Marine Science Faculty Publications
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2020
Keywords
Biodiversity conservation, ecosystem services, global collaboration, governance of nature, science-policy interface
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1080/26395916.2020.1788643
Abstract
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services(IPBES) strengthens the science-policy interface by producing scientific assessments on biodiversity and ecosystem services to inform policy. IPBES fosters knowledge exchange across disciplines, between researchers and other knowledge holders, practitioners, societal actors and decision makers working at different geographic scales. A number of avenues for participation of stakeholders across the four functions if IPBES exist. Stakeholders come from diverse backgrounds, including Indigenous Peoples and local communities, businesses, and non-governmental organization. They represent multiple sources of information, data, knowledge, and perspectives on biodiversity. Stakeholder engagement in IPBES seeks to 1. communicate, disseminate, and implement the findings of IPBES products; 2. Develop guidelines for biodiversity conservation within member countries; and 3. create linkages between global policy and local actors – all key to the implementation of global agreements on biodiversity. This paper reflects on the role of stakeholders in the first work programme of IPBES (2014–2018). It provides an overview of IPBES processes and products relevant to stakeholders, examines the motivation of stakeholders to engage with IPBES, and explores reflections by the authors (all active participants on the platform) for improved stakeholder engagement and contributions to future work of the platform.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Ecosystems and People, v. 16, issue 1, p. 197-211
Scholar Commons Citation
Krug, Cornelia B.; Sterling, Eleanor; Cadman, Timothy; Geschke, Jonas; Drummond de Castro, Paula F.; Schliep, Rainer; Osemwegie, Isimemen; Muller-Karger, Frank E.; and Maraseni, Tek, "Stakeholder Participation in IPBES: Connecting Local Environmental Work with Global Decision Making" (2020). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 2197.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/2197
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