REMINDER: Online dialogue meetings for national focal points on the nomination of experts and fellows for the business and biodiversity assessment
Dear IPBES members,
With reference to the notification EM/2022/35, I would like to remind you of the invitation to participate in the online dialogue meetings for national focal points and other Government representatives on the nomination of experts and fellows for the business and biodiversity assessment on 4 October 2022 (EM/2022/31 and EM/2022/32).
You will recall that the IPBES Plenary, at its 9th session in decision IPBES-9/1 approved the undertaking of a methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people (business and biodiversity assessment) as outlined in the scoping report for the assessment.
This dialogue meeting aims to facilitate and strengthen engagement by Governments in the nomination of experts and fellows for the business and biodiversity assessment. This will be done through sessions aimed at informing national focal points and other Government representatives on the nomination process and expertise relevant to the assessment, and sessions aimed at sharing experience on national nomination processes in previous and/or ongoing assessments.
National focal points and other Government representatives are invited to register for the meeting on this link: https://ipbes-net.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0ld-uhrDgqH9HG7_VInda-TQxoOEe0E99A.
To accommodate for different time zones, participants may choose to attend one of the following sessions. Interpretation will be provided as indicated.
Tuesday 4 October: 09:00-11:00 CEST (with English – Chinese, Russian, Arabic and French interpretation)
Tuesday 4 October: 16:00-18:00 CEST (with English – Spanish interpretation)
Tentative agenda:
Dialogue meeting with IPBES national focal points and other Government representatives
Zoom opens 20 minutes before meeting
Welcome
Introduction to the IPBES business and biodiversity assessment – scoping report approved by the Plenary at IPBES 9
Q&A
Introduction to the call for nominations of experts and fellows – expertise required
Q&A
Sharing experiences on national nomination processes and how to reach out to potential contributors to the business and biodiversity assessment
Q&A
Overview of previous nomination processes
Presentation of the application and nomination webforms
Q&A
Next steps – Timeline
Q&A
Technical questions related to how to submit nominations in the webform
For any questions concerning the meetings, please contact the technical support unit on capacity-building at tsu.capacitybuilding@ipbes.net.
I thank you for your continued support to IPBES.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Anne Larigauderie | Executive Secretary
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
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