Improving collaboration between ecosystem service communities and the IPBES science-policy platform
Ecosystems and People, vol. 16, pp. 165–174
Abstract
The end of the first working program of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) provided an opportunity to draw lessons from its work. This perspective paper captures insights from ecosystem services (ES) researchers and practitioners, largely drawing from the European context (referred to herein as ‘ES community’), on this key science–policy interface. We synthesize reflections from a workshop on how (i) IPBES can engage the ES community; (ii) the ES community can engage with IPBES; and (iii) individual scientists can contribute. We note that IPBES constitutes a great advancement towards multidisciplinarity and inclusivity in ES research and practice. Key reflections for IPBES are that funding and visibility at ES research events could be improved, the contribution and selection processes could be more transparent, and communication with experts improved. Key reflections for the ES community include a need to improve policy-relevance by integrating more social scientists, researchers from developing countries, early-career scientists and policy-makers. Key reflections directed towards individual scientists include contributing (pro)actively to science–policy interface initiatives such as IPBES and increasing transdisciplinary research. These reflections intend to contribute to the awareness of challenges and opportunities for institutions, groups and individuals working on ES.
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Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy, University College London, London, UK
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Nicolas Dendoncker corresponding
University of Namur · Institute of Life, Earth and Environment
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Department of Geography & Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), University of Namur, Namur, Belgium
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Research Institute for Nature and Forest
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Research Group Nature and Society, Research Institute of Nature and Forest Research (INBO), Brussels, Belgium
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Museum für Naturkunde · Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
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Lab of Landscape Ecology, Geography Department, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Science in Society Department, Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Leibniz Institute for Evolution and Biodiversity Science, Berlin and Leibniz, Germany
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University of Namur · Institute of Life, Earth and Environment
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Department of Geography & Institute of Life, Earth and Environment (ILEE), University of Namur, Namur, Belgium
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Institute of Environmental Sciences CML, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
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Department of Computational Landscape Ecology, UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany
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International Institute for Geo-Information Science and Earth Observation · University of Twente
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Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, Enschede, The Netherlands
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Institute of Physical Geography and Landscape Ecology, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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International Center for Tropical Agriculture · International Center for Tropical Agriculture
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The Alliance of Biodiversity International and the International Center for Tropical Agriculture, Montpellier, France
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Universidad Autónoma de Madrid
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Social-Ecological Systems Laboratory, Department of Ecology, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Hospital Del Mar · Municipal Institute for Medical Research · Hospital del Mar Research Institute
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Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain & Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona · Hospital Del Mar · Municipal Institute for Medical Research · Hospital del Mar Research Institute
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Institute of Environmental Science and Technology (ICTA), Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB), Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain & Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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The University of Western Australia
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Institute of Agriculture and Public Policy, University of Western Australia, Crawley Perth Western, Australia
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Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research
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Department of Environmental Politics, UFZ – Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, Leipzig, Germany
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Institute of Environmental Planning, Leibniz Universität Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
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CREAF, E08193 Bellaterra (Cerdanyola del Vallès) Catalonia, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Spain
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Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique · Laboratoire d'Écologie Alpine · Université Savoie Mont Blanc · Université Grenoble Alpes
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Laboratoire d’Ecologie Alpine, UMR 5553 CNRS Université Grenoble Alpes Université Savoie-Mont-Blanc Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes, France
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Basque Centre for Climate Change
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Basque Centre for Climate Change (BC3), Bilbao, Spain
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Department of Ecology, Institute of Biosciences - Environmental Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Forest Science and Technology Centre of Catalonia · Centre for Research on Ecology and Forestry Applications
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InForest Joint Research Unit (CTFC-CREAF), Solsona, Spain
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Department of Geography, College of Science, Swansea University, Swansea, UK
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Institute of Environmental Sciences, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
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Norwegian Institute for Nature Research (NINA), Trondheim, Norway
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