Members

IPBES was established in 2012 by more than 100 governments, and its membership has continued to grow as IPBES' impact has increased.

Who can become a member?
All States Members of the United Nations are eligible for IPBES membership, with a large number of NGOs, organisations, conventions and civil society groupings participating in the formal IPBES process as observers.

Why become a member?
To strengthen knowledge foundations for better policy through science, for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human well-being and sustainable development.

How to become a member?
Should your Government wish to join IPBES, all that is required is for this intention to be officially communicated to the IPBES secretariat, by way of a formal letter, issued by or on behalf of the authority that would normally issue credentials for your national delegation to participate in a session of the IPBES Plenary, in other words by your Head of State or Government or minister for foreign affairs, consistent with your national policies and law.

Members

127

Members by region (%)

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Flag Name Membership Status IPBES Region Membership date
Afghanistan Member Asia-Pacific States
Albania Member Eastern European States
Algeria Member African States
Andorra Member Western European and other States
Angola Observer African States
Antigua and Barbuda Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Argentina Member Latin American and Caribbean States April 21, 2012
Armenia Observer Asia-Pacific States
Australia Member Western European and other States April 21, 2012
Austria Member Western European and other States
Azerbaijan Member Eastern European States
Bahamas Observer Latin American and Caribbean States
Bahrain Member Asia-Pacific States
Bangladesh Member Asia-Pacific States
Barbados Observer Latin American and Caribbean States
Belarus Member Eastern European States
Belgium Member Western European and other States April 21, 2012
Belize Observer Latin American and Caribbean States
Benin Member African States
Bhutan Member Asia-Pacific States April 21, 2012
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Bosnia and Herzegovina Member Eastern European States
Botswana Member African States
Brazil Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Brunei Darussalam Observer Asia-Pacific States
Bulgaria Member Eastern European States June 12, 2017
Burkina Faso Member African States
Burundi Member African States
Cabo Verde Observer African States
Cambodia Member Asia-Pacific States
Cameroon Member African States
Canada Member Western European and other States April 21, 2012
Central African Republic Member African States
Chad Member African States
Chile Member Latin American and Caribbean States April 21, 2012
China Member Asia-Pacific States
Colombia Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Comoros Member African States
Congo Member African States
Cook Islands Observer Asia-Pacific States
Costa Rica Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Côte d’Ivoire Member African States
Croatia Member Eastern European States
Cuba Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Cyprus Observer Western European and other States
Czech Republic Member Eastern European States
Democratic People's Republic of Korea Observer Asia-Pacific States
Democratic Republic of the Congo Member African States
Denmark Member Western European and other States
Djibouti Observer African States
Dominica Observer Latin American and Caribbean States
Dominican Republic Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Ecuador Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Egypt Member African States
El Salvador Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Equatorial Guinea Observer African States
Eritrea Observer African States
Estonia Member Eastern European States
Ethiopia Member African States
Fiji Member Asia-Pacific States
Finland Member Western European and other States
France Member Western European and other States
Gabon Member African States
Gambia Observer African States
Georgia Member Eastern European States
Germany Member Western European and other States
Ghana Member African States
Greece Member Western European and other States
Grenada Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Guatemala Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Guinea Observer African States
Guinea-Bissau Member African States
Guyana Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Haiti Observer Latin American and Caribbean States
Holy See Observer Western European and other States
Honduras Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Hungary Member Eastern European States
Iceland Observer Western European and other States
India Member Asia-Pacific States
Indonesia Member Asia-Pacific States
Iran (Islamic Republic of) Member Asia-Pacific States
Iraq Member Asia-Pacific States
Ireland Member Western European and other States
Israel Member Western European and other States
Italy Observer Western European and other States
Jamaica Observer Latin American and Caribbean States
Japan Member Asia-Pacific States
Jordan Observer Asia-Pacific States
Kazakhstan Observer Asia-Pacific States
Kenya Member African States
Kiribati Observer Asia-Pacific States
Kuwait Observer Asia-Pacific States
Kyrgyzstan Member Eastern European States
Lao People's Democratic Republic Observer Asia-Pacific States
Latvia Member Eastern European States
Lebanon Observer Asia-Pacific States
Lesotho Observer African States
Liberia Member African States
Libya Member African States
Liechtenstein Observer Western European and other States
Lithuania Member Eastern European States
Luxembourg Member Western European and other States
Madagascar Member African States
Malawi Member African States
Malaysia Member Asia-Pacific States
Maldives Member Asia-Pacific States
Mali Member African States
Malta Observer Western European and other States
Marshall Islands Observer Asia-Pacific States
Mauritania Member African States
Mauritius Observer African States
Mexico Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Micronesia (Federated States of) Observer Western European and other States
Monaco Member Western European and other States
Mongolia Observer Asia-Pacific States
Montenegro Member Eastern European States
Morocco Member African States
Mozambique Observer African States
Myanmar Observer Asia-Pacific States
Namibia Observer African States
Nauru Observer Asia-Pacific States
Nepal Member Asia-Pacific States
Netherlands Member Western European and other States
New Zealand Member Western European and other States
Nicaragua Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Niger Member African States
Nigeria Member African States
Niue Observer Asia-Pacific States
Norway Member Western European and other States
Oman Observer Asia-Pacific States
Pakistan Member Asia-Pacific States
Palau Observer Asia-Pacific States
Panama Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Papua New Guinea Observer Asia-Pacific States
Paraguay Observer Latin American and Caribbean States
Peru Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Philippines Member Asia-Pacific States
Poland Observer Eastern European States
Portugal Member Western European and other States
Qatar Observer Asia-Pacific States
Republic of Korea Member Asia-Pacific States
Republic of Moldova Member Eastern European States
Romania Member Eastern European States
Russian Federation Member Eastern European States
Rwanda Observer African States
Saint Kitts and Nevis Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Saint Lucia Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Observer Latin American and Caribbean States
Samoa Observer Asia-Pacific States
San Marino Observer Western European and other States
Sao Tome and Principe Observer African States
Saudi Arabia Member Asia-Pacific States
Senegal Member African States
Serbia Observer Eastern European States
Seychelles Observer African States
Sierra Leone Observer African States
Singapore Observer Asia-Pacific States
Slovakia Member Eastern European States
Slovenia Observer Eastern European States
Solomon Islands Observer Asia-Pacific States
Somalia Observer African States
South Africa Member African States
South Sudan Observer African States
Spain Member Western European and other States
Sri Lanka Member Asia-Pacific States
State of Palestine Observer Asia-Pacific States
Sudan Member African States
Suriname Observer Latin American and Caribbean States
Swaziland Member African States
Sweden Member Western European and other States
Switzerland Member Western European and other States
Syrian Arab Republic Observer Asia-Pacific States
Tajikistan Member Asia-Pacific States
Thailand Member Asia-Pacific States
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia Observer Eastern European States
Timor-Leste Observer Asia-Pacific States
Togo Member African States
Tonga Observer Asia-Pacific States
Trinidad and Tobago Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Tunisia Member African States
Turkey Member Eastern European States
Turkmenistan Observer Eastern European States
Tuvalu Observer Asia-Pacific States
Uganda Member African States
Ukraine Observer Eastern European States
United Arab Emirates Member Asia-Pacific States
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Member Western European and other States
United Republic of Tanzania Member African States
United States of America Member Western European and other States
Uruguay Member Latin American and Caribbean States
Uzbekistan Observer Eastern European States
Vanuatu Observer Asia-Pacific States
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) Observer Latin American and Caribbean States
Viet Nam Member Asia-Pacific States
Yemen Member Asia-Pacific States
Zambia Member African States
Zimbabwe Member African States

All parties that adopted the resolution on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Serviceson at the second session of the plenary meeting to determine the modalities and institutional arrangements for IPBES, held from 16 – 21 April 2012 in Panama City became members on 21 April 2012.