The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an independent intergovernmental body established by States to strengthen the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human well-being and sustainable development. It was established in Panama City, on 21 April 2012 by 94 Governments. It is not a United Nations body. However, at the request of the IPBES Plenary and with the authorization of the UNEP Governing Council in 2013, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) provides secretariat services to IPBES.
What are by-laws?
IPBES organizes a range of meetings, from sessions to the IPBES Plenary to meetings of task forces and expert groups. This website focuses on Outcomes of and documentation for sessions of the Plenary are publicly available.
What does this site seek to achieve?
- Improved search through better structured documents
- Easy to read documents
- Linking documents
- Show document history and changes
- Shift focus from print to other presentation formats that includes print, mobile devices and browsers
- Linkage to decisions from other organisations
- Tooltip definitions
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Disclaimer
This website is under active development. The documents that have been uploaded here have not yet been edited. Please refer to the (www. main IPBES website for the latest versions of IPBES documents