On February 26th, UNEP decided it would make a decision on the creation of the IPBES, the international platform for biodiversity and ecosystem services, in June 2010.
Hopefully, a clear governance structure will be established for the IPBES and the interface between biodiversity science and policy will be strengthened.
Tags: IBPS, International policy regime
Anne Larigauderie and Harold Mooney of DIVERSITAS have prepared a forthcoming issue of the journal “Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability” with conclusions from the October conference in Cape Town. One of these articles is about the IBPS.