[Open-ended Network of IPBES Stakeholders] Call for volunteers and in-kind support for the IPBES-6 Stakeholder Day and IPBES-6 Plenary.
PERIANIN Laurence
Dear IPBES stakeholders,
The IPBES secretariat has invited the Open-ended Network of IPBES Stakeholders to nominate two representatives to join the organizing team of the IPBES-6 Stakeholder Day held prior IPBES-6 plenary, on Saturday, 17 March in Medellin, Colombia. (see invitation
letter from 27 September).
The IPBES-6 Stakeholder Day will be hosted by the IPBES secretariat and will be co-organised by the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity
and Ecosystem Services (IIFBES) and Centres of Distinction on Indigenous and Local Knowledge and the Open-ended Network of IPBES Stakeholders.Technical support to the organising team will be provided by IUCN.
IPBES Stakeholder Day(s) are open to all members, observers and stakeholders of IPBES, have been organized since 2012, in advance of each session of the IPBES plenary. IPBES Stakeholder Day(s) provide an opportunity for a wide range of interested organizations
to obtain updates about the IPBES process and work programme, and to discuss their engagement with IPBES through an informal exchange of views on specific aspects of the Plenary session agenda. Outcomes of these meetings to date have included common statements
delivered to the plenary and consolidated positions on key issues related to stakeholder engagement.
As in the past years, the organising team of IPBES-6 Stakeholder Day will strongly rely on contributions by volunteers, in-kind support and inputs from the stakeholder community.
In this regard, the Open-ended Network of IPBES stakeholders is calling for volunteers to step-up to:
1. participate in the work of the organizing team of IPBES-6 Stakeholder Day as a representative of the Network. Deadline 16 October 2017
2. help with the facilitation of the event, support working groups, meetings and discussions on-site (IPBES-6 stakeholder day, and coordination of Observers during IPBES-6 Plenary). Deadline 5 March 2018
3. organizations to provide support to stakeholders (financial or in-kind for travel, accommodation, catering, whispering translation...) Deadline 15 February 2018
Description of the various roles, responsibilities and prerequisites:
1.
Representatives of the Open-ended Network of IPBES Stakeholders should be able to attend IPBES-6 Stakeholder Day and IPBES-6 Plenary, having their funding
for travel and accommodation secured, IPBES will not provide financial help. Volunteers should also be able to spare time to join (online) coordination meetings of the organizing team and endorse tasks related to the setting-up of the event.
During the event, they should take part in the facilitation process of the IPBES-6 Stakeholder Day, so fluency in English and a good knowledge of facilitation techniques and webcasting constraints would be greatly appreciated.
During the whole process, they should represent the Open-ended Network of IPBES Stakeholders, liaise with the Network for decisions and help coordinate the information flow between the organising team and the Network.
2. Volunteers willing to help with the facilitation of the event on-site (IPBES-6 stakeholder day and/or coordination during IPBES-6 Plenary) should be able to attend IPBES-6 Stakeholder Day and/or IPBES-6 Plenary, having their funding for travel and accommodation secured, IPBES will not provide financial help. They should be fluent in English and have a good knowledge of Spanish.
3. To support the volunteers organising the IPBES-6 Stakeholder Day and the stakeholder coordination on site, the Network is also calling for stakeholders’ organizations to indicate if they are willing to provide in-kind support (catering, travel support, accommodation etc.) to stakeholders during the event.
Please use the following link to take the survey (click on the link or paste it in your navigator), to indicate if you are interested in volunteering for the organizing team, as an on-site facilitator or if your organization can provide in-kind or financial support.
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/IPBES6shday
Thank you for your interest and support!
On behalf of the Open-ended Network of IPBES Stakeholders
Mrs. Laurence Perianin
IPBES Programme Officer
Science and knowledge Unit / Policy and Programme Group
IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature)
28 rue Mauverney, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
Tel.
+41 22 999 0195; Fax +41 22 999 002
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