TY - JOUR
T1 - The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES): progress and next steps
AU - Schmeller, Dirk
AU - Bridgewater, Peter
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - Biodiversity and the services ecosystems provide have built the foundation of human civilization and provide for the welfare of people. With the increase of the human population it has become clearer than ever that the human exploitation of our natural resources leads to detrimental interactions between ecological and sociological systems. Only concerted and global actions will be able to reverse ongoing biodiversity loss. In response to these needs, the United Nations agreed the establishment of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in 2010. Here, we report on the progress IPBES has made since its inception, and suggest how the scientific community can engage with this important science-policy interface
AB - Biodiversity and the services ecosystems provide have built the foundation of human civilization and provide for the welfare of people. With the increase of the human population it has become clearer than ever that the human exploitation of our natural resources leads to detrimental interactions between ecological and sociological systems. Only concerted and global actions will be able to reverse ongoing biodiversity loss. In response to these needs, the United Nations agreed the establishment of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) in 2010. Here, we report on the progress IPBES has made since its inception, and suggest how the scientific community can engage with this important science-policy interface
U2 - 10.1007/s10531-016-1095-9
DO - 10.1007/s10531-016-1095-9
M3 - Editorial
VL - 25
SP - 801
EP - 805
JO - Biodiversity and Conservation
JF - Biodiversity and Conservation
SN - 0960-3115
ER -