Rutgers Professor Pamela McElwee
NEWS ADVISORY
Rutgers Expert Available to Comment on International IPBES “Nexus” Biodiversity Report
Newswise — The Nexus Assessment, one of the most important global scientific assessments ever undertaken, will be released at a global gathering during a hybrid in-person and online press conference in Windhoek, Namibia, on Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2024, at 8 a.m. EST (13:00 UK GMT/14:00 CET)
, co-chair of the IPBES Nexus Assessment, and Professor in the Department of Human Ecology, Rutgers University School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, is available for interviews.
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The Report has been in development for more than three years, and was led by led by co-chairs Professor of Rutgers University and Professor Paula Harrison of the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology, United Kingdom. The report was prepared by 165 experts from 57 countries. The Report will be considered and is expected to be approved at the eleventh session of the IPBES Plenary (#IPBES11, 10-16 December 2024).
Members of the media seeking access to the report and/or the event and who are not yet on the IPBES media list must apply online for access here: .
The event will be streamed live: www.ipbes.net
Often described as the ‘IPCC for Biodiversity,’ IPBES is the global science-policy body tasked with providing the best-available evidence to decision-makers, for people and nature.
For background information, here is a ‘Primer’ on the upcoming report (fully public and may be used without restriction):
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