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Save the date: 8th session of the IPBES Plenary

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The IPBES Bureau, at its 15th meeting, considered the extraordinary situation caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the implementation of the IPBES work programme and the hosting of the eighth session of the IPBES Plenary (IPBES 8) in Marrakech, Morocco. After careful consideration and consultations, the Bureau decided that IPBES 8 would be postponed from January/February 2021 to 14-24 June 2021 and be held as an online meeting. It will be preceded by online regional consultations and stakeholder day(s) (information on the time and date of these events will follow in due course).

The provisional agenda for the session is available on the IPBES website at: https://ipbes.net/events/ipbes-8-plenary.

Announcing ACES 2021 Preview: A Web-Based Symposium

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The program and steering committees are excited to announce “A Community on Ecosystem Services 2021 Preview.” We would like to take this opportunity to engage with the ACES community on the vision and plans for ACES 2021; connect ACES to new communities with like interests; and highlight early career ecosystem services researchers. This virtual program will take place December 16-17, 2020 and will include five sessions.

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Society for Ecological Restoration 2021 World Conference

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The 9th World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER2021) will take place online on 21-24 June 2021 and will focus on innovative and creative approaches to achieving the promise of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. The conference theme – A New Global Trajectory – encourages us to think broadly about the pathways we can take forward, the partnerships that will make this change possible, and the tools we have for success. [Read more…] about Society for Ecological Restoration 2021 World Conference

IUCN Passes Motion on Biodiversity Accounting

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The IUCN Motion 070 Accounting for biodiversity: encompassing ecosystems, species and genetic diversity, co-led by Conservation International together with many other co-sponsors, including the governments of Costa Rica, Mexico and South Africa, passed with resounding approval, with 100% of states and 98% of NGO & indigenous people’s organizations (IPO) members voting  “yes”. This is an immense step forward on accounting for natural capital following the United Nations Systems of Environmental Economic Accounting (SEEA), an internationally accepted framework for incorporating nature into national accounting systems. [Read more…] about IUCN Passes Motion on Biodiversity Accounting

Call for applications: MSc, MA, PhD at UBC in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (+ faculty hire)

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Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES at UBC) is seeking graduate students, a PhD student (biodiversity and ES mapping and modelling) and a faculty colleague.

Graduate students
UBC is seeking graduate students. Ranked in the top ten globally for environmental and ecological studies, this institute is deeply interdisciplinary, problem focused, solutions oriented, and curiosity driven. Competitive funding is available to top graduate applicants. Candidates should apply by 31 December 2020. Have a look at the Grad Recruitment 2021 Poster.

PhD vacancy
In particular, they are seeking a PhD student to map and model biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Metro Vancouver region. The successful candidate will be co-supervised by Kai Chan and Matt Mitchell. [Read more…] about Call for applications: MSc, MA, PhD at UBC in Resources, Environment and Sustainability (+ faculty hire)