The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES): The global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services
Description: The assessment assessed the status and trends with regard to biodiversity and ecosystem services, the impact of biodiversity and ecosystem services on human well-being and the effectiveness of responses, including the Strategic Plan and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
Dates
State completed
Start 2016-03-11
End 2019-05-04
Form updated 2023-03-27
Location
Global, headquarters in Bonn, Germany
Aims
The assessment assessed the status and trends with regard to biodiversity and ecosystem services, the impact of biodiversity and ecosystem services on human well-being and the effectiveness of responses, including the Strategic Plan and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
Keywords
Biodiversity
Science-policy interface
Ecosystem Services
Nature's contributions to people
Category
other
Inputs
group of individuals
Members of the Bureau and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (12)
Task: Oversaw the production of the assessment report on behalf of the IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel and Bureau
Method: Overview
Compensation: volunteer
group of individuals
Asessment authors (145)
Task: Preparation of assessment report
Compensation: volunteer
Leading world experts in their field selected for preparing assessment by the IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel
group of individuals
Technical support unit (2)
Task: Support for preparation of assessment
Compensation: paid
Dedicated support unit for supporting the preparation of the assessment report
Outputs and impacts
publication/report/document
IPBES Global Assessment Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (link)