INTERGOVERNMENTAL SCIENCE-POLICY PLATFORM 
ON BIODIVERSITY AND ECOSYSTEM SERVICES (IPBES)
IPBES Secretariat, UN Campus 
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
Tel. +49 (0) 228 815 0570
secretariat@ipbes.net
www.ipbes.net
The Intergovernmental SciencePolicy Platform on Biodiversity 
and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
is the intergovernmental body which assesses the state of biodiversity and 
ecosystem services, in response to requests from Governments, the private 
sector and civil society.
The mission of IPBES is to strengthen the science-policy interface for 
biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable 
use of biodiversity, long-term human well-being and sustainable 
development.
IPBES has a collaborative partnership arrangement with UNEP, UNESCO, 
FAO and UNDP. Its secretariat is hosted by the German government and 
located on the UN campus, in Bonn, Germany.
Scientists from all parts of the world contribute to the work of IPBES on a 
voluntary basis. They are nominated by their government or an organisation, 
and selected by the Multidisciplinary Expert Panel (MEP) of IPBES. Peer 
review forms a key component of the work of IPBES to ensure that a range 
of views is reflected in its work, and that the work is complete to the highest 
scientific standards.
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BACKGROUND
APPENDIX 3 
Examples of data 
and knowledge products