5th Pan-European Stakeholder Consultation for IPBES (PESC-5)
This event brings together biodiversity stakeholders from Europe and Central Asia in support of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services. The meeting includes the presentation event of the IPBES report on Europe & Central Asia (ECA) on the first morning.

Objectives of the PESC-5 meeting and expected outputs
- Uptake of the IPBES Regional Assessment of Europe and Central Asia- share experiences and strategies on uptake of findings and policy output of the assessment in each country, and in different sectors.
- Discuss collectively the 2nd draft of the IPBES Global Assessment, and collect comments to be submitted to IPBES as a stakeholders’ perspective during the open review phase.
- Discuss and provide strategies and options for rolling Work programme of IPBES (2020-2030).
- Facilitate national coordination for IPBES (key stakeholders to be involved, key activities, communication plan…) in willing countries by sharing experience with existing platforms.
Co-Organisers:
- Network-Forum for Biodiversity Research Germany (NeFo)
- Belgian Biodiversity Platform (biodiversity.be)
- Fondation pour la recherche sur la biodiversité (FRB)
Additional Information
Travel support for Eastern Europe and Central Asian participants will be available for a limited number of participants, upon request in your online registration.
Please note: The meeting will be held in English only.
The meeting starts with the Presentation event of the IPBES Regional Report for Europe and Central Asia on 6 June in the morning, which will take place at Hotel Bellevue Palace in Bern. The PESC-5 meeting will continue at the Institute for Plant Sciences (IPS) and Botanical garden (BOGA, both at Altenbergrain 21, 3013 Bern).
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The event is intended to present to governments and stakeholders the IPBES report on the state of biodiversity and ecosystems services, and potential policy approaches in Europe and Central Asia.

Die Biodiversität in Europa und Zentralasien hat einen enorm hohen Wert für die Region, aber schwindet Jahr für Jahr. Immer mehr Menschen werden längerfristig in ihrer Lebensqualität beeinträchtigt. Dies besagt der erste vom Weltbiodiversitätsrat IPBES erarbeitete Zustandsbericht für Europa und Zentralasien. Die ExpertInnen zeigen diverse Handlungsmöglichkeiten auf und empfehlen, die Biodiversität und die Leistungen der Natur für den Menschen künftig viel stärker zu berücksichtigen. Der Bericht wurde zusammen mit den Zustandsberichten zu Asien-Pazifik, Amerika und Afrika und einem Bericht zur Landdegradierung am 22. März 2018 in Medellìn (Kolumbien) verabschiedet. IPBES, die Zwischenstaatliche Plattform für Biodiversität und Ökosystemleistungen, fasst damit erstmals den Zustand der Natur und die Folgen für die Menschen weltweit zusammen.
Image: Schwanden GL von Ulrich Wasem/WSLIPBES-CH events
- 5th Pan-European Stakeholder Consultation for IPBES (PESC-5)
- Presentation of the IPBES report on Europe and Central Asia
- Swiss IPBES Info-meeting, 5th May 2017, Bern
- Swiss IPBES Info-meeting, 19th April 2016, Bern
- Swiss IPBES Info-meeting, 3rd of March 2015, Bern
- Kickoff meeting for the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in Switzerland 2012
Contact
Dr. Eva Spehn
SCNAT
Swiss Biodiversity Forum
House of Academies
PO Box
3001 Bern
Switzerland