IPBES-5: 5th Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
The fifth session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES 5) was held from 7 to 10 March 2017 at the World Conference Centre in Bonn, Germany.
It was preceded by a Stakeholder Day which provided an opportunity for interested organizations to receive updates on IPBES, discuss their engagement with the IPBES 5 Agenda and prepare positions on key issues.
During IPBES 5, delegates took decisions on:
- Capacity building, policy tools and methodologies
- The enhanced participation of the EU in IPBES Plenary sessions
- The scoping report for and assessment on the sustainable use of wild species
- The dates, venues and agendas of IPBES-6 and IPBES-7
- A "medium-sized" budget for 2017-2018 allowing for IPBES operations to continue (but not for the initiation of the pending assessments)
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