Biodiversity policy: EU horizon-scan briefing on biodiversity and health
Useful high-level brief on Biodiversity and Health from the EU, covering pharmaceuticals, infectious disease, food security, green spaces and the underpinning science.
Useful high-level brief on Biodiversity and Health from the EU, covering pharmaceuticals, infectious disease, food security, green spaces and the underpinning science.
New website for the Diversitas project Biogenesis - research collaboration on evolution and biodiversity.
The US President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) produced the report Sustaining Environmental Capital: Protecting Society and the Economy in July. Strong emphasis on ecosystem services, valuation and assessments, including the international dimension - looks also at US involvement in IPBES
In progress in the week beginning 3 October, the first plenary meeting of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES). Papers, documents and updates on the website, but most of the discussion is about governance, organisation and so forth. IUCN position paper on IPBES also worth reading.