IPBES is organising an online dialogue meeting for Governments and stakeholders that will be held on 5 November 2024 from 1 p.m. – 3 p.m. Central European Time (CET), focusing on the nomination of experts and fellows for the methodological assessment of integrated biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning and ecological connectivity (“spatial planning assessment”).

The IPBES Plenary, in decision IPBES-10/1, approved, among other items, the undertaking of the spatial planning assessment, for which several calls for nomination of experts and fellows have recently been issued:

• Experts for the methodological assessment of integrated biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning and ecological connectivity (EM/2024/45)
• Fellows for the methodological assessment of integrated biodiversity-inclusive spatial planning and ecological connectivity (EM/2024/46)

The dialogue meeting aims to facilitate and strengthen engagement by Governments and stakeholders in the nomination of experts and fellows for the assessment. Sessions will include information regarding the required relevant expertise of nominees and the nomination process. It will also provide an opportunity for current and previous IPBES experts and fellows to share their experiences of the nomination process and lessons learned.

Representatives from Governments and observers, as well as any interested stakeholders, are invited to register for the meeting here.