Top global platform on biodiversity and its benefits established
After several years of international negotiations, the final operational design of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) was agreed upon during the held in Panama City, Panama, from 16-21 April 2012.
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鈥淏iodiversity won!鈥 says听Professor Sir Robert Watson,听Chair of the meeting,听Chief Scientific Advisor to the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). 鈥淥ver 90 governments successfully established the science-policy interface for all countries. Biodiversity and ecosystem services are essential for human wellbeing. This platform will generate the knowledge and build the capacity to protect them for this and future generations.鈥
aims to tackle the accelerating worldwide loss of biodiversity and degradation of ecosystem services by bridging the gap between science and policy-makers.
香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, due to its extensive experience with science, knowledge and policy tools on biodiversity and ecosystem services, and its nature as a multi-stakeholder union bringing together over 1,200 government and non-government and engaging 12,000 scientists in a unique knowledge network of , has a lot to offer to IPBES. Having for the establishment of IPBES since 2008, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 is ready, willing, and able to .
鈥淲e are delighted that IPBES is now officially established after some difficult negotiations,鈥 says Dr Cyriaque Sendashonga, Head of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Delegation in Panama, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Global Director of Programme and Policy Group. 鈥溝愀哿喜士苯峁殖≈辈 also welcomes the establishment of the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel as one of the subsidiary bodies of IPBES, and we look forward to further engaging in the ongoing development of the IPBES programme of work.鈥
Dr Jane Smart, Member of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Delegation in Panama, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Global Director of Biodiversity Conservation Group underlines that 鈥渋t is really important to build on existing knowledge. Many of the stakeholders, including 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播, have built up a wealth of data over several decades which we would be very pleased to make available to this new science-policy platform. Such information comes from a diverse range of social and biophysical scientific communities.鈥
Dr Sendashonga adds: 鈥淒uring the discussions last week, it became apparent that there is a real need to increase understanding of how the wealth of existing data sets, knowledge products and information can be interpreted and used, especially to support the development of appropriate policy responses. 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 therefore takes this opportunity to further commit to exploring improved forms of communication, outreach and capacity support that will enable IPBES and its member governments to make the best use of the .鈥
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