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BSPIN Workshop prior to IPBES-5
5 March 2017
Location:
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK, or Zoological
Research Museum Alexander Koenig)
Adenauerallee 160, D- 53113 Bonn, Germany
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Table of Contents
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 2
Workshop details ..................................................................................................................................... 2
Presentations ........................................................................................................................................... 4
Kristina Raab: BSPIN - A network for early career scientists engaged in biodiversity governance .... 4
Matthias Geiger: Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Biodiversity Research -............. 5
Katja Heubach: IPBES-4 & 5 ................................................................................................................. 5
Cosmas Lambini: IPBES Fellowship Programme African Regional Assessment experience ................ 6
Mireia Valle: IPBES Fellowship Programme - Our experience ............................................................ 6
Jaya Upadhyay: Community stewardship for conservation in Eastern Himalayan Landscape, India . 6
Aleksandar Rankovic: IDDRI’s work on IPBES (in just a few words, promised!).................................. 7
Malte Timpte: Expert Engagement in the IPBES Process - An analysis of the first IPBES work
programme .......................................................................................................................................... 8
Break-out groups ..................................................................................................................................... 8
BSPIN Activities during the plenary of IPBES-5 ....................................................................................... 9
BSPIN origins/background ....................................................................................................................... 9
How to join BSPIN .................................................................................................................................. 10
Workshop Programme .......................................................................................................................... 11
Workshop Participants List .................................................................................................................... 12
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Introduction
On 5 March 2017, prior to the 5th plenary of IPBES and its stakeholder day in Bonn/Germany, a
preparatory workshop was organised by BSPIN (the Biodiversity Science-Policy Interfaces Network
for Early Career Scientists). This initiative of young scientists dealing with biodiversity-related
science-policy interfaces, like IPBES, wanted to provide space for exchange and discussion in order to
support early career scientists in getting engaged in such interfaces, including by informing about the
progress of the IPBES deliverables and the IPBES fellowship programme.
The aims of the workshop were to:
Exchange and discuss science-policy related research
Meet participants of the IPBES fellowship programme
Update on the IPBES process and deliverables
Discuss how early career scientists can get engaged in science-policy interfaces
Any early-career scientist or professional was welcome to join the workshop to exchange views and
ideas and to get to know participants in a less formal and busy context than during the actual plenary
of IPBES-5.
The programme of the workshop and participants list can be found below.
Workshop details
The workshop was opened by Kristina Raab, who welcomed participants on behalf of the organizing
team1. Katja Heubach then facilitated an ice-breaking session in which the group could get to know
its own composition a little better. Geographical representation by UN group was mixed with all five
groups represented among the ca. 28 participants. A large majority came from the Western
European and Others Group, three participants from each of the African, Asia-Pacific, Latin American
and Caribbean Groups, and one participant from the Eastern European Group. Many considered
themselves to be interdisciplinary, and many more were natural scientists than social scientists.
Science-policy topics were already of interest to most, very few came from the pure policy world. The
workshop continued with a presentation on the development and objectives of the BSPIN network
(Kristina Raab) and insights into to work of the hosting institution, the- Zoological Research Museum
Alexander Koenig (Matthias Geiger). The introductions were followed by an overview of the current
stage of the IPBES work programme and expectations for the fifth IPBES plenary (Katja Heubach).
Three early career scientists presented their work on IPBES related issues and on the IPBES
1Consistingof: Maria Geußer, Katja Heubach, Kristina Raab, Malte Timpte, Yves Zinngrebe
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process(Jaya Upadhyay, Aleksandar Rankovic, Malte Timpte).Two IPBES fellows
(Cosmas Lambini and Mireia Valle) provided insights into the fellowship programme and talked about
their experience as fellows. Every presentation was followed by a Q&A session. The workshop ended
with a discussion of future BSPIN activities in break-out groups.
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Presentations
Kristina Raab: BSPIN - A network for early career scientists engaged in biodiversity governance
Kristina Raab, Network Forum for Biodiversity Research Germany (NeFo), Helmholtz Center for
Environmental Research, Germany, gave a presentation about the BSPIN network, its mission, aims
and its members. She explained that BSPIN is an international and interdisciplinary network of
emerging or early career scientists (ECS) from all possible research fields interested in engaging in
science-policy interfaces (SPIs) related to biodiversity (for example CBD/SBSTTA, IPBES, IPCC). BSPIN
believes that ECS have great added-value for SPI processes: introducing new perspectives and
framings of real-world problems and, thus, making SPIs more inclusive and more effective. The BSPIN
members come from all UN regions but the last count showed that most of them are from Germany
(probably because that is where BSPIN originated). Therefore, one of the network’s goals is to attract
new members from other countries. The scientific scope of the network ranges from the natural to
the social sciences and can be viewed as comprising activities in three areas: Capacity Building, IPBES
and thematic exchange.
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Matthias Geiger: Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig - Biodiversity Research -
As an introduction to the workshop hosting institution, Matthias Geiger, Zoological Research
Museum Alexander Koenig, gave a presentation about the Museum’s history, its founder and its
research activities. He talked in greater detail about Taxonomy (the science of describing and
distinguishing species - one of the main research areas of the Museum) and the lack of early career
scientists in this field, new methods to interpret taxonomic data, and the importance of taxonomy
for understanding the evolution of species. Furthermore, Matthias introduced some of the latest
findings that confirm the dramatic loss of biodiversity, as well as some suggestions on how the
monitoring of different species could become more efficient. Another aspect of his presentation that
led to an interesting discussion among the workshop participants was a technique called DNA-
barcoding. Matthias coordinates the German Barcode of Life project (GBOL) that creates inventories
for the genetic characterization of the animals, fungi and plants of Germany, using DNA-Barcodes.
Until now with the help of more than 250 external experts they collected samples from around
200.000 individuals that represent 25.000 species.
Katja Heubach: IPBES-4 & 5
Katja Heubach, Deutsche Gesellschaft
für Internationale Zusammenarbeit
(GIZ) GmbH, Germany, prepared the
group for IPBES-5. She talked about
the major results from IPBES-4, what
happened since then, and she
explained the agenda of the IPBES-5
plenary. Some assessments as well as
capacity building tools were developed
further during the last year, but new
problems (for example regarding the
financial situation of IPBES) arose. Next to the work programme, this was to become one of the main
points of the discussion during the plenary. Katja introduced a complete timeline for the plenary
week that facilitated BSPINs engagement and the coordination of joint activities during the plenary.
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Cosmas Lambini: IPBES Fellowship Programme African Regional Assessment
experience
In the subsequent presentation, Cosmas Lambini, IPBES Fellow of the African Regional Assessment,
Bayreuth Center of Ecological and Environmental Research, University of Bayreuth, Germany, spoke
about the IPBES fellowship programme and his own experiences as a fellow. IPBES currently has 33
fellows who work in four of the regional and in one of the thematic assessments. The selected
fellows vary greatly in age and country of origin and
most of them are PhD students. Cosmas also talked
about the different tasks and responsibilities of the
fellows and how they work with the authors of their
chapters. He also mentioned some of the challenges
the fellows face, like capacity building on the IPBES
process, or financial issues. Afterwards he presented
some statistics which showed that most fellows are
satisfied with the programme and that it will most
likely highly influence their future work.
Mireia Valle: IPBES Fellowship Programme - Our
experience
Mireia Valle, IPBES Fellow of the Regional
Assessment for the Americas, talked about the
application process of the fellowship programme and her work in the synthesis chapter of the
Americas Assessment. Her Coordinating Lead Authors (CLAs) were very inclusive which made it easier
for her then for some other fellows to
communicating with them. Furthermore she
talked about the meetings and workshops she
was able to attend through her participation
on the programme and closed with pointing
out the value that the fellows add to IPBES.
Jaya Upadhyay: Community stewardship for
conservation in Eastern Himalayan
Landscape, India
Jaya Upadhyay, Project Officer WWF-India,
Fellow, UNEP/UNESCO/BMUB CIPSEM, TU
Dresden, gave a presentation about
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community stewardship for conservation in the Eastern Himalayan landscape to
give an example of what BSPIN members are currently working on. At first she gave an overview over
the situation of the forest areas and the priority species in India. The area her project focuses on, the
Arunachal Pradesh has the maximum concentration of biodiversity in all of India. Furthermore 60% of
the forests and its natural resources in Arunachal Pradesh are under community ownership, making
it essential to have community support for conservation. The community-based conservation model
aims to support communities to set aside large portion of their forests as conserved area – for
managing forests for conservation and sustainable use for livelihood needs. They want to reach their
goal through 1. collective decisions through a participatory process, 2. institution building, 3.
participatory mapping and demarcation of the conserved area, 4. community-based economic
incentives for conservation, 5. participatory Community Conserved Area (CCA) monitoring, and 6.
participatory management planning and capacity building.
Aleksandar Rankovic: IDDRI’s work on IPBES (in just a few words, promised!)
Aleksandar Rankovic, Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations (IDDRI),
SciencePo, talked about IDDRIs work on IPBES which focuses on knowledge production and use. Main
questions are: What knowledge is covered in the assessments, on what topics? Is something missing?
How to fill the gaps? How is this knowledge used (or not) by actors? What “impact” does IPBES have
on biodiversity debates and practices? IDDRI for example noticed that in the pollination assessment
public policies and international trade as indirect drivers have barely been addressed. Furthermore
media coverage of the assessment was rather insignificant.
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Malte Timpte: Expert Engagement in the IPBES Process - An analysis of the first
IPBES work programme
Malte Timpte, Institut für Biodiversität - Netzwerke.V (ibn), talked about expert engagement in the
IPBES process. The core objective of IPBES is to synthesize existing knowledge on biodiversity and
ecosystem services acknowledging different knowledge systems, including indigenous and local
knowledge. This is implemented by over 1000 volunteering experts, nominated by member states
and stakeholder organisations. Furthermore he talked about the selection criteria for experts
working in the task forces and in the assessments as well as the selection and nomination process.
Malte pointed out that the procedure for the selection of experts led to a pool of nominations that
suffers from geographic, disciplinary and gender gaps and he presented IPBES’ approach to fill these
gaps as well as recommendations developed by his project group. Afterwards he raised some
question concerning IPBES and BSPIN that the participants could discuss.
Break-out groups
In the last afternoon session, participants
were asked to group around a topic of
their choice which was determined during
the day by collecting input from the group
(photo) and their interests in discussing
particular topics (facilitated by Yves
Zinngrebe).
Three break-out groups formed and
discussed follow-up activities to the
workshop:
capacity building activities
possible workshop prior to UN Framework Convention on Climate Change held in Bonn later
in 2017
indigenous and local knowledge
The information gathered was collected in a Google document and placed online for further
development in smaller groups.
The workshop was closed by 18h and many participants proceeded to have a joint dinner in Bonn city
centre to close the day and event in a more leisurely way.
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BSPIN Activities during the plenary of IPBES-5
Interested participants of the workshop who stayed in Bonn for the plenary could stay in touch by
email, and BSPIN organized a few get-togethers during the week. These get-togethers were open for
any other interested attendees as well as BSPIN members. For instance, the students of the Masters
programme on Global Change Ecology (Bayreuth University, Germany), who were supporting the
plenary logistics, as well as some early-career stakeholders joined several BSPIN activities.
At these informal meetings, more experienced and newer members of BSPIN could exchange and ask
questions on particular topics. The IPBES stakeholder day was held on Monday 6 March and plenary
lasted from Tuesday 7 to Friday 10 March and nearly every day a BSPIN activity took place: a lunch
meeting was held to update eachother; Kristina Raab presented BSPIN during the Stakeholder Day
and Yves Zinngrebe and Malte Timpte gave and introduction to the network in an evening session for
the Masters students from Bayreuth, followed by an Q&A on science-policy interfaces; a meeting
with experienced IPBES players Suneetha Subramanian (United Nations University-Institute for the
Advanced Study of Sustainability in Japan and coordinating lead author of the Global Assessment)
and Günter Mitlacher (WWF International in Germany and lead organiser of the IPBES-5 Stakeholder
Day) was organized to allow BSPIN participants to gain insights into the history and complexities of
particular topics. On the last day of the plenary, BSPIN organized a social get-together in Bonn city
centre for participants to reflect on the week and unwind together before leaving IPBES-5.
BSPIN origins/background
BSPIN was set up around IPBES-2 by a small group of volunteers and has been active mainly around
important science-policy events, particularly IPBES and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD),
which allow for meet-ups, and virtually in the intersessional periods.
BSPIN's objectives are to:
link early career scientists (ECS) among each other and to other stakeholders in science-
policy interfaces (SPIs) processes
improve the capacity of ECS to engage in global biodiversity-related SPIs
foster inter- and transdisciplinary research
communicate the potential of ECS regarding IPBES and related SPIs
encourage practical involvement of ECS in these SPIs.
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Past meetings included meet-ups at IPBES-2, IPBES-3 and IPBES-4, an international
network meeting prior to IPBES-3, as well as a side event at CBD Conference of the Parties (COP)-12,
and informal meet-ups at CBD COP-13.
More information on BSPIN can be found here: http://www.biodiversity.de/en/bspin-earlycareer
How to join BSPIN
If you would like to join the network and subscribe to our mailing list, please give us some
information about yourself, your research interests and your motivation to join BSPIN using this form
Join BSPIN. Thank you very much! As soon as we received your information we'll add you to the
mailing list. For questions please email [email protected].
Biodiversity Science-Policy Interfaces Network for Early Career Scientists
http://www.biodiversity.de/en/bspin-earlycareer/
https://www.facebook.com/biodivspis/
April 2017
Report by: Maria Geußer, Katja Heubach, Malte Timpte, Yves Zinngrebe, Kristina Raab
The workshop was supported by the Network-Forum for Biodiversity Research Germany –NeFo, and
giz ValuES, and kindly hosted by Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig Bonn –ZFMK.
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Workshop Programme
Time Activity
11:30-12:30 Reception & welcome / light lunch
12:30 Ice breaker / Introduction round / Participant Book
12:45 Introduction to BSPIN (Objectives, Activities, Future Plans?)
13:00 Welcome & Introduction, Dr. Matthias Geiger, Coordinator German Barcode of Life project,
Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig (ZFMK)
13:15 Developments since IPBES-4 and expectations on IPBES-5, Katja Heubach, giz ValuES
- Q&A / discussion
13:45 Break
14:15
Introduction and insights in the IPBES Fellowship Programme by current fellows
- Q&A / discussion
15:15 Break
15:35
Presentation of IPBES related research projects and ideas
– What are you working on? (max. 10min per presentation)
+ Q&A / discussion
16:45 Break
17:00 Preparation of joined activities during IPBES-5 and beyond
- Introduction of working areas
- Break out groups (e.g. on IPBES-5 observation, meetings during the plenary, future
events etc..)
17:45 Closing / Clean up (We need to leave he Museum until 18:00h)
19:00 Get-together / Dinner at Restaurant “Tuscolo Münsterblick”, Gerhard-von-Are-Straße 8,
walking distance from the central station (Hauptbahnhof: Hbf)
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Workshop Participants List
Surname First Name Institution
1 Collaro Carolina University of Bayreuth, Germany
2 Cook Christina Future Earth, Canada [email protected]
3 Dillmann Céline
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany
4 Ergeneman Candan Center for Development Research (ZEF), Germany
5 Geschke Jonas
NeFo, Museum für Naturkunde, Leibniz-Institut für Evolutions- und Biodiversitätsforschung, Germany
6 Geußer Maria UFZ, Germany [email protected]
7 Grimm Marco IPBES Koordinierungsstelle, Germany
8 Heubach Katja
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), Germany
9 Lambini Cosmas Bayreuth University, Germany
10 Kwadwo Oware - -
11 Magno Fernanda University of Bonn / Museum Alexander König – Bonn, Germany
12 Matias Denise Center for Development Research (ZEF), Germany
13 Munoz Marcia Carolina BiKF (Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre), Germany
14 Neumann Rosmarie Katrin Impact Dialog and Newcastle University, Germany
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15 Ofoegbu Chidibiere
United Nations University-Institute for Environment and Human Security, Germany
16 Pedersen Lykke Natural History Museum of Denmark, Denmark
17 Raab Kristina UFZ, Germany [email protected]
18 Rankovic Aleksandar
Institute for Sustainable Development and International Relations, France
aleksandar.rankovic@sciencespo.
fr
19 Rozas Vásquez
Daniel Center for Development Research (ZEF), Germany
20 Syed Hazari Syed Mohazri DHI Water & Environment (M) Sdn. Bhd. & University of Malaya, Malaysia
21 Timpte Malte Institute for Biodiversity - Network e.V., Germany
22 Upadhyay Jaya
WWF-India, Centre for International Postgraduate Studies on Environment Management (CIPSEM), TU Dresden, Germany
23 Valle Mireia IPBES, UniversidadLaicaEloy Alfaro de Manabí (ULEAM), Ecuador
24 van Wijk Rien Center for Macroecology, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
25 Wilbrandt Jeanne ZFMK, Germany [email protected]
26 Wiredu Emmanuel - -
27 Zinngrebe Yves
Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Department for Agricultural Economics and Rural Development, Germany
goettingen.de
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Participants Book
CAROLINA COLLARO University of Bayreuth
Your field of study, research questions… Nature-Human interfaces between global and local-regional scales, links between ecosystems and climate and urbanization. Carbon Credits markets. Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Ecological modelling, land use/cover change and climate impact, water quality impact on biodiversity You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Ecosystem services, accounting and mapping of ecosystem services, planning; Carbon Credits projects development.
CHRISTINA COOK Future Earth
Your field of study, research questions… N/A. Not currently working as a researcher. Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… At Future Earth, my work is at the science-policy-society interface. Primarily for Future Earth this has been an international focus, but I’m exploring beyond that. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… We’re working to better understand the community. Everyone is invited to join our Open Network (network.futureearth.org)
CÉLINE DILLMANN Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Your field of study, research questions… Currently I am working on the ecosystem services and their integration into policy and planing for the ValuES project at GIZ. I finished my masters in Environmental Sciences at ETH in Zürich. In my master thesis I studied the local ecological knowledge of farmers in a slash-and-burn context in Madagascar about soil fertility and compost. Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Realizing that knowledge exchange is important, yet often insufficient, and convinced that involving all concerned actors is essential for an effective policy making within conservation and development, I would like to contribute to a constructive dialogue at the interface between science, policy and practice. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Conservation, biodiversity, ecosystem management, environmental governance, sustainable agriculture, rural development, socio-ecological systems
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CANDAN ERGENEMAN Center for Development Research (Zentrum für Entwicklungsforschung – ZEF)
Your field of study, research questions… I am a junior researcher/phd student on the topic of „Inclusion of biodiversity into impact assessment in Bolivia”. I am interested in modeling, land use change, river systems because I want to assess impacts of hydropower developments from an ecosystem services perspective. Research questions include: How can we incorporate data on biodiversity, ecological systems, aquatic and terrestrial habitat types to assess direct and cumulative impacts? How can we assess the thresholds the ecosystems and their services to avoid regime shifts on implementation of the hydropower plants? How can we identify the acceptable conditions? How can we measure and evaluate the ecological flow requirements for the well functioning of ecosystems and their services? How does functional diversity influence different ecosystem functions? Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… I would like to explore how biodiversity conservation and human/economic development can be realized in a win-win situation. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Modelling biodiversity and ecosystem services to understand how they will change with the environmental changes, scenario analysis
JONAS GESCHKE Network-Forum for Biodiversity Research Germany (NeFo) Museum for Natural History Berlin
Your field of study, research questions… Biodiversity research, wildlife ecology Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Involvement of stakeholders and local people in policy processes, how is wildlife being included in such processes You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… General biodiversity research and the science-policy interface
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MARIA GEUßER Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research UFZ
Your field of study, research questions… I am a political science student and especially interested in policy analysis and the influence scientists could have on policy making. The areas I am most interested in are environmental ethics, sustainable agriculture and human-wildlife conflicts. Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Is there a consensus on how to inform policy-makers on biodiversity related issues? What if not? How do you make sure findings are recognized by the relevant policy-makers? Which implications does this process have for democracy and how can we deal with them? You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… science-policy interfaces, protection of species, environmental ethics
MARCO GRIMM German IPBES Coordination Office
Your field of study, research questions… Social Science Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Indigenous and local knowledge, Conceptualization of values of biodiversity You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… SSH in IPBES
KATJA HEUBACH Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ)
Your field of study, research questions… Biodiversity-related science-policy interfaces (IPBES, CBD/SBSTTA etc.); Socio-ecological research in West Africa, Ecosystem services and valuation Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… How can the vast body of knowledge enter the political arena and help implementing evidence-based measures? What are the entry points for science in policy? Mobilisation of and capacity development for non-western experts (esp. Africa) for getting involved in global science-policy interfaces You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Science-policy interfaces/contacts in Africa Scientists experienced in the CBD/SBSTTA and related processes Experts on ecosystem services valuation and application
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COSMAS LAMBINI Bayreuth University, BayCEER
Your field of study, research questions… PhD Candidate Ecological Economics-Forest Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity Conservation Multiple functionality of forest ecosystm services in the tropics Community Engagement in multiple forest management Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Working at the moment on Africa Regional Assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services-translating nature,s contribution to people at the regional level. Citizen science and communication of scientific deliverables to policy makers in field of biodiversity and ecosystem services. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Biodiersity and ecosystem services valuation Socio-economics of conservation
FERNANDA MAGNO AMARAL University of Bonn / Museum Alexander König - Bonn
Your field of study, research questions… Field of study: ecology/evolution. The aim of my doctor project is to understand historical Grinnellian niche dynamics in three selected radiations endemic in the Atlantic Forest biome. By combining macroecological and phylogenetic information signatures of niche conservatism and evolution will be identified. Thus, through the ecological niche modeling we will may add information about some species’ geographic distribution which there are just few available data and rare species in this biome. The results will allow a better understanding of the impact of environmental conditions on current biodiversity patterns and allow an extrapolation of likely effects of anthropogenic climate change in one of the most diverse hotspots in the Neotropics. Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… My project is directly linked with the policy interfaces in biodiversity. I study the Approach of environmental conditions on current biodiversity and effects of anthropogenic climate change. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Biodiversity, evolution, climate change, conservation.
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MARCIA CAROLINA MUÑOZ BiKF (Biodiversity and Climate Research Centre)
Your field of study, research questions… To test how different traits of plant-animal interactions influence ecosystem processes related to forest regeneration in tropical montane forest. 1) to analyse community patterns associated with assemblages of plants, birds and seedlings along an elevational gradient 2) to identify the functional traits associated with the plant-animal interactions that affect fruit removal and seedling recruitment 3) to determine to what extent biotic and abiotic factors influence seedling recruitment of fleshy-fruited plants in a tropical montane forest Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… My interest is very new, maybe started during my PhD studies. I realize that the only way to achieve a sustainable use of our biodiversity is via a political agenda. However, there is a big gap between “the knowledge” that scientists produce and policymakers. So, I would like to learn more about the science-policy interface and contribute more actively to fill that gap. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Yes, I am looking for both contacts and cooperation.
ROSMARIE KATRIN NEUMANN Impact Dialog / Newcastle University
Your field of study, research questions… Science-Policy Communication: Who are stakeholders involved in making decisions? What scientific knowledge is used, exchanged by what pathway? Lessons learnt for improved adoption of this knowledge? Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… For PhD: Peatland related SPIs For business: Contracts as knowledge broker at all biodiv SPIs, focus on EU level You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… In particular: Social Network Analysis, Science Communication, Economics, Political Science In general: I am looking forward to meet all of you.
CHIDIBIERE OFOEGBU United Nations University-Institute for Environment and Human Security
Your field of study, research questions… Forest and climate change Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Forest ecosystem governance for nature, people and society You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Sustainability, Forest management, climate change, and rural development
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LYKKE PEDERSEN Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate Natural History Museum of Denmark University of Copenhagen
Your field of study, research questions… I am a Danish PhD-student, studying bird migration. By using novel tracking techniques, I investigate how small songbirds migrate between the European and African continent in response to the environment that they encounter throughout their annual migration cycle. Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Being Communication Officer for the Migrant Landbird Study Group (www.migrantlandbirds.org), an initiative with the aim of connecting researchers across the Flyway to inform policy makers, I have a great interest in science policy interfaces. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Conservation, Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Citizen Science, Macroecology and Movement Ecology
KRISTINA RAAB Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research UFZ
Your field of study, research questions… I’m a marine ecologist with long-standing experience in science-policy interactions via e.g. fisheries management, marine protected areas, and involvement in IPBES, CBD. My current work centers around participatory approaches and stakeholder involvement in science-policy interfaces on biodiversity. Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… …Relates to improving their effectiveness and integrating current scientific insights into policy. I’m also interested in the role of networks and power relations in shaping policy. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Science and technology studies around biodiversity science-policy interfaces like IPBES, CBD. I’d like to gain more social science research skills via work in the biodiversity or marine realms. Analyses of participatory processes is also very interesting for me.
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DANIEL ALEJANDRO ROZAS VÁSQUEZ Center for Development Research (Germany)/ Laboratorio de Planificación Territorial (Chile)
Your field of study, research questions… Integration of ecosystem services in spatial planning and environmental assessment, particularly strategic environmental assessment (SEA) Research questions: What is the conceptual understanding about SEA and ecosystem services in the spatial planning practice and what is the gap between this understanding and theory? What are the relations between spatial planning and SEA that make possible to connect and apply the “ecosystem services cascade” under an integrated framework? How to select and prioritize ecosystem services considering ecological and strategic components in a multiscale spatial decision support system? Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… My interest is focused on a better involvement of decision-makers and stakeholders for a sustainable territorial development at different levels of spatial planning by considering the ES concept as an instrument for multi-sectoral and interdisciplinary collaboration. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Collaborative Identification and prioritization of ecosytem services Integration of the ecosystem services approach in impact assessment and spatial planning
SYED MOHAZRI SYED HAZARI DHI Water & Environment (M) & University of Malaya
Your field of study, research questions… My study area encompasses ecosystem assessment, ecosystem services, vulnerability assessment, adaptation framework for coastal and marine ecosystem Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Governance for coastal and marine ecosystem and its services (mangrove ecosystem and its associated habitats) in particularly Ramsar Sites. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of…
Biodiversity policy and governance – using scientific assessments as basis of policy
Adaptation policy framework for biodiversity
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MALTE TIMPTE Institute for Biodiversity - Network e.V. (ibn) / IPBES Open-ended Network of Stakeholders
Your field of study, research questions… Public participation and stakeholder engagement in (international) environment related political processes Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… How are stakeholders /knowledge holders involved in the foundation /shaping process of SPIs? How do they contribute to relevance, transparency and credibility of institutions? You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Political science, social science, action research
JAYA UPADHYAY
WWF-India&
CIPSEM, TU
Dresden
Your field of study, research questions… Developing and implementing community based models of conservation in North East India. Involved in regional policy intervention on natural resource management along with capacity building trainings and programmes. Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Community based conservation models( Interdisciplianry approaches), species conservation, evaluation of ecosystem services, environment management practices, capacity building of local institution, Traditional Ecological Knowledge etc You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Community based conservation policies, evaluation of ecosystem services(TEEB), Capacity building of institutions, ecosystem management and practices, climate change adaptation etc.
MIREIA VALLE IPBES Young Fellow Regional Assessment for the Americas
Your field of study, research questions… Environmental scientist interested in biodiversity conservation, impacts of climate change and valuation of ecosystem services. Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… In order to understand how to bridge the science policy gap You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Scenarios and models, scientist working in the current and future interactions between nature and society.
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RIEN VAN WIJK Center for Macroecology, Evolution and Climate, University of Copenhagen
Your field of study, research questions… I am an ecologist mainly interested in animal movements and most recently in the migration patterns of long-distance migrating birds. I am involved in the Migrant Landbird Study Group that aims to bring together people working on migrating birds across country/continent borders and hope the exchange of information may help us better understand how birds migrate vast distances in ever changing environments. Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Working on migrating birds automatically requires a perspective across countries/continents, including on issues that affect policy decisions. From a natural point of view, the coming and going of migrating birds have vast implications for the biodiversity of the sites they visit throughout the year. Only with proper policy in place across their flyways, can we control or even halt ongoing declines in migrating birds. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… As much as I am involved on work on migrating birds and advocate their conservation, I have a broad interest in human-wildlife conflicts in general and the variety of approaches how to deal with those, including solutions on a political, policy level. In that respect, getting in touch with scientists that work on that frontline, would be very inspiring and could fuel collaborative research that can be applied both on a policy as well as a scientific level.
JEANNE WILBRANDT Zoological Research Museum Alexander Koenig ZFMK, Bonn
Your field of study, research questions… Comparative evolutionary genomics with a focus on insects and protein-coding genes. - How can we describe gene repertoires? - How do gene repertoires evolve? Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Get to know setup, workings and possibilities of SPIs. Bringing knowledge and expertise within reach of decision-makers is both difficult and crucial. I would like to know where we are, which aims are currently pursued and what we can do. You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Genomics, theoretical biology, biodiversity (monitoring)...
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YVES ZINNGREBE Georg-August-Universität Göttingen, Department for Agricultural Economics and Rural Development
Your field of study, research questions… Biodiversity Policy Integration, Conservation and the EU Common Agricultural Policy, Environmental discourses and narratives, Sustainable land-use and effectiveness of policy instruments, Biodiversity governance and political incentive systems, Science-Policy-Interfaces, CBD, IPBES and social-ecological systems, Geographic experiences particularly in Deutschland, Peru and Latin America Your interest in biodiversity related science policy interfaces… Discussing the role of scientists in SPI processes, finding new ways of feeding own results and important information into SPI processes, discussing which scientific contributions are needed to meet biodiversity objectives You are looking for contacts/cooperation with scientists in the field of… Currently maybe: Biodiversity Governance and legitimate decision making, Environmental policy integration, NBSAP implementation, political incentive systems and finance mechanisms for biodiversity conservation (on farms)