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Dear Colleagues,
Please find below a Call for Nominations of Fellows for the Second Global Assessment of
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
Applications are due by 28 March 2025.
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3 February 2025
EM/2025/04
Notification: Call for nominations of fellows for the second global assessment of
biodiversity and ecosystem services
Dear IPBES members, observers and other interested stakeholders,
The IPBES Plenary, in decision IPBES-11/1, approved the undertaking of a second global
assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
The overall objective of the second IPBES global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem
services (referred to hereafter as “the second global assessment”) is to assess relevant
knowledge that has become available since the publication in 2019 of The Global Assessment
Report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services and to assess progress towards achieving the
goals of sustainability and living in harmony with nature. The second global assessment
will strengthen the science-policy interface on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to
people on a range of spatial scales, from the local to the global, by providing the
knowledge and the policy support tools needed for informed decision-making. The second
global assessment will be delivered in 2028.
Further to the call of nominations of experts for a second global assessment
(EM/2025/04<https://ipbes.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5da0fed71c7e4…,
Governments and other relevant stakeholders are herewith invited to nominate candidates to
participate in the IPBES fellowship programme for the second global assessment.
The IPBES fellowship programme, which is part of a larger capacity-building portfolio of
activities, targets early-career individuals1 who wish to gain experience by participating
in the work of IPBES. Selected fellows will participate in the preparation of the chapter
of the assessment for which they are selected, and their contribution will be acknowledged
as part of the citation for that chapter. Fellows will attend author meetings and receive
training to gain an in-depth understanding of the IPBES assessment processes and the
science-policy interface. Fellows will also be paired up with a mentor for the assessment
period.
The assessment will be conducted in line with the procedures for IPBES deliverables set
out in decision IPBES-3/3, annex I
(available here<https://ipbes.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5da0fed71c7e4399fb2…)
and based on the scoping report for the assessment (available
here<https://ipbes.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5da0fed71c7e4399fb2…)
IPBES is seeking fellows who have experience in regional and global analyses relating to
nature and nature’s contributions to people in terrestrial, inland water, coastal and
marine ecosystems. They should have expertise relevant to the global assessment of
biodiversity and ecosystem services in one or more disciplines within natural science,
social science or humanities. IPBES is, in particular, seeking fellows with an
interdisciplinary background. IPBES is also looking for fellows on Indigenous and local
knowledge.
Governments and relevant stakeholders are invited to include in their nominations
candidates with diverse backgrounds and expertise, and ensure gender balance in their
nominations.
All nominated candidates (nominees) need to be available to attend the relevant author
meetings, training workshops and induction day for fellows, with the induction day and
first author meeting tentatively scheduled for end of November 2025.
All Governments and relevant organizations or institutions are encouraged to submit
nominations; nominating organizations or institutions are not required to have been
admitted to the Plenary of IPBES as an observer. Please help us to disseminate this call
for nominations of fellows widely.
Please follow the below procedure for nomination:
* Sharing the call of nomination: All Governments and relevant organizations or
institutions are invited to disseminate this call.
* Completing the application form (candidates): Interested candidates are invited to
complete the application form and attach their curriculum vitae through the dedicated web
portal at
https://www.ipbes.net/second-global-assessment/fellows-application<https…
(to access this page you will need to log in with your IPBES website log in credentials.
Nominees not yet registered on the IPBES website will need to do so at
https://ipbes.net/user/register<https://ipbes.us8.list-manage.com/track/…)
Please note that the nomination form is in English only and applications should be
submitted in English, as the assessment process will be conducted in English;
* Approval and formal nomination (Governments/organizations): The nominating
Government or organization (nominator) indicated by the nominee will receive an email with
a link to the nomination form and will be invited to approve and submit the nominations in
the web portal;
* After nomination: Nominators and nominees will receive confirmation via email once
the nomination has been submitted by the nominator.
Interested early-career individuals wishing to be nominated by a Government are encouraged
to contact their IPBES National Focal Point
(https://www.ipbes.net/national-focal-points<https://ipbes.us8.list-manag…)
regarding any country specific processes or deadlines and are requested to fill out their
application form by 28 March 2025.
Nominators (Governments or organizations) should submit the nominations of all nominees,
which they would like to support, before 6 April 2025. Early nominations ahead of this
deadline are encouraged. Fellows will be selected by the management committee of the
second global assessment, which includes the co-chairs of the assessment and members of
the IPBES Bureau and Multidisciplinary Expert Panel.
More information on the IPBES fellowship programme, including selection criteria and
available support to selected fellows, can be found on the IPBES webpage:
https://ipbes.net/ipbes-fellowship-programme<https://ipbes.us8.list-mana….
An online dialogue meeting will be organized to facilitate and strengthen engagement by
Governments and stakeholders in the nomination of experts and fellows. The meeting will
provide information regarding the required relevant expertise of nominees and the
nomination process, and will also provide an opportunity for current and previous IPBES
experts and fellows to share their experiences. The dialogue meeting is scheduled for 12
March 2025, 1 p.m. CET. More information will follow shortly.
I thank you in advance for your nominations and your continued support to IPBES.
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1. Indicatively not older than 35 years of age and preferably not more than 5-7 years
after having completed their academic degree.
Yours sincerely,
Dr Anne Larigauderie | Executive Secretary
Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
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