Contributions to the work on capacity-building under the auspices of IPBES
The table below shows the contributions to the work on capacity-building under the auspices of IPBES. This table contains examples of capacity building through third parties. Apart from a basic eligibility screening, the IPBES technical support unit on capacity-building (TSU CB) does not independently verify the examples listed in this table. Should you wish to contribute an example, please go to the submission portal:
Table 1: List of activities implementing the IPBES capacity-building rolling plan in the period 2017-2019
including submissions received in accordance with notification EM/2018/03.
Table 2: Capacity-building activities by supporting organizations and institutions in the period 2019-2021
including submissions received in accordance with notification EM/2019/10.
Table 3: Capacity-building activities by supporting organizations and institutions in the period 2021-2022
including submissions received in accordance with notification EM/2022/15.
Table 4: Capacity-building activities by supporting organizations and institutions in the period 2022-2023
including submissions received in accordance with notification EM/2022/27.
| Name of organization | Link | Type of contribution | Form of contribution | Approved IPBES assessments | Other IPBES products | Aim and description of contribution | Target group(s) | Start date | End date | Region | Country/countries | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GBPNIHE | Booklet | Online | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | IPBES Participatory mechanism for working with indigenous and local knowledge systems | External review and online training towards capacity building of stakeholders. | Early career experts | 2023 | Asia-Pacific States | India | |||
| University of Santiago de Compostela | Link | Article | Other | Values Assessment | IPBES Conceptual framework | Our novel market-based adaptation of the IPBES conceptual framework— ‘cephalopod food system framework’ represents how the cephalopod food system functions and informs processes to improve sustainability and equity of the cephalopod food system | Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) | 2022 | Global | _nocountry | ||
| United Nations Development Programme | Link | Article | Online | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | IPBES Guide for assessments | BES-Net connects and fosters dialogue among policymakers, scientists and practitioners for biodiversity and enhances their access to the best available knowledge for the concerted implementation of nature-based solutions. |
Early career experts | 2016 | 2028 | Global | Azerbaijan | |
| Centre for Ecological Research | Link | Booklet | Other | Regional Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Europe and Central Asia | All IPBES products at the national scale | To support the uptake of IPBES products at the national scale. | Policymakers | 2022 | Eastern European States, Western European and other States | Hungary | ||
| Centre for Ecological Research | Link | Conference | In-person | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | To review the evolution of the concept, starting from IPBES, and to give examples of possible applications based on the experience of some recent projects (e.g. NÖSZTÉP) | Early career experts | 2022 | Other states | Hungary | ||
| ESSRG Nonprofit Ltd. | Link | Webinar | Online | Values Assessment | IPBES Policy support tools | This interactive webinar, including a keynote presentation and an open discussion, was organized for Hungarian scholars and professionals whose main field is environmental valuation to share the main findings of the IPBES Values Assessment. | Early career experts | 2022 | Eastern European States | Hungary | ||
| Chidimbah Research Center | Capacity-building project/initiative | Online | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | To identify the diversity, uses and roles of Neglected and Underutilized Biodiversity in SSA region in terms of Food and Nutrition Security | Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) | 2024 | 2024 | African States | Malawi | ||
| USDA ARS | Article | Online | Pollination Assessment | IPBES Conceptual framework | Determining the nutritional value of Tallow flowers for pollinators and describing the taxonomic representation of animals visiting and benefiting from Tallow flowers | Policymakers | 2023 | Other states | United States of America | |||
| CNR IRBIM | Link | Website | Not applicable | Regional Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Europe and Central Asia | IPBES Data and knowledge management policy | ORMEF is a new website on marine exotic fishes, with 222 species and more than 12000 georeferenced observations across the Mediterranean Sea from 1896 to present days. A new interactive tool for for scientists, policy makers and the broad public | Early career experts | 2022 | Other states | Italy | ||
| Viona Consulting INC. | Article | Online | Land Degradation and Restoration Assessment | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | As a world expert in Agriculture and environmental pollution, I am ready to contribute to improving soil life. My knowledge and practices in harsh conditions environmental climates and lands could definitely improve farmers' lifestyles. | Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) | 2024 | Eastern European States, Western European and other States | Canada | |||
| University of Nairobi | Other learning material | In-person | Regional Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Africa | Nature Futures Framework - a flexible tool to support the development of scenarios and models of desirable futures for people, nature and Mother Earth | To increase understanding through incorporation into the further development of learning materials, during the teaching of an undergraduate course focusing on the linkages between biodiversity conservation, international trade and development. | Early career experts | 2023 | African States | Kenya | |||
| Marine Biology in Libya | Link | Website | In-person | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | Marine nvasive species are plants, animals, or microorganisms that are introduced into a new environment where they are not native and can cause harm. They can compete with native species for resources, spread diseases, and disrupt ecosystems. Invasi | Early career experts | 2023 | 2024 | African States, Global | Libya | |
| United Nations Development Programme | Link | Presentation | Online | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | The event focused only on the uptake of the IPBES thematic assessment | Convened by BES-Net, this dialogue event presented the key findings of the recently launched IPBES IAS assessment and explored how it provides renewed impetus for efforts ongoing at the national level. | Early career experts | 2023 | Global | Türkiye | ||
| United Nations Development Programme | Capacity-building project/initiative | In-person | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | IPBES Conceptual framework | To assess the preliminary impact of the actions to adopt the IPBES assessments and national ecosystem assessment in policy, science and practice arenas with the BES Solution Fund support and strengthen the global community of practice. | Policymakers | 2023 | 2023 | Global | Cameroon | ||
| University of Colombo | Link | Article | In-person | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | IPBES Guide for assessments | Risk Assessment will be revised highlighting impacts on ecosystem services, livelihood and local communities. Risk management and risk communication among the stakeholders will be strengthened inclusing re installation of the IAS website | Policymakers | 2024 | 2025 | Other states | Sri Lanka | |
| Biodiversity Research and Conservation Society | Capacity-building project/initiative | In-person | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | The lake is home to many migratory birds and wild animals; however, severely degraded by invasive alien plant species such as water hyacinth and water lettuce.On the occasion of the upcoming Wetland Day 2024, a Wetland conservation awareness program. | Early career experts | 2024 | 2024 | Asia-Pacific States | Nepal | ||
| Duzce University | Link | Conference | In-person | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | IPBES Conceptual framework | It was aimed to inform stakeholders about the IPBES, to highlight the main messages by summarizing the current situation of IAS according to the IPBES IAS report, and to importance of using this report as a guide in IAS studies in Türkiye. | Early career experts | 2023 | 2023 | Eastern European States | Türkiye | |
| Duzce University | Link | Conference | In-person | Regional Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Europe and Central Asia | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | Considering the current approaches in Invasive Alien Plant (IAP) studies (IPBES IAS Report), it was aimed to draw attention to the gaps in IAP studies in Türkiye by discussing with examples at what stage these approaches are handled in Türkiye. | Early career experts | 2023 | 2023 | Eastern European States | Türkiye | |
| Portuguese Network for the Study and Management of Invasive Species, associated with SPECO - Portuguese Ecology Society (https://www.speco.pt/inveco) | Link | Webinar | Online | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | none | Dissemination of the results of the Invasive Alien Species Global Assessment to the general public, but including policymakers, practitioners, scientific community, high school teachers and other stakeholders. Around 160 participants |
Policymakers | 2023 | Western European and other States | Portugal | ||
| Directorate of Environment and Climate Change, Government of Manipur | Conference | Hybrid | Regional Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Asia and the Pacific | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | The program sought to understand the nature and status of invasive alien species in Manipur State, India, through the participation of individual experts and institutions. | Stakeholders | 2024 | Asia-Pacific States | India | |||
| United Nations Development Programme | Link | Webinar | Online | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | N/A | This online dialogue event jointly organized with IPBES on Day 3 of UNDP’s 2023 Nature For Life Hub presented the key IAS assessment findings and their relevance for national actions in Türkiye. | Early career experts | 2023 | 2023 | Global | Türkiye | |
| United Nations Development Programme | Link | Webinar | Online | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | N/A | This online dialogue event jointly organized with IPBES on Day 3 of UNDP's 2023 Nature for Life Hub presented the key IAS assessment findings and their relevance for national actions in Türkiye. | Early career experts | 2023 | 2023 | Global | Türkiye | |
| United Nations Development Programme | Conference | Hybrid | Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment | IPBES Guide for assessments | This policy-science-practice multi-stakeholder dialogue event aimed to present the key findings of Cameroon's first national ecosystem assessment and explore their link to the latest IPBES assessment on the sustainable use of wild species. | Early career experts | 2023 | 2023 | African States | Cameroon | ||
| United Nations Development Programme | Workshop | In-person | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | IPBES Guide for assessments | To strengthen the science-policy-action interface through enhanced stakeholder engagement in the harmonized uptake of NEA and joint review of the IPBES IAS assessment from the perspectives of East Africa and Ethiopia. | Early career experts | 2023 | 2023 | African States | Ethiopia | ||
| German IPBES Coordination Office on behalf of the German IPBES National Focal Point and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research | Link | Laid out courtesy translation | Online | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | IPBES Policy support tools | The official courtesy translation of the SPM of the "Invasive alien species"-Assessment into German (on behalf of BMBF and BMUV) aims at facilitating national discussions and uptake of the findings of the Assessment in all German-speaking countries. | Early career experts | 2023 | Western European and other States | Germany | ||
| German IPBES Coordination Office on behalf of the German IPBES National Focal Point and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research | Link | Translation to German | Online | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | IPBES Policy support tools | Translations of the key messages sections of the SPM of "IAS” were made available for the IPBES media outreach on 04 Sep 2023 to promote uptake by German media. | Policymakers | 2023 | 2023 | Western European and other States | Austria | |
| German IPBES Coordination Office on behalf of the German IPBES National Focal Point and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research | Link | Workshop | In-person | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | IPBES Policy support tools | To ensure effective uptake of IPBES assessments, national stakeholders were actively involved in the national scoping and assessment reviews. To discuss IPBES assessments and functions in preparation of a plenary the National IPBES Forum takes place. | Early career experts | 2021 | 2023 | Western European and other States | Germany | |
| German IPBES Coordination Office on behalf of the German IPBES National Focal Point and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research | Link | Presentation | In-person | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | German IPBES Coordination office presented relevant information on IPBES processes related to data management and ILK at the annual national IPCC-conference 14.-15. May 2024 in Berlin, Germany). | Policymakers | 2024 | 2024 | Western European and other States | Germany | |
| German IPBES Coordination Office on behalf of the German IPBES National Focal Point and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research | Link | Website | Online | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | IPBES Policy support tools | The German IPBES Coordination office forwards media inquiries to the responsible IPBES experts and is generally supportive of relevant media activities of the national media landscape, for instance by providing IPBES-relevant information and Links. | Policymakers | 2023 | Western European and other States | Germany | ||
| United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) | Link | Capacity-building project/initiative | In-person | Sustainable Use of Wild Species Assessment | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | The UNDP-led BES-Net Regional Trialogue (11-13June, 2024), in coordination with UNESCO and CABES and in partnership with MINEDDTE, engaged 55 participants from Benin, Côte d'Ivoire, DRC, Gabon, Senegal, and Togo, co-creating solutions for IAS&SuA. | Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) | 2024 | 2024 | African States | Benin | |
| IPBES in Denmark | Link | Capacity-building project/initiative | Not applicable | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | Focus on uptake of information in IPBES Assessments | Production of 3 booklets and 4 videos on the biodiversity crisis and options for actions for teaching and capacity building. | Policymakers | 2021 | Western European and other States | Denmark | ||
| Government of the Netherlands | Several listed in attachment | Other | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | IPBES Policy support tools | Contribution consists of two parts: 1) the letter to government on the outcomes of IPBES-10 (including an interpretation of the results from the IAS report and 2) the media uptake of the IAS report. |
Policymakers | 2023 | Western European and other States | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | |||
| University of Sri Jayewardenepura | Link | Conference | Online | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | Invasive potential with dense populations, clustering stems, high canopy cover, high fruit production, and effective seed dispersal confirms that A. triandra is displacing and threatening the native ecosystems in forest fragments in Sri Lanka. | Early career experts | 2022 | Asia-Pacific States | Sri Lanka | ||
| Association for Promoting Sustainability in Campuses and Communities (APSCC) | Link | Article | Hybrid | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | The Conferences and Capacity Building aims to bring together experts, policymakers, researchers, and youth from around the world to tackle one of the most pressing environmental challenges: the management and control of Invasive Alien Species. | Early career experts | 2025 | Global | Australia | ||
| Ministry of the Environment | Link | Other learning material | Not applicable | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | IPBES Policy support tools | translation of SPM in order for Japanese to understand it | Early career experts | 2024 | Asia-Pacific States | Japan | ||
| Ministry of the Environment | Link | Webinar | Hybrid | Scenarios and Models Assessment | IPBES Policy support tools | online symposium aiming to enhance the understanding of Scinario Model. | Early career experts | 2024 | 2024 | Asia-Pacific States | Japan | |
| Ministry of the Environment | Link | Webinar | Online | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | IPBES Policy support tools | Repoting the summarry of IPBES 10 | Early career experts | 2023 | 2023 | Asia-Pacific States | Japan | |
| Yusuke Saito | Webinar | Online | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | Nature Futures Framework - a flexible tool to support the development of scenarios and models of desirable futures for people, nature and Mother Earth | webinar on IAS report | Early career experts | 2023 | 2024 | Asia-Pacific States | Japan | ||
| Ministry of the Environment | Workshop | In-person | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | Nature Futures Framework - a flexible tool to support the development of scenarios and models of desirable futures for people, nature and Mother Earth | To enhance internatinal cooperation towards minimizing negative impacts caused by invasive lien species | Early career experts | 2023 | 2023 | Asia-Pacific States | Japan | ||
| Ministry of the Environment | Link | Workshop | In-person | Invasive Alien Species Assessment | Nature Futures Framework - a flexible tool to support the development of scenarios and models of desirable futures for people, nature and Mother Earth | o enhance international corporation, importance of Target 6 and the insights gained from the IPBES IAS report | Early career experts | 2023 | 2023 | Asia-Pacific States | Japan | |
| OBJECTIF ENVIRONNEMENT ET DEVELOPPEMENT DURABLE | Article | In-person | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | POPULARIZATION AND VALORIZATION OF THE JATROPHA PLANT BY WOMEN AND GIRL VICTIMS OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN EASTERN DRC FOR EFFECTIVE RESTORATION OF ECOSYSTEMS DESTROYED BY THE HORRORS OF WAR. |
Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLCs) | 2014 | African States | Democratic Republic of the Congo | |||
| Grains of Hope Mobilisation (GOHMO) | Capacity-building project/initiative | In-person | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | This Project aims to empower coastal communities within Lake Malombe Area to sustainably manage their own marine resources resulting in productive and profitable fisheries, coastal ecosystem conservation and resilience to climate change. | Early career experts | 2020 | African States | Malawi | |||
| Forestry Research Institute of Nigeria (FRIN) | Capacity-building project/initiative | Online | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | Approach to recognizing and working with indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES | Safeguarding animal, human and ecosystem health. Humanity’s fundamental role as frontline custodians of the planet. The need to connect local initiatives with global drivers that threaten ecosystems, human and animal population. |
Early career experts | 2020 | African States | Nigeria | |||
| Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible- Minambiente | Capacity-building project/initiative | Hybrid | Global Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services | IPBES Conceptual framework | Generar un proceso de articulación, alineación y armonización de estrategias para el manejo y control de especies exóticas e invasoras, de manera que se incluya la vision y recomendaciones de la evaluación de especies exóticas invasoras de la IPBES | Stakeholders | 2024 | 2025 | Latin American and Caribbean States | Colombia |