The terms of reference of the task force on knowledge and data assign to the task force the responsibility to advise on the indicators and metrics to be used in IPBES products and on the standards necessary for capturing and managing associated data (decision IPBES-2/5, section II).
a list of highlighted indicators, which authors may be interested in using, but with no expectation regarding their consistent use in the assessments.
Neither the 30 core indicators, nor the 42 highlighted indicators sufficiently cover socio-economic (ecosystem services and human well-being) components of the IPBES conceptual framework nor the links between them, and efforts were started in 2016 to address these gaps. An approach involving social-ecological bundles of indicators is currently being developed and piloted for the global assessment.
the provision of tailored support to assessment authors.
The task group on indicators collaborates with experts from IPBES assessments in the identification of social-ecological bundles of indicators.
IPBES work relies heavily on the scientific community and initiatives by groups of scientists that can inform the formal IPBES processes. Click here for an overview of organizations that support the IPBES work on indicators.