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MABIK

80% of the Earth’s organisms inhabit the seas and oceans, we only know 1% of them. MABIK is conducting research to learn more about the other 99%.
PURPOSE What are ′IPBES′?

UN Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services

Establishment Process

Official decision on its establihsmnet at the 2nd IPBES Meeting held in Panama in April 2012 (host: UNEP, cooperating organizations: UNESCO, FAO, UNDP)

Purpose of Establishment

Conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of its components, long-term human welfare, and reinforcement of the science-policy interface concerning biodiversity and ecological services for sustainable development

Main Functions

Assessment Assessment of biodiversity and ecological services
Knowledge Generation Selection of key scientific information and promotion of new knowledge creation
Policy Support Selection of related methodologies and measures, etc. and support policy development and implementation
Capacity Reinforcement Identification of priority tasks for capacity reinforcement in the fields concerned and support for the related activities

Organizations and Operation

Members of the Platform IPBES-related decision-making organization, overseeing the overall operation
Bureau Members Advisory on the supervision and operation of administrative functions
MEP A panel of experts from various disciplines, providing scientific and technical advice
※ MEP : Multidisciplinary Expert Panel
Secretariat Assistance for the Members of the Platform, Bureau Members and MEP, etc., and perform work to ensure effective operation of IPBES (Bonn, Germany)

IPBES Objectives and Deliverables (2014-2018 Work Program)

[Step 1.] Enhance the enabling environment for the knowledge-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services
  • Priority capacity building needs matched with resources
  • Improvement of execution capacity for the IPBES Work Program
  • Creation of a cooperation system with indigenous and local knowledge systems
  • Creation of a knowledge and data/resource system for policy support
[Step 2.] Strengthen the knowledge-policy interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services on regional and sub-regional levels
  • Assessment of regional biodiversity and ecological services
  • Assessment of global biodiversity and ecological services
  • Guidelines on generating and compiling the results of biodiversity and ecological service assessments
[Step 3.] Strengthen the knowledge-policy interface with regards to thematic and methodological issuesspan
  • (a) Fast track assessment on pollination and food security
  • Assessment under three themes (degradation and restoration of land, invasive and introduced species, sustainable use of biodiversity)
  • Policy support tools and methodologies in relation to scenario analysis and modeling of biodiversity and ecological services
  • Policy support tools and methodologies in relation to assessment of value of biodiversity and benefits of ecological services for mankind
[Step 4.] Communicate and evaluate IPBES activities, deliverables and findings
  • Catalog of relevant assessments
  • Information and data management plan
  • Catalog of policy support tools and methodologies
  • Promotional strategies, materials and procedures
  • Reviews of the guidelines, procedures and methods