food and water security, including through the enhanced use of biodiversity, without adversely impacting biodiversity, water quality or climate and in the context of global change, including climate change. Addressing the nature of the interlinkages between biodiversity and other relevant issues reflected in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development may advance the understanding of biodiversity-related impacts, dependencies, synergies and trade-offs across the Sustainable Development Goals and of options for integrated and cross-sectoral approaches to achieving this Agenda. *The Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (MEP) invites Governments and other stakeholders to nominate experts to assist with the scoping of this assessment. * The scoping process will be conducted in line with the procedures for IPBES deliverables set out in decision IPBES-3/3, annex I (available here ) and based on the initial scoping report for this assessment set out in section I of appendix II to document IPBES/7/6 (available here ). *Importantly, nominated experts should have expertise in one or more disciplines within natural science, social science or humanities, or in indigenous and local knowledge systems, or be policy experts or practitioners.* We strongly encourage nominations of experts to reflect this broad range of expertise and encourage nominations of experts with inter- and multi-disciplinary expertise. We would like to stress that expertise beyond the natural sciences is essential given the fact that this assessment would identify and assess the full range of multi-sectoral response options. IPBES is seeking, in particular, experts, practitioners or policy experts knowledgeable on interlinkages between: biodiversity and agriculture/food, aquaculture, animal production and nutrition; biodiversity and human physical and mental health and infectious diseases; biodiversity and water quality; biodiversity and climate mitigation and adaptation; and experts knowledgeable on multiple interactions among these issues. *All nominated experts (Nominees) need to be available to attend the scoping meeting that is part of the scoping process, *tentatively scheduled for 24-27 March 2020. All Governments and relevant organizations or institutions are encouraged to submit nominations. Organizations or institutions wishing to nominate are not required to have the status of an observer to the Plenary of IPBES to make a nomination. Please help us to disseminate this call for nominations of experts widely. Please follow this procedure for nomination: - Nominees are invited to fill out the application form and attach their curriculum vitae, through the dedicated web portal at https://www.ipbes.net/application-form-experts-assist-scoping-ipbes-nexus-assessment . (To access this page, you will need to log in with your IPBES web site login credentials or Nominees not yet registered on the IPBES web site will need to do so by clicking on "Create new account".) *Please note that the nomination form is in English only and applications should be submitted in English, as the assessment process will be conducted in English.* - The nominating Government or organization (Nominator) indicated by the Nominee will receive an email with a link to the nomination form and will be invited to approve and submit the nominations in the web portal. - Nominators and Nominees will receive a confirmation via email once the nomination has been duly submitted. Interested experts wishing to be nominated by a Government are encouraged to contact their IPBES National Focal Point ( https://www.ipbes.net/national-focal-points ) regarding any country-specific processes or deadlines and are requested to fill out their application form by *15 October 2019*. Nominators (Governments or organizations) should approve the applications and submit their nominations by *29 October 2019*. Early nominations ahead of the deadline are encouraged. Please note also the parallel call for nominations of experts to assist with the* scoping of a thematic assessment of transformative change*, available here . I thank you in advance for your nominations and for your continued support of IPBES. Yours sincerely, *Dr Anne Larigauderie* Executive Secretary Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services *Copyright ? 2019 Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to the IPBES mailing list or you are a focal point, bureau, MEP, expert, stakeholder or secretariat member *Our mailing address is:* Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) UN Campus Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 Bonn 53113 Germany unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences [image: Facebook] [image: Twitter] [image: Instagram] [image: YouTube] [image: LinkedIn] [image: Website] -- *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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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More details are provided in the letter from the IPBES Secretariat, copied below. *Additional information for interested experts*: the application form includes a section titled ?Details of Government/Organisation supporting your nomination?, into which you must enter the following details for your application to be considered for support by the Belgian government: Type of nomination body: Government Position of contact person: Belgian IPBES National Focal Point Full name (nominator): Dr Hilde Eggermont E-mail (nominator): h.eggermont at biodiversity.be Phone number (nominator): +32-473 613675 *Application deadline is 15 October 2019*. For any queries in preparing nominations or on the process that will be followed, please contact h.eggermont at biodiversity.be or visit our IPBES-National Focal Point website . Feel free to circulate this message within your networks, Best regards, Hilde Eggermont [image: BelgianNFPlogoiPBESLOGOEDS.png] ---------- Forwarded message --------- Van: IPBES secretariat Date: ma 5 aug. 2019 om 18:32 Subject: Call for nominations of experts to assist with the scoping of the Transformative Change Assessment To: Hilde Eggermont View this email in your browser 5 August 2019 *NOTIFICATION* *Call for nominations of experts to assist with the scoping of a thematic assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss and the determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity (?the assessment on transformative change?)**. * *EM/2019/15* (Click here to read this notification in: ???? / espa?ol / fran?ais / ??????? / ?? ) Dear IPBES members, observers and other interested stakeholders, The IPBES Plenary, at its seventh session held in Paris from 29 April to 4 May 2019, adopted ?the rolling work programme of IPBES up to 2030? (set out in annex I to decision IPBES-7/1), which includes, under its first objective, *a thematic assessment of the underlying causes of biodiversity loss and the determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity. * This assessment is aimed at understanding and identifying factors in human society at both the individual and collective levels, including behavioural, social, cultural, economic, institutional, technical and technological dimensions, that can be leveraged to bring about transformative change for the conservation, restoration and wise use of biodiversity, while taking into account broader social and economic goals in the context of sustainable development. It explores the drivers of and motives behind broad societal changes and transitions to inform the design of relevant policies, communication and engagement campaigns and other actions. *The Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (MEP) invites Governments and other stakeholders to nominate relevant experts to assist with the scoping of this assessment. * The scoping process will be conducted in line with the procedures for IPBES deliverables set out in decision IPBES-3/3, annex I (available here ) and based on the initial scoping reports for the assessments set out in section III of appendix II to document IPBES/7/6 (available here ). *Importantly, nominated experts should have expertise in one or more disciplines within natural science, social science or humanities, or in indigenous and local knowledge systems, or be policy experts and practitioners*. We strongly encourage nominations to reflect this broad range of expertise and encourage nominations of experts with inter- and multi-disciplinary expertise. We would like to stress that expertise beyond the natural sciences is essential for this assessment. IPBES is seeking, in particular, experts, practitioners or policy experts with a background and experience in social sciences (e.g. behavioural economics, political ecology, development studies), in socioecological integrative approaches (e.g. global change research), in the humanities (e.g. cultural ecological research), in psychology and behavioral sciences, in biophysical sciences (e.g. conservation biology, ecology, climate science), in applied sciences and technology (e.g. forestry, agro-ecology, conservation agriculture) and environmental management. *All nominated experts (Nominees) need to be available to attend the scoping meeting that is part of the scoping process, *tentatively scheduled as follows: 21-24 April 2020. All Governments and relevant organizations or institutions are encouraged to submit nominations. Organizations or institutions wishing to nominate are not required to have the status of an observer to the Plenary of IPBES to make a nomination. Please help us to disseminate this call for nominations of experts widely. Please follow this procedure for nomination: - Nominees are invited to fill out the application form and attach their curriculum vitae, through the dedicated web portal at https://www.ipbes.net/application-form-experts-assist-scoping-transformative-change-assessment . (To access this page, you will need to log in with your IPBES web site login credentials or Nominees not yet registered on the IPBES web site will need to do so by clicking on "Create new account".) *Please note that the nomination form is in English only and applications should be submitted in English, as the assessment process will be conducted in English.* - The nominating Government or organization (Nominator) indicated by the Nominee will receive an email with a link to the nomination form and will be invited to approve and submit the nominations in the web portal. - Nominators and Nominees will receive a confirmation via email once the nomination has been duly submitted. Interested experts wishing to be nominated by a Government are encouraged to contact their IPBES National Focal Point ( https://www.ipbes.net/national-focal-points ) regarding any country-specific processes or deadlines and are requested to fill out their application form by *15 October 2019*. Nominators (Governments or organizations) should approve the applications and submit their nominations by *29 October 2019*. Early nominations ahead of the deadline are encouraged. Please note also the parallel call for nominations of experts to assist with the scoping of a thematic assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health, available here . I thank you in advance for your nominations and your continued support to IPBES. Yours sincerely, *Dr Anne Larigauderie* Executive Secretary Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services *Copyright ? 2019 Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), All rights reserved.* You are receiving this email because you have subscribed to the IPBES mailing list or you are a focal point, bureau, MEP, expert, stakeholder or secretariat member *Our mailing address is:* Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) UN Campus Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 Bonn 53113 Germany unsubscribe from this list update subscription preferences [image: Facebook] [image: Twitter] [image: LinkedIn] [image: YouTube] [image: Instagram] [image: Website] -- *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 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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