The European Union's Support to the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Project Information

EU4IPBES

Grant agreement ID: 832892

DOI 10.3030/832892

Project closed

EC signature date 8 April 2019

Start date 1 May 2019

End date 30 April 2023

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials

Total cost € 5 000 000,00

EU contribution € 4 000 000,00

Coordinated by

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME
Kenya

Project description

Support to balance biodiversity goals

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an independent intergovernmental body. Its aim is to strengthen the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human well-being and sustainable development. In this context, the EU-funded EU4IPBES project will support the EU grant to the IPBES trust fund, which supports IPBES across all its functions and structures, including its governing bodies, its secretariat, and its work programme. It will address the further development of work on capacity and knowledge foundations, the communication and evaluation of the Platform's activities, deliverables and findings, including policy tools.

Objective

The overall objective for this coordination and support action is to support the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the implementation of its work programme aiming to strengthen the science-policy
interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human wellbeing
and sustainable development. With the requested EU grant to the IPBES trust fund, the EU would support IPBES across all its
functions and structures, including its governing bodies, its secretariat, and its work programme, addressing the further
development of work on capacity and knowledge foundations, the communication and evaluation of the Platform's activities,
deliverables and findings, including policy tools, and the synthesis, review, assess and critical evaluation of relevant information and
knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services, generated by governments, academia, scientific organizations, nongovernmental
organizations and indigenous and local communities from the EU and worldwide.

Fields of science

• social sciences › political sciences › political policies › civil society › nongovernmental organizations
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems

Keywords

• IPBES
• science-policy interface
• biodiversity
• ecosystem services

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.5. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Climate action, Environment, Resource Efficiency and Raw Materials Main Programme
• H2020-EU.3.5.2. - Protection of the environment, sustainable management of natural resources, water, biodiversity and ecosystems

Topic(s)

• IBA-SC5-IPBES-2018 - IPBES secretariat

Call for proposal

H2020-IBA-SC5-IPBES-2018

Funding Scheme

CSA - Coordination and support action

Coordinator

UNITED NATIONS ENVIRONMENT PROGRAMME

• Net EU contribution: € 4 000 000,00
• Address: UNITED NATIONS AVENUE GIGIRI ; 00100 Nairobi ; Kenya
• Activity type: Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 5 000 000,00