19 July
2021
EM/2021/17
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Call for nominations of experts to
participate in the thematic assessment of the
interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food
and health (nexus assessment)
and the thematic assessment of the
underlying causes of biodiversity loss and the
determinants of transformative change and
options for achieving the 2050 Vision for
Biodiversity (transformative change
assessment)
Dear IPBES
members, observers and other interested
stakeholders, The
Plenary, at its eighth session, held online from
14 to 24 June 2021, approved the undertaking of
the following two assessments, for consideration
by the Plenary at IPBES 11 (decision
IPBES-8/1):
- The
thematic assessment of the interlinkages among
biodiversity, water, food and health (nexus
assessment), as outlined in the scoping
report set out in annex I to
the decision (available here); and
- The
thematic assessment of the underlying causes of
biodiversity loss and the determinants of
transformative change and options for achieving
the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity (transformative
change assessment), as outlined in the scoping
report set out in annex II to the decision
(available here).
In
line with the agreed procedures for the
preparation of IPBES deliverables, the
Multidisciplinary Expert Panel herewith invites
Governments and other relevant stakeholders
to nominate experts to
participate in the nexus and
transformative change
assessments.
All Governments and
relevant organizations or institutions are
encouraged to submit nominations. Nominating
organizations or institutions are not required
to have been admitted to the Plenary of IPBES as
an observer. Please help us to disseminate this
call for nominations of experts
widely.
Nominated experts should have
strong multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary
expertise, expertise in one or more disciplines
of natural science, social science or the
humanities, be indigenous and local knowledge
experts or have expertise in indigenous and
local knowledge systems. IPBES also encourages
policy experts and practitioners to apply. All
nominees should have experience in working
within interdisciplinary, international and/or
global contexts. IPBES is particularly looking
for experts with a scientific and/or practical
background in:
- For
the nexus assessment: environmental,
ecological, biological, economic, or social
science research on interrelations among
biodiversity (including terrestrial, marine, and
freshwater) and one or more elements of the
nexus—water, food systems, human health and
climate change mitigation and adaptation
including relevant aspects of the energy system.
Relevant areas of expertise include agroecology;
habitat restoration; sustainable resource
management; systems analysis; land and resource
tenure; natural resource governance; resource
economics; distribution, equity and/or justice
related to effects of policy or response
options; indigenous knowledge of natural
systems, ways of relating to them, and
management options; behavioral and decision
sciences; sustainable development; conservation
planning and implementation; sustainable
finance; water, sanitation and hygiene;
integrated water resource management; watershed
management; planetary health, One Health, or
other integrated approaches to health;
environmental determinants of infectious and
non-communicable diseases; sustainable and
nutritious food systems; biosafety; climate and
health; climate change impacts; climate
mitigation and adaptation options; energy and/or
transportation infrastructure; energy system
transformation; anthropology; urban and/or
landscape planning and design; development,
planning or implementation of policy, finance
and/or other socio-political response options
for sustainable futures; local, regional, or
national management in sectors associated with
the nexus; multi-objective planning, sustainable
development scenarios and pathways analyses
within the nexus
sectors.
- For
the transformative change
assessment: environmental,
ecological, biological, economic, technological,
social, cultural, political or behavioural
science, as well as arts and humanities research
related to transformative change needed for
conservation and sustainable use of
biodiversity, long-term human wellbeing, and
sustainable development; indirect drivers of
biodiversity change; development or use of
scenarios and pathways of transformative change;
the theory of transformative change and the role
of transformative change in the context of
different value systems and knowledge systems,
worldviews and paradigms; the personal and
philosophical dimensions of transformations;
decision-making for, or implementation of
transformative change at local, regional,
national, or international
scales.
Governments
and organizations are encouraged to support
disciplinary, regional, gender and expertise
balance through their
nominations.
Please
follow this procedure for
nomination:
- Nominees
are invited to complete the application form and
attach their curriculum vitae through the
dedicated web portal at the links below (to
access this page you will need to log in with
your IPBES website log in credentials. Nominees
not yet registered on the IPBES website will
need to do so at https://ipbes.net/user/register).
Please note that the nomination form is in
English only and applications should be
submitted in English, as the assessment process
will be conducted in English:
The
nominating Government or organization
(Nominator) indicated by the Nominee will
receive an email with a link to the nomination
form and will be invited to approve and submit
the nominations in the web portal;
Nominators
and Nominees will receive a confirmation via
email once the nomination has been duly
submitted.
Interested
experts wishing to be nominated by a Government
are encouraged to contact their IPBES National
Focal Point (https://www.ipbes.net/national-focal-points)
regarding any country-specific processes or
deadlines and are requested to fill out their
application form by 13 September
2021.
Nominators (Governments or
organizations) are invited to approve the
applications and submit their nominations by
13 September 2021. Early
nominations ahead of the deadline are
encouraged.
I thank you in advance for
your nominations and your continued support to
IPBES.Yours
sincerely, Dr. Anne
Larigauderie | Executive
Secretary Intergovernmental Science-Policy
Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
(IPBES) |