DEADLINE: April 25
Biodiversity and the ecosystem services it provides are disappearing at
unprecedented rates. Around the world, policymakers are making decisions
that affect biodiversity but they lack the scientific knowledge
necessary to understand the consequences at local, regional, and global
scales. The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services (IPBES; www.ipbes.net) is an independent intergovernmental body
dedicated to bridging this knowledge gap to improve the use of science
in decision making at all policy levels.
IPBES is currently seeking both early career and established experts in
natural science, social science, policy, and/or indigenous and local
knowledge systems.
The Ecological Society of America is assisting the U.S. government in
identifying U.S. experts to serve on the following deliverables:
(1) A Global Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. The
meeting will be held on August 15-19, 2016 in Bonn, Germany. Both early
career and established experts are needed. This assessment will provide
valuable information to help achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable
Development Goals and Convention on Biological Diversity’s Aichi
Biodiversity Targets for 2020 and beyond.
(2) A workshop to scope the thematic assessment of the Sustainable Use
of Biodiversity. The meeting will be held on August 2-4, 2016, Bonn,
Germany. Only experts are needed. According to the draft scoping
document, “Human use of wild species is a dominant driver of changes in
biodiversity, with implications for the benefits of nature to people and
quality of life.” This assessment will assess approaches to enhancing
the sustainable use of wild species. Such uses include food and
medicine, raw materials and energy supplies, and ornamental materials.
The assessment will take an integrative approach, recognizing the
inseparable unity of nature and human culture.
To learn more and apply, visit: http://esa.org/ipbes/globalbio/
