Review of the draft scoping report for the business and biodiversity assessment closes soon!

Dear IPBES members, observers and other interested stakeholders,

With reference to notification EM/2021/31 I would like to remind you that the external review of the draft scoping report for the IPBES business and biodiversity assessment closes on 13 December 2021.

The rolling work programme of IPBES up to 2030, adopted by the Plenary in decision IPBES-7/1, includes a methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people (“business and biodiversity assessment”). In the same decision, the Plenary approved a scoping process for the assessment, based on the initial scoping report set out in appendix II to document IPBES/7/6, for consideration by the Plenary at IPBES 9 (July 2022).

This external review is addressed to Governments, interested and qualified experts, including scientists, decision makers, practitioners and other knowledge holders.

If you would like to participate as an expert reviewer in this external review, please follow these steps:

1. Register as a user of the IPBES website (https://ipbes.net/user/register) if you have not already done so;
2. Register to review the draft assessment at: https://ipbes.net/registration/business_biodiversity_draft_scoping_report
3. Once registered, you will receive an email providing confidential access to the draft of the scoping report. Comments need to be submitted in English using the template available on the same webpage.

I thank you for your continued support to IPBES.

Dr Anne Larigauderie | Executive Secretary
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)