I participated in the IPBES report on pollinators a couple of years ago
and enjoyed it.
David Inouye
Dear IPBES members, observers and other interested stakeholders,
In the context of the IPBES Fellowship Programme, and in parallel to the
call for nominations of experts sent on 23 April 2018 (EM/2018/06
<https://ipbes.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5da0fed71c7e4399fb28ab549&id=f5d2db86b2&e=5b319fcb81>),
we would like to invite governments, relevant institutions and
organizations to nominate fellows for:
1. the _methodological assessment regarding the diverse
conceptualization of multiple values of nature and its benefits_,
hereafter referred to as “the assessment on values” (Based on a
scoping document set out in annex VI to decision IPBES-4/1
<https://ipbes.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5da0fed71c7e4399fb28ab549&id=56cdddbeec&e=5b319fcb81>);
and
2. the _thematic assessment of the sustainable use of wild species_
(Based on a scoping document set out in annex IV to decision
IPBES-5/1
<https://ipbes.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5da0fed71c7e4399fb28ab549&id=e46ed8d7b2&e=5b319fcb81>)
.
Selected fellows will take part as authors in the chapter of the
assessment they are selected for. They will attend author meetings and
receive training to gain an in-depth understanding of the IPBES
assessment processes. They will also be paired up with a mentor for the
assessment period.
The IPBES Fellowship Programme targets early career experts who wish to
gain experience by participating in the work of IPBES. Expertise of
candidates should match the needs of one of the two assessments, and be
in line with the themes and skills required in the chapters of their
respective scoping documents (please see footnotes 1 and 2 to access the
scoping documents).
Nominated fellows should have expertise in one or more disciplines of
natural science, social science or the humanities, be indigenous and
local knowledge experts or have expertise in indigenous and local
knowledge systems, or be policy experts and practitioners. All nominees
should have experience in working within interdisciplinary,
international and/or global contexts.
We are particularly looking for fellows with a scientific and/or
practical background in: ecological and environmental economics,
environmental and sustainability sciences, environmental ethics and
philosophy, environmental sociology and anthropology, environmental
psychology and behavioral science, environmental history, science and
technology studies, political ecology, human geography, human ecology,
cultural ecology, environmental policy and law, political sciences and
trade, and from other fields related to integrative approaches to
human-nature relations and linking knowledge to policy and practice.
Governments and organizations are invited to nominate women as well as
men with a diversity of disciplinary backgrounds in order to ensure a
balanced team of fellows.
Please follow this procedure to nominate fellows:
1. Nominees are invited to fill out the application form and attach
their curriculum vitae through the dedicated web portal
<https://ipbes.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5da0fed71c7e4399fb28ab549&id=0c6c2c91a7&e=5b319fcb81>
2. The nominating government or organization (Nominator) indicated by
the Nominee will receive an email with a link to the nomination form
and will be invited to approve and submit the nominations in the web
portal.
3. Nominators and Nominees will receive a confirmation via email once
the nomination has been duly submitted.
Nominating organizations or institutions are not required to have been
admitted to the Plenary of IPBES as an observer. Please help us to
disseminate this call for nominations of experts widely to relevant
institutions and organizations.
Interested fellows (Nominees) are encouraged to contact their IPBES
National Focal Point (https://www.ipbes.net/national-focal-points)
regarding any country-specific processes or deadlines and are requested
to fill out their application form by no later than*8 June 2018*.
Nominators (governments or organizations) should approve the
applications and submit their nominations by *18 June 2018*. Early
nominations ahead of the deadline are encouraged. Fellows will be
selected by the respective management teams, which includes the
co-chairs of the assessment and members of the Multidisciplinary Expert
Panel. Fellows will be informed of their selection in *July/August 2018*.
All nominated experts need to be available to attend their respective
assessment’s first author meeting, which are scheduled as follows
(venues for these meetings will be communicated in due course):
* Assessment on values:17-21 September 2018;
* Assessment of sustainable use of wild species: 24-28 September 2018.
More information on the IPBES Fellowship Programme can be found here
<https://ipbes.us8.list-manage.com/track/click?u=5da0fed71c7e4399fb28ab549&id=8eca0aacb3&e=5b319fcb81>.
I thank you in advance for your nominations and your continued support
to IPBES.
Yours sincerely,
*Anne Larigauderie* | Executive Secretary
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
--
Dr. David W. Inouye
Professor Emeritus
Department of Biology
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742-4415
ino...@umd.edu
Principal Investigator
Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory
PO Box 519
Crested Butte, CO 81224
