14 to 16 Jun 2016
Leipzig
14 Jun. 16
3rd Pan-European IPBES Stakeholder Consultation
A bottom-up contribution of European and Central Asian experts to the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Objectives
1. Informing about current developments in and around IPBES:
- Regional assessment for Europe and Central Asia (ECA assessment)
- IPBES stakeholder engagement & capacity building
2. Delivering contributions to the IPBES process:
- Comments on first order draft of the ECA assessment, to be submitted to IPBES during open review phase (Jun-Jul 2016)
- Identification of relevant capacity-building needs in the region, and possible means and resources to address them
- Strengthening of existing and initiation of new networks, platforms and other structures fostering the engagement in IPBES across ECA region
Addressed audience
- Experts on biodiversity and ecosystem services from Western and Eastern Europe as well as Central Asia
- Experts affiliated to e.g. governmental or administrative bodies of IPBES member states or non-member states, IPBES subsidiary bodies, scientific institutions, non-governmental organisations, or the business sector
Venue
Leipziger KUBUS - The UFZ conference venue
Registration deadline: 30 April 2016
Organising committee & further information
The PESC-3 meeting is organised by the German Network-Forum for Biodiversity Research (NeFo) together with cooperating national biodiversity platforms from other European countries
Contact person: Dr. Elisabeth Marquard, NeFo
More information here
Leaflet available here