Monitoring assessment

The methodological assessment on monitoring biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people (“monitoring assessment”).

At its tenth session in 2023, the IPBES Plenary approved the undertaking of a methodological assessment on monitoring biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people (monitoring assessment). 

The aim of the monitoring assessment is to support national and global efforts to monitor:

a) biodiversity, nature’s contributions to people and the direct and underlying causes of the observed changes; and

b) progress towards the goals and targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.

Further details on the content of the assessment can be found in the scoping report. The assessment is being conducted using a fast track approach, and will be completed in 2026 and considered by the Plenary at its 13th session.

UPDATE: 1 August 2024

The IPBES Multidisciplinary Expert Panel is in the final stages of the selection process. We will be announcing the selection of experts and fellows this month.

We would like to inform you that the first author meeting that was scheduled for 23 to 27 September 2024 has been postponed to 25 to 29 November 2024. Please note that the location remains the same: Montreal, Canada.

Thank you again for your patience and understanding. 

Kind regards,
IPBES secretariat