Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa Lisboa, 30 Outubro 2012 A Plataforma Intergovernamental para a Biodiversidade e os Serviços dos Ecossistemas (IPBES) Henrique Miguel Pereira hpereira@fc.ul.pt Centro de Biologia Ambiental Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa 1

What is IPBES? Established in April 2012, Panama City, after years of discussion and negotiation. An interface between scientific and policy communities Filling gaps at multiple scales Multiple contributors and users 2

Identification of needs and gaps A long process Identification of needs and gaps Nov. 2008 - Putrajaya, Malaysia Oct. 2009 - Nairobi, Kenya June 2010 - Busan, Republic of Korea We need an IPBES Modalities of operation and establishment Oct. 2011- Nairobi, Kenya April 2012 - Panama City, Panama Operation- -alisation Intersessional process Jan. 2013 - First plenary meeting 3

What will IPBES do? Four main functions Knowledge generation Regular and timely assessments Support policy formulation and implementation Capacity building 1.The Platform identifies and prioritizes key scientific information needed for policymakers at appropriate scales and catalyses efforts to generate new knowledge by engaging in dialogue with key scientific organizations, policymakers and funding organizations, but should not directly undertake new research; 2. The Platform performs regular and timely assessments of knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services and their interlinkages, which should include comprehensive global, regional and, as necessary, subregional assessments and thematic issues at appropriate scales and new topics identified by science and as decided upon by the Plenary. These assessments must be scientifically credible, independent and peer-reviewed, and must identify uncertainties. There should be a clear and transparent process for sharing and incorporating relevant data. The Platform maintains a catalogue of relevant assessments, identifies the need for regional and subregional assessments and helps to catalyse support for subregional and national assessments, as appropriate; 3.The Platform supports policy formulation and implementation by identifying policy-relevant tools and methodologies, such as those arising from assessments, to enable decision makers to gain access to those tools and methodologies and, where necessary, to promote and catalyse their further development; 4. The Platform prioritizes key capacity-building needs to improve the science-policy interface at appropriate levels and then provides and calls for financial and other support for the highest-priority needs related directly to its activities, as decided by the Plenary, and catalyses financing for such capacity-building activities by providing a forum with conventional and potential sources of funding. 4

Objectivo: melhorar os processos de decisão e a definição de políticas IPCC ipBes Investigação Decisores Governos Convenções int. Sector privado Sociedade civil Indivíduos Avaliação GEO BON Monitorização GCOS

Under which principles will IPBES operate? Address terrestrial, marine and inland water biodiversity and ecosystem services and their interactions Inter- and multidisciplinary approach Gender equity Collaboration – avoiding duplication Bottom-up Full participation of developing countries Scientific independence, credibility, relevance and legitimacy Policy-relevant but not policy-prescriptive Contribution of indigenous and local knowledge 6

Who are the IPBES Stakeholders? IPBES relevant to a wide range of stakeholders, including: Governments (including through biodiversity and ecosystem services related Conventions, UN bodies, and IGOs) International scientific community NGOs Private sector Indigenous people, farmer’s associations, etc. Potential donors; General public and media.

Participação governamental ALGERIA ANTIGUA & BARBUDA ARGENTINA ARMENIA AUSTRALIA BANGLADESH BELGIUM BENIN BHUTAN BRAZIL BURKINA FASO CAMBODIA CAMEROON CANADA CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA CÔTE D'IVOIRE CROATIA CUBA DEMOCRATIC REP. CONGO DENMARK EQUATORIAL GUINEA ETHIOPIA FINLAND FRANCE GAMBIA GEORGIA GERMANY GHANA GREECE GRENADA GUINEA BISSAU INDIA INDONESIA IRAN ISRAEL JAPAN KENYA LESOTHO LIBERIA MADAGASCAR MALAWI MALI MARSHALL ISLANDS MAURITIUS MEXICO MOROCCO MYANMAR NEPAL NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NICARAGUA NIGER NORWAY PAKISTAN PALAU PANAMA PERU REP. OF KOREA REP. OF MOLDOVA RUSSIAN FEDERATION RWANDA SAINT KITTS & NEVIS SAINT LUCIA SAMOA SAUDI ARABIA SENEGAL SERBIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SRI LANKA SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND THAILAND TUVALU UGANDA UNITED KINGDOM USA URUGUAY VIET NAM YEMEN ZAMBIA O 3º encontro teve a participação de 86 Governos 8

Outros participantes Convenções Organizações intergovernamentais Organizações das NU e agências especializadas Organizações não-governamentais

How is IPBES structured? Plenary – Decision making body of the Platform Government Members (currently 92) and observers Bureau – Overseeing administrative functions 10 members (2 from each UN region) Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (MEP) – overseeing scientific and technical functions 25 members ( 5 from each UN region)

Plenário Orgão decisor Observadores Decisões apenas pelos Governos Estados Membros das NU e Organizações de Integração Regional Observadores Decisões apenas pelos Governos 11

Presidente (Chair) do IPBES Um presidente 4 vice presidentes Equilíbrio regional e de género 12

Fundo com contribuições voluntárias Financiamento . Fundo com contribuições voluntárias Programa de trabalho e custos do secretariado

Potential activities in the area of assessments Regular multidisciplinary assessments at regional (including sub-regional) and global scales. Thematic assessments on policy relevant issues, including emerging issues Technical support and capacity building for national assessment activities Developing common frameworks and tools for assessment Catalogue of assessments Produce and disseminate reports – but the assessment process also important! 14

Potential activities in the area of policy support Overview of policy-relevant knowledge, tools and methodologies Partnerships to develop priority tools and approaches Promotion of effective tools through communication and capacity building Policy-relevant (eg sector specific) knowledge syntheses 15

Potential capacity building activities Maintain a list of CB needs Specific workshops and training on assessment approaches Increasing access to data, information and knowledge for use in assessment Scholarships, fellowship programme, mentoring Peer to peer exchange visits Regional hubs supporting assessment and peer learning 16

Potential activities on knowledge generation Identifying and communicating gaps in knowledge – including from assessments Convening research and donor communities to agree on policy-relevant research priorities Supporting peer learning and networks to strengthen generation of policy-relevant research 17

Current process on IPBES Resolving various procedural elements Rules of procedure Other procedures Preparations for the initial work programme of the platform Capacity building needs Scoping process Overview of assessments Conceptual framework MEP bioregional structure 18

Getting involved Contribute to the current intersessional process Participate in IPBES-1 (21 to 26 Jan. 2013, Bonn Germany) Future contribution to implementation of IPBES work programme – this will depend on thousands of scientists and policy makers! 19

ipBes na internet

For more information www.ipbes.net or contact ipbes.unep@unep.org

A Iniciativa de Mapeamento e Avaliação dos Ecossistemas e seus Serviços (MAES) Objectivo principal (headline target) da UE para 2020: "Halting the loss of biodiversity and the degradation of ecosystem services in the EU by 2020, and restoring them in so far as feasible, while stepping up the EU contribution to averting global biodiversity loss” Seis sub-objectivos e 20 acções associadas Action 5 of the Biodiversity Strategy requires Member States, with the assistance of the Commission, to map and assess the state of ecosystems and their services in their national territory by 2014, assess the economic value of such services, and promote the integration of these values into accounting and reporting systems at EU and national level by 2020"

Importância da Acção 5 para a Estratégia Europeia de Biodiversidade

Estrutura conceptual do MAES

Papel da biodiversidade

Uma Plataforma em Portugal para a IPBES Estabelecimento de um mecanismo de diálogo entre a comunidade científica portuguesa e a comunidade de decisores Pontos focais Mailing list Portal na internet Participação de portugueses nas estruturas e projectos da IPBES Desenvolvimento de um MAES Portugal como contribuição para o MAES e a IPBES