Seventh Session of the IPBES Plenary (#IPBES7)
The seventh session of the IPBES Plenary (#IPBES7) will consider, among other business, a draft global assessment report on biodiversity and ecosystem services. This will take place from Monday, April 29, 2019 to Saturday, May 4, 2018, UNESCO headquarters, Paris, France. Access to the building for this meeting is through the side entrance at 125 avenue de Suffren, 75007.
Highlights during IPBES7 Plenary (#IPBES7)
Stakeholder Day
All IPBES stakeholders, and their respective networks, are invited to attend the Stakeholder Day prior to the seventh session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (#IPBES7), on Sunday, 28 April 2019, from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., (CEST). On Saturday, 27 April 2019, caucus meetings will take place among the members of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IIFBES) and the Open-ended Network of IPBES Stakeholders (ONet). For more information visit https://www.ipbes.net/stakeholder-day-7
Media Conference Launching IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
This scientifically peer-reviewed report is the single most important expert contribution to contemporary global and regional knowledge about biodiversity and nature's contributions to people. Prepared by 150 leading international experts from 50 countries, balancing representation from the natural and social sciences, with additional contributions from a further 350 experts, the #GlobalAssessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services will inform better policies and actions in the coming decade. Three years in development, at a total cost of more than US$2.4 million, the IPBES #GlobalAssessment directly cites nearly 15,000 references, including scientific papers and government information. It is also the first global assessment ever to systematically examine and include Indigenous and local knowledge, issues and priorities.
Read the primer: https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes7-primers (Available in English, Spanish, French, Arabic, Russian, Chinese)
Participants information: https://www.ipbes.net/participants-information-ipbes7
A detailed ‘Summary for Policy Makers’ of the report, highlighting key messages, findings and options is scheduled for public launch at UNESCO world headquarters, Paris, Monday, 6 May 2019 at 1.00 pm CEST (check for other times worldwide here: http://bit.ly/2GWDJ3X)
Monday, 6 May 2019, 13:00-14:30 – Will also be webcast live.
No other sessions of #IPBES7 will be open to the media. The working language of the IPBES secretariat is English, although every effort will be made to translate #IPBES7 communications into French as well.
There are two kinds of media accreditation available for #IPBES7:
- Site: For those who wish to attend the opening ceremony and/or media conference/s in person,
- Online: For those who wish to receive advance access to the media materials under strict embargo following their approval by the Plenary, expected on Saturday, 4 May 2019, but before the start of the media conference.
Please note: Site accreditation will automatically grant online accreditation, but online accreditation does not provide site accreditation. For more information on how to accredit click https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes7-media-accreditation