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Follow-up of resolutions related to IPBES: WCC-2012-Res-117 WCC-2012-Res-118 Flore Lafaye de Micheaux, IPBES Programme officer, Science and Knowledge Unit

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• Independent body set up in 2012 • Objective: strengthen knowledge

foundations for better policy through science

• 4 main functions: producing scientific assessments, triggering new knowledge, supporting policy capacity-building

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IPBES products

2016

2018 IPBES global

assessment of biodiversity and

ecosystem services

S. Diaz, J. Settele, E. Brondizio, co-chairs

2019

Source: IPBES Secretariat

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Formal processes for IPBES assessments

Rigorous rules of procedures for IPBES assessment process: the reports are ‘requested and accepted’ by the Platform members

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IPBES Global Assessment May 2019

What’s new? • Interdisciplinary

approach, Indigenous and Local Knowledge

• High media coverage

• Political visibility in G7 meetings Source: IISD, Paris 7th IPBES Plenary, April 2019

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IUCN-IPBES STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

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Why IUCN and IPBES are complementary?

IPBES

130 Member States

Recent institution (7 years)

IUCN 213 States and government agencies +1100 NGOs including indigenous peoples’ organisations 70-year old institution Ability to convene a diversity of membership

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‘A significant role for IUCN in IPBES’

Jeju resolutions in 2012: Res. 117 ‘Operationalization of the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)’

Res. 118 ‘A significant role for IUCN in the Intergovernmental science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)’

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IUCN-IPBES strategic partnership

• MOU signed in 2016 with a supplemental agreement dedicated to Stakeholder engagement

• 3 main outcomes: expertise provided by IUCN, sharing of data (RedList, KBA, heritage sites), stakeholder engagement

• Supported by France-IUCN partnership

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Source: Summary for Policy-Makers, Assessment report on Pollinators, Pollination and Food production, p9, IPBES , 2016.

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Source: Summary for Policy-Makers, Global assessment report, p14, unedited, 6 May 2019

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IUCN contributions for Stakeholder engagement

• IPBES Stakeholder engagement

strategy • Stakeholder Day prior to Plenaries • Open-ended network of IPBES

Stakeholders (ONet): structuration and activities

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Towards a multilevel partnership?

• To increase IUCN contributions to IPBES processes at regional, national and sub-national levels: expertise for and review of IPBES products, support to IPBES national platforms, dissemination of assessment findings among various stakeholder groups

• To build on IPBES outcomes to support IUCN’s activities

• A role for regions and IUCN members

DIRECT DRIVERS

Terrestrial

Freshwater

Marine

Underpinning the proximate causes of deterioration in nature are the root causes, or indirect drivers of change.

SOCIAL

VALUES

Options for the futures we want

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[SIMPLIFIED AICHI TABLE]

Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets (each symbol represents an element of the targets)

Progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (each symbol represents a target with close

relation to Nature)