SC-DIVERSITAS Report of the Executive Director Anne Larigauderie 22 March 2011

A warm welcome to new members Dr Belinda Reyers CSIR South Africa Prof Eugene (Gene) Rosa Washington State University, USA Eugene Rosa and flute (ca 1904) Ladies at the sauna

Biodiversity science-policy interface Assessment (IPBES) Policy (CBD, Rio+20) Observation (GEO BON) Research (DIVERSITAS)

Outline Science DIVERSITAS Draft strategic plan (M Lonsdale) Core Project, Cross Cutting Networks, IHDP, IGBP, ESSP Assessment IPBES: new assessment platform Policy CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Rio+20 Observations GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity

bioGENESIS bioDISCOVERY ecoSERVICES bio SUSTAINABILITY bio SUSTAINABILITY freshwaterBIODIVERSITY ecoHEALTH Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment agroBIODIVERSITY …… Capacity Building, Open Science Conferences, Programme Review Biology Ecology Genetics Economics Law Political Sciences … … Conventions Assessments International Assessments IPBES - IPCC Global Observation System GEO BON Global Observation System GEO BON Scientific and Policy publications Databases, models, new concepts, etc… DIVERSITAS Science Deliverables Dialogues with stakeholders Implementing the DIVERSITAS vision for biodiversity and ecosystem services Observations … …

Bd & ES science for a sustainable planet: the DIVERSITAS science plan for the decade Context – Phase III – Evolving biodiversity science – Evolving landscape (IPBES, GEO BON, 2020 targets, etc) – ICSU visioning (D Chen) *Doct 6 At this meeting *Doct 5 – Finalise draft science plan (challenges, sub-challenges) – Discuss implementation (projects, partnerships)

Outline Science DIVERSITAS Draft strategic plan (M Lonsdale) Core Project, Cross Cutting Networks, IHDP, IGBP, ESSP Assessment IPBES: new assessment platform Policy CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Rio+20 Observations GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity

Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity & Ecosystem services (IPBES) Busan, Rep of Korea, 7-11 June countries UN bodies, IGOs, NGOs Science community represented by ICSU, DIVERSITAS & IHDP ICSUDIVERSITASIHDP IPBES: 3rd Round of negotiations

The Busan outcome (We) conclude… that an IPBES (intergovernmental science policy platform for biodiversity and ecosystem services) should be established 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…

IPBES: starting in 2011! UN General Assembly 22 December 2010 The UN General Assembly, Noting UNEP decision SS.XI/4, the Busan Outcome, the CBD COP 10 decision X- (L.25), and the decision adopted by the PX Commission of UNESCO in document 185 EX/43, requests UNEP, without prejudice to the final institutional arrangements of IPBES, and in consultation with all relevant organisations and bodies, in order to fully operationalize the Platform, to convene a plenary meeting providing for the full and effective participation of all Member States, in particular representatives from developing countries, to determine modalities and institutional arrangements for the Platform at the earliest opportunity. First Plenary of IPBES: October 2011

Scientific community very supportive of IPBES Feb 2010: CBD-PreCOP10 (Nagoya); Science-policy dialog on IPBES with Japanese Vice-Minister of Environment; 300 participants; April 2010: US consultation on IPBES (USNC DIVERSITAS); October 2010: Side event on IPBES at CBD-COP10, Nagoya (DIVERSITAS- IHDP-ICSU); March 2011: Perrings, Duraiappah, Larigauderie and Mooney: The Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Science-Policy Interface, Science 4: IPBES side event at CBD COP10 (DIVERSITAS, IHDP, ICSU, IUCN, UNEP)

DIVERSITAS and IPBES: items for discussion Scientific contribution: assemble a small team of international experts to provide input into the IPBES Programme of Work (lead: A Duraiappah) Strategic planning: Assemble a small team to articulate a science community strategy towards IPBES plenary meetings *Doct 21

Outline Science DIVERSITAS Draft strategic plan (M Lonsdale) Core Project, Cross Cutting Networks, IHDP, IGBP, ESSP Assessment IPBES: new assessment platform Policy CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Rio+20 Observations GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity

COP - 10 On the agenda of CBD-COP10 Adopt a new Strategic plan International Year of Biodiversity Assess progress towards 2010 biodiversity target Adopt a protocol on Access & Benefit Sharing

A synthesis and assessment of projections of 21 st century changes in biodiversity and associated ecosystem services based on an analysis of a broad range of existing models, experiments and observations Pereira H, Leadley P et al. Scenarios of global biodiversity in the 21st century. Science, 26 Oct 2010, 330: Contributing to CBD: Biodiversity Scenarios (GBO-3)

Feb 2009 – Start work on Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 (GBO3) Feb Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, an encounter between CBD delegates & scientists, Norway. March Pre-COP 10 meeting, Nagoya, Japan. May Official launch of the GBO3, Nairobi (SBSTTA). October 2010 – COP 10 Nagoya Presentation of GBO3 Presentation to launch the "Rio Conventions' Ecosystems and Climate Change Pavilion”… T Lovejoy, Dir. Heinz Center A Steiner, Exec. Dir. UNEP P Leadley, co-lead GBO-3 Scenarios Contributing to CBD: Biodiversity Scenarios (GBO-3)

Contribution to discussions on 2020 targets To establish priorities among targets (red, green, blue) To develop science-based indicators for ecosystem services Consider coherence among targets Use a social-ecological systems approach to develop indicators DIVERSITAS contribution: -PreCBD-COP10 meeting (Nagoya, Japan, Feb 2010): Report to CBD-COP10 on biodiversity targets -G. Mace et al Biodiversity targets after Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2:1-6 -Larigauderie et al Colour-coded targets would help clarify biodiversity priorities, Nature 464:160 -Perrings et al Ecosystem services and the 2020 targets, Science, 330: 323-3; (ecoSERVICES) -Elmqvist, Polasky et al. A social-ecological approach to indicators setting for the 2020 targets, in prep. (bioSUSTAINABILITY) -DIVERSITAS thanked in COP10 documents for GBO-3, for GMBA, and for this contribution on targets

Contribution to CBD: views on 2020 targets To establish priorities among targets (red, green, blue) To develop science-based indicators for ecosystem services Consider coherence among targets Use a social-ecological systems approach to develop indicators DIVERSITAS contribution: -PreCBD-COP10 meeting (Nagoya, Japan, Feb 2010): Report to CBD-COP10 on biodiversity targets -G. Mace et al Biodiversity targets after Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 2:1-6 -Larigauderie et al Colour-coded targets would help clarify biodiversity priorities, Nature 464:160 -Perrings et al Ecosystem services and the 2020 targets, Science, 330: 323-3; (ecoSERVICES) -Elmqvist, Polasky et al. A social-ecological approach to indicators setting for the 2020 targets, in prep. (bioSUSTAINABILITY) -DIVERSITAS thanked in COP10 documents for GBO-3, for GMBA, and for this contribution on targets

DIVERSITAS and CBD: items for discussion (Doct 19) Explore possible follow up to GBO-3 (bioDISCOVERY; GBO-4) Explore additional involvement in work on Strategic Plan for Biodiversity (20 targets for 2020; AHTEG on indicators; other opportunities)

Outline Science DIVERSITAS Draft strategic plan (M Lonsdale) Core Project, Cross Cutting Networks, IHDP, IGBP, ESSP Assessment IPBES: new assessment platform Policy CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Rio+20 Observations GEO BON: Global Observing System for Biodiversity

Contributing to Earth Summit 2012 (Rio+20) Via ICSU (G Glaser) 2 contributions: – Our Open Science Conference 2012 – Policy brief on biodiversity and ecosystem services NB: We will work on the Policy Brief on Thu 24 March *Doct 16 and 20

Outline Science DIVERSITAS Draft strategic plan (M Lonsdale) Core Project, Cross Cutting Networks, IHDP, IGBP, ESSP Assessment IPBES: new assessment platform Policy CBD (Convention on Biological Diversity) Rio+20 Observations GEO BON : Global Observing System for Biodiversity

GEOSS (2005)

Vision of GEO BON A coordinated global network that: gathers and shares information on biodiversity, provides tools for data integration and analysis, and contributes to improving environmental management and human well-being. Biodiversity Observation Network

A brief history 2006 Oct: First International Workshop (Geneva, CH) DIVERSITAS, USA (NASA), and EU (E-BON) mandated as co-leads of GEO BON Jan 2008: GEO BON Steering Committee formed (Geneva) Apr 2008: 2 nd International workshop (Potsdam, Germany) Produce GEO BON concept document Feb 2010: 3rd International workshop (Asilomar, California) 22 May 2010: Launch of GEO BON implementation plan (v 1.0) Oct 2010: Request from CBD-COP10 (adequacy report) March 2011: Adequacy report meeting (Wageningen, NL) Biodiversity Observation Network

GEO BON & CBD Decision CBD-COP10 (Nagoya, Nov 2010) Recognizes the need to continue strengthening our ability to monitor biodiversity at all levels including … through participation in, and support to the GEO BON… Requests the Executive Secretary to invite GEO BON, (…) to prepare an evaluation of existing observation capabilities relevant to the targets contained in the Strategic Plan for the period For more information on GEO BON: earthobservations.org/

GEO BON structure Steering committee meets annually – 18 people: stakeholders, implementers, experts Small secretariat in S-Africa (CSIR), and GEO Sec in Geneva Co-leaders GEO: DIVERSITAS, NASA, EC-EBONE Focussed, limited-term topic working groups – Genetics (Tet Yahara and Daniel Faith) – Terrestrial Species Monitoring Programmes (Henrique Pereira) – Terrestrial Ecosystem Monitoring (Rob Jongman) – Freshwater Ecosystem Monitoring (Ian Harrison) – Marine Ecosystem Monitoring (Jan de Leeuw and Carlo Heip) – Ecosystem Services (Hal Mooney) – In-situ / Remote-sensing Integration (Simon Ferrier) – Informatics and Portals (Hannu Saarenmaa and Eamonn O Tuama) Regional or thematic participating BONs – Asia-Pacific Regional BON (AP-BON) – J-BON (Japan) – EBONE (Europe)

GEO BON & DIVERSITAS Science-Policy work: Representation of GEO BON at CBD and IPBES − Decision X/7 Support of two working groups of GEO BON: − Ecosystem services (H Mooney; met this past week) − Genetic diversity (T Yahara, D Faith) Biodiversity Observation Network

To conclude: 2010: – A year rich in events (new mechanisms, renewed political committments) – Hope for a step change in the way biodiversity and ecosystem services are understood and managed – DIVERSITAS has an important role to play in this new landscape

THANK YOU! ありがとう ございます !