International Expert Workshop

Policy support through relevant tools and methodologies in the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), December 7th – 9th, 2011, Bonn, Germany

The international expert workshop was organized by the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in co-operation with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the Network-Forum for Biodiversity Research Germany (NeFo). The workshop in Bonn was intended to provide input to the intersessional process and to enable an exchange of ideas. 81 participants (from policy, science and society) from 41 countries discussed several topics related to the IPBES function of policy support.

Documentation of the Workshop

Scoping paper
Chair's Summary
Chair's Summary with Scoping paper in Annex
List of Participants

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Complete documentation of the workshop

DAY 1

1. Welcome address by G. Sahler, BMU	Manuscript of the welcome address
2. Welcome address by E. Huthmacher, BMBF	Manuscript of the welcome address
3. The needs from the policy perspective - North by Robin O'Malley	Summary of the presentation
4. The needs from the policy perspective - South by Alfred Oteng-Yeboah	Presentation
5. Introduction to the background document and the conference approach (Nicola Breier, Christoph Görg)	Presentation Minutes of the plenary discussion
6. Knowledge Café:
a. Local: 1. Best practices and experiences in policy support 2. Biggest failures in policy support 3. Major needs and biggest wishes in policy support	Summary
b. National and regional: 1. Best practices and experiences in policy support 2. Biggest failures in policy support 3. Major needs and biggest wishes in policy support	Summary
c. Global: 1. Best practices and experiences in policy support 2. Biggest failures in policy support 3. Major needs and biggest wishes in policy support	Summary

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DAY 2

7. Plenary talk: "The policy support functions in international governance" by Roger Pielke Jr.		Presentation Minutes of the plenary
8. Breakout Group Session I Topic: Scope and functions of Policy Support within IPBES
a. Awareness Raising		Summary
b. Support of strategic policy development		Summary
c. Support of implementation		Summary
d. Ex post evaluation and monitoring of policies		Summary
9. Breakout Group Session II Topic: Policy tools and methods
a. Models and scenarios		Summary
b. Risk analysis and other valuation methods, e.g. cost-benefit analysis		Summary
c. Indicators		Summary
d. Decision support systems and processes		Summary
10. Open Round Table discussion with participants from different perspectives: Multi-scale challenges for the work area of policy support		Minutes of the discussion

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DAY 3

11. Talk on IPBES status and link of work areas by Jerry Harrison			Presentation
12. Breakout Group Session III Topic: Discussing the potential operation of the Policy Support Function using different examples
a. Eco-tourism and biodiversity			Summary
b. Global pollinator loss			Summary
c. Emerging diseases			Summary
d. Elimination of harmful subsidies and creation of positive incentives			Summary
e. Link of cultural and biological diversity			Summary
13. "Considerations of main needs for the work area / synthesis" by Roger Pielke Jr. and Summary by the chair			Presentation Minutes of the discussion