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Template for offer to host the technical support unit for the IPBES “business and biodiversity assessment” by

21 Jul 2022

Purpose and scope of the technical support unit The purpose of the technical support unit is to support the production of the IPBES assessment of the methodological assessment of the impact and dependence of business on biodiversity and nature’s contributions to people (business and biodiversity assessment), under which the technical support unit shall: a. [...] This methodological assessment will strengthen the knowledge base to support efforts by business to achieve the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity and the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which are the conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. [...] Engaging businesses and the financial sector is essential to address conservation of biological diversity, the sustainable use of its components, and the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources. [...] Communication and outreach will be undertaken from the outset and during the development of the assessment in order to build engagement with the wider knowledge community and the end users of the assessment, in particular businesses. [...] It will introduce the issues to be assessed in the following chapters and discuss the links between this assessment and other relevant IPBES assessments, and how this assessment links to the IPBES conceptual framework, the achievement of the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and its Sustainable Development Goals.

Authors

Thomas Koetz

Pages
13
Published in
Germany