UNFCCC
DIVERSITAS has been invited over the past two years by the SBSTA of the climate change convention (UNFCCC) to participate in annual « Research Dialogues » between Parties to UNFCCC on one hand, and partner programmes of the ESSP and IPCC on the other hand. ESSP programmes (DIVERSITAS, IGBP, IHDP and WCRP) have been invited to report and dialog with SBSTA delegates on emerging scientific findings, research plans, gaps and priorities.
In 2010, DIVERSITAS report to SBSTA 32 (Bonn, 3 June 2010) included highlights on:
- Observing climate change impacts on biodiversity and ecosystem services,
- Modelling the interactions between biodiversity and climate change,
- Assessing future changes (GBO-3 scenarios),
- Toward an IPCC-like mechanism for biodiversity and ecosystem services (IPBES),
- Biodiversity "tipping-points" (GBO-3), and
- Adaptive management strategies for biodiversity in the face of climate change.
