Summary
IPBES-4 delegates met in plenary during the morning and early afternoon for an initial exchange of views on scoping reports for: a global assessment on biodiversity and ecosystem services; a methodological assessment on the diverse conceptualization of multiple values of nature and its benefits; a thematic assessment on invasive alien species (IAS); and a thematic assessment on the sustainable use of biodiversity. Delegates also took note of, and provided initial comments on, the following agenda items: tools for policy support; the 2016-2017 budget; nomination of bureau members; rules of procedure; procedures for review of the Platform; observers; and communications, stakeholder engagement and strategic partnerships. IPBES-4 Chair Zakri then established two contact groups that met in the afternoon and in the evening to continue discussions on these items.
Contact Group I engaged in the negotiation of the SPM for the assessment on pollination, pollinators and food production. Contact Group II discussed the scoping report for a global assessment on biodiversity and ecosystem services.
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Morning Plenary
The panel at morning plenary
Emmanuel Munyeneh, Liberia, reading the Earth Negotiations Bulletin
Geoff Hicks, New Zealand
Almuth Ostermeyer-Schlöder, Germany
Doug Beard, US
Thomas Koetz, IPBES Secretariat
Paola Mosig, Mexico
Marcos Antonio Bednarski, Argentina
Tone Solhaug, Norway
François Bailet, United Nations Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea (UN/DOALOS)
El Khitma El Awad Mohammed, Sudan
Delegate from Japan
Mosimanegape Nthaka, Botswana
Raj Kumar, IUCN Asia
Abdul Munaf Qaimkhani, Pakistan
Jing Xu, China
Afternoon Plenary
The dais during the afternoon plenary
Ana Laura Mello, Uruguay
Gu Li, China
MEP members
Mehmed Cero, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and
Danitza Mariaca Vaca Guzman, Bolivia
Anne Juepner, UNDP
Contact Group on Pollination Assessment
The panel during the contact group on pollination assessment
Chair Robert Watson
Ann Bartuska, US
Diana Mortimer, UK
View of the contact group on pollination assessment
Brian Nelson, Ireland
Clarissa Nina, Brazil
Contact Group on Global Assessment
The panel during the contact group on a global assessment
View of the contact group on a global assessment
Chair Ivar Baste
Sandra Myrna Díaz, MEP
Around the Venue
