Opportunity to comment on draft Stakeholder Engagement Strategy for the implementation of the IPBES work Programme - deadline for comments 28 July 2013.
Also: Registrations now open for IPBES-2 (Antalya, Turkey 9-14 December 2013) - registration deadline 19 August 2013
IUCN, ICSU and the IPBES Interim Secretariat announces the availability for online review of the draft Stakeholder Engagement Strategy for the implementation of the IPBES work Programme. This document has been reviewed by the IPBES Bureau and the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel at their first meeting and will remain available for comments until 28 July 2013.
Please also note that registration for IPBES-2 is now open at: www.ipbes.net/plenary/registration-ipbes-2, where information is also provided on the process for the admission of observers to IPBES-2. The second session of the IPBES plenary (IPBES-2) will be held in Antalya, Turkey from 9 to 14 December 2013. Details of the online registration process can be found at www.ipbes.net/plenary/registration-ipbes-2. The deadline for registration is 19 August 2013. Please note that it will not be possible for any non-government observers who were not present at IPBES-1 to register to participate in IPBES-2 after this date.
As part of the current intercessional process, various draft documents prepared by the Bureau and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel will be available online for review from next week at: www.ipbes.net/intersessional-process. This includes the draft IPBES work programme, stakeholder engagement strategy, guidance on the development of strategic partnerships, and procedures for the preparation of IPBES deliverables.
Furthermore, various regional consultations in preparation for IPBES-2 are also under preparation. Further details can be found at www.ipbes.net/related-events.
