Source: European Parliament
On 6 February, ENVI members will hold an exchange of views with the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) and the European Research Council (ERC) on their recent assessment reports.
The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) performs regular assessments of knowledge on biodiversity and ecosystem services. During the meeting, IPBES will present its two latest reports. The “Nexus Assessment” brings about a thematic assessment of the interlinkages among biodiversity, water, food and health in the context of climate change. The “Transformative Change Assessment” focus on the underlying causes of biodiversity loss and the determinants of transformative change and options for achieving the 2050 Vision for Biodiversity.
The European Research Council (ERC), founded in 2007, is the leading European funding organisation for frontier research. The ERC will present its report on “Transformative Change for a Sustainable Future”, which analysed over 300 ERC funded projects to address the concept of transformative change and how to meet the pressing challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss, and sustainable development.