| National Focal Point: Mme Adèle Fardoux, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs French Committee for IPBES: Coline Léandre, Foundation for Research on Biodiversity | |
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| +33 (0)1 43 17 66 93 +33 (0)1 80 05 89 32 | |
| https://www.fondationbiodiversite.fr/la-frb-en-action/nos-implications/ipbes |
HOW IS FRANCE ORGANISED TO GET ENGAGED IN IPBES?
The French Committee for IPBES was created in 2013 to answer IPBES calls and to prepare the positions of the French Government at the IPBES plenary sessions.
The French Committee for IPBES is a tripartite body composed by representatives of the research community (research centres and universities), of the Ministries (Foreign Affairs, Research, Environment, Agriculture, Overseas) and of stakeholders (who are organized through the FRB’s Stakeholders Advisory Board, comprised of more than 240 organisations).
The Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB) supports France’s involvement in IPBES work since 2011, to ensure the mobilization of French experts and to circulate and share information about IPBES at the national level. FRB also hosts the Secretariat of the Committee.
CONTRIBUTION TO THE IPBES WORK PROGRAMME (TYPE OF ACTIVITIES)
SPECIFIC PROJECTS
TYPE OF ENGAGEMENT WITH STAKEHOLDERS
The engagement with stakeholders relies on an original body established by the FRB since 2010, the Stakeholders Advisory Board (SAB). As of January 2020, the SAB is made of more than 240 stakeholder organisations, structured in 5 groups (biodiversity management, genetic resources, biodiversity conservation, economic and industrial actors, socio-political activities). Stakeholders provide practical expertise and take part in FRB activities, working on research questions applied to society in collaboration with the FRB’s scientific council. Stakeholders can join the SAB at any time. Each of the five COS’s groups are represented by two members in the French Committee for IPBES.
The French Committee for IPBES organizes workshops for stakeholders to: