Organisations applying for one-time accreditation for the first plenary meeting of IPBES (screened)
Batch No. 4
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State Museum of Natural History, Stuttgart, Germany
The State Museum of Natural History in Stuttgart holds collections of more than 11 millions scientific objects (4,1 millions fossils,
40.000 minerals, 1 million plants, 4,5 millions insects ,1 million molluscs, and 500.000 vertebrates) curated by 21 scientists with
support of scientific and technical staff.
Frame topics of research are: (1) Biosystematics and taxonomy: Discovery, registration, description, and classification of organisms;
(2) Research on evolution and phylogenetics: Origin, modification, and phylogeny of organisms; (3) (Palaeo-)biogeography and
stratigraphy: Analysis of the patterns of distribution of organisms in space and time; (4) Ecology and ecosystem research: Analysis
and comprehension of habitats and biocoenoses; (5) Biodiversity-Informatics: digital availability, integration and computational
analysis of basic scientific data about the diversity of life; (6) Applied research: accumulation of basic knowledge for problem
solving, support for the utilisation of scientific data, and implementation of results.
The institution is part of national and international research and institutional networks as Global Biodiversity Information Facilities
(GBIF), Consortium of European Taxonomic Facilities (CETAF), Deutsche NaturwissenschaftlicheForschungssammlungen (DNFS) and
Humboldt-Ring.
Website:
http://www.naturkundemuseum-bw.de/
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DFG, German Research Foundation, Bonn, Germany
The DFG (German Research Foundation) is Germany´s largest funding organization, recorded in the Register of Associations of the
Amtsgericht Bonn (Municipal Court of Bonn) on 27 March 1952, under no. VR 777, transferred to no. VR 2030 on 14 October 1963.
The Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German Research Foundation) serves all branches of science and the humanities by funding
research projects and facilitating cooperation among researchers. It devotes particular attention to the education and advancement
of young researchers. It promotes equality between men and women in the scientific and academic communities. It advises
parliaments and public authorities on scientific matters and fosters relations with the private sector and between scientists and
academics at home and abroad. One of the DFG's core strategies is to promote collaboration between researchers at home and
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abroad, establishing offices abroad (India, Africa, Latinamerica, Japan, Rusia, North America and China).
Website:
http://www.dfg.de/en/index.jsp
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CYCLECO, France
Cycleco is a consulting office specialized in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and eco-design. Cycleco works in close collaboration with
UNEP, the European Commission and the French Government on assessing impact on various eco-systems. Here are some examples
of the international environmental projects in which Cycleco has been involved:
TEEB report: JérômePayet participated in writing the chapter entitled “Measuring and Reporting Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Impacts and Dependance”.
USEtox: this method aims to develop the characterization factors allowing the evaluation of the eco-toxicological impact of some of
the substances present in the LCA of the shampoo, cosmetics and detergents sectors.
Model impact world +: This methodology, designed for the evaluation of Life Cycle impacts, was the first to be regionalized
internationally.
MUSA project: Integrating Multiple Scale Impact Assessment on Ecosystems for contaminated Landscape Management.
AIDA: creation of an Aquatic Impact indicators Database for risk analysis and LCA.
PCB Axelera: research program in the service of the pollution of aquatic environments.
Projet SOLENV: development of a methodology which aims to evaluate the environmental benefits of different techniques for the
remediation of contaminated sites as well as the impact on the environment (air, water, soil and living resources) according to its
final use (agriculture, habitat, source of raw materials).
Metal Europe: assessment of the environmental impact of the decontamination of a contaminated site (Metal Europe).
Website: http://www.cycleco.eu/
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Latin America Regional Program at RIMISP – Latin American Center for Rural Development, La Paz, Bolivia
Rimisp – Latin American Center for Rural Development is a regional non-profit organization that was set up in 1986. In collaboration
with its partners, Rimispcontributes towards:
1. Catalyzing regional multiactorial platforms that allow for dialogue, along with the collaboration and synthesis of outlooks and
strategic and programmatic agendas for the development of LA rural societies.
2. Improving understanding of the changes that affect LA rural societies.
3. Improving the quality of available methodologies in the region for the design, implementation and evaluation of strategies,
policies, programs and projects on rural development.
4. Learning processes that strengthen the capacity of actors and innovative social coalitions.
5. Expanding the information available for social actors and agents of rural development.
The “Rural Territorial Development with Cultural Identity” Program is active since 2005 and involves 14 territories of 8 LA countries.
It focuses on the valorization of biological and cultural diversity for sustainable inclusive territorial development. The
program is now enhancing an Intercontinental Platform on Biocultural Diversity and Territories involving LA, Europe and
Africa on the attempt to share good practices, scale-up the approach and empower the over 70 multilevel public and
private stakeholders of the network on good governance processes and resilience building.
Website:
www.rimisp.org
www.bioculturaldiversityandterritory.org
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Centre for Ecological Research & Forestry Applications (CREAF), Catalunya, Spain
CREAF (1987) is a public research and innovation centre in terrestrial ecology, territorial analysis and environmental impact which
strive for excellence in knowledge generation, methodological development, transfer, training and dissemination. CREAF’s priority
research lines are:
Topic 1. Biodiversity. Population dynamics and genetics; Phenology and species distribution; Ecological
interactions; Biological invasions
Topic 2. Functional diversity and global change. Chemical ecology, ecotoxicology, metabolomics; Carbon
and nutrient stocks and fluxes; Water resources; Interactions between ecosystems and the atmosphere;
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Conservation of soil functions.
Topic 3. Forest ecology and wildfires. Structure and dynamics of forest communities; Forest management and conservation; Forest
decline and regeneration; Forest wildfires; Forest databases.
Topic 4. Landscape analysis and geographical information systems. Landscape fragmentation and dynamics; Thematic cartography
and environmental information systems; Regional environmental changes and processes; Methods and standards in GIS and remote
sensing; Development of the MiraMon GIS.
CREAF funding comes from the Governing Council, products and services and mostly from competitive projects from national,
European (FP7, LIFE+, INTERREG IVC, European Science Foundation) either international RDI programmes.
The total number of SCI publications 2009-2011 was 276, published in 135 journals included in theScience Citation Index. The
average impact factor of all publications was 7.6.
Website:
http://www.creaf.uab.es/cat/index.htm
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University of Marburg, Institute for Cooperation in Developing Countries, Germany
The current research conducted in the Institute for Cooperation in Developing Countries concentrates on the analysis of the
determinants, structures, and change of economic institutions in the development process and natural resource management. The
institute studies administrative rights, in particular land and resource allocation rules. This includes an assessment of land and
resource politics as well as of interactions between different spheres of institutions such as statutory and customary law. Another
important focus of our research is the institutional economic analysis of structures and functions of cooperative and cooperativebased self-help organizations in developing and emerging countries. The institute has a long history of conducting research in
biodiversity maintenance, desertification, climate change and the assessment and design of multi-level governance. Complementary
areas of focus are in the economics of „Global Commons“, an exciting field between local governance and international regimes
addressing the same challenges as mentioned on the local and regional scale. The main teaching topics of the institute are the
support and coordination of courses offered in the fields „Economic Problems in Developing Countries“ and „Cooperative Studies“.
Website:
http://www.uni-marburg.de/fb02/ike/index_html
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Pakistan Science Foundation, Islamabad, Pakistan
Pakistan Science Foundation (PSF- www.psf.gov.pk) was established in 1973 as an Autonomous Body of the Ministry of Science and
Technology, Government of Pakistan.
Main objectives of the Foundation are:
1) Promotion and funding of scientific research and related activities having bearing on socio-economic needs of the country (with
emphasis on environment and food security) and
2) Popularization of Science at grass root level for the development of science culture.
Thus we provide funding for scientific research and organize conferences. Numerous science popularization activities also take place
which include; annual science poster & science essay contests (for the last 22 years), Science caravans around the country,
Travelling S&T Expositions, S&T Fairs, popular science lectures, Inquiry Based Science Education (IBSE) at school level etc. etc.The
Foundation has two subsidiary organizations viz., Pakistan Scientific and Technological Information Centre (PASTICwww.pastic.gov.pk) with its six sub-centres around the country, and Pakistan Museum of Natural History (PMNHwww.pmnh.gov.pk) . PMNH researches on biodiversity of Pakistan and is the national Secretariat of UNESCO “National Man and
Biosphere (MAB)” programme. And I am the Co-Chairman of Pakistan’s National MAB Committee with all the responsibility of the
programme at national level. We are also the National Focal Point for Global Biodiversity Network.
We have active collaboration with Academy des Science and Science Centre (CCSTI), France; National Natural Science Foundation of
China; UNESCO; TUBITAK Turkey; USDA and University of Rome- Tor vergata.
Website:
www.pmnh.gov.pk
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Deutsche GesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH, Bonn, Germany
The Deutsche GesellschaftfürInternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is a German federal Enterprise and is the main institution
for delivering international technical cooperation and advisory services on behalf of the German Government to support sustainable
development and capacity building worldwide. GIZ operates in many fields, such as economic development, governance and
democracy, rural development, food security, health and education and environmental and biodiversity management, conservation
and sustainable management of natural resources and climate change adaptation and mitigation. GIZ operates in more than 130
countries and works largely on a public-benefit basis. GIZ is implementing a wide array of environmental and biodiversity projects
and programmes, including supporting the establishment and governance of protected areas, the sustainable management of
forests and other ecosystems, Access and Benefit Sharing projects as well as cooperation with research institutions.
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Website:
www.giz.de
http://www.conservation-development.net/?L=1&ds=226
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The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE), Helsinki, Finland
The Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE) is an interdisciplinary centre for environmental research and development which works
under the Finnish Ministry of the Environment. SYKE employs more than 650 people, of which 75% are university-educated experts
and scientists, with a Master’s degree or higher. SYKE produces information on the environment, on the state of the environment,
and on factors affecting these. It assesses alternative development strategies and identifies solutions for the promotion of
sustainable development. SYKE is a national information centre which collects and processes environmental data, providing such
data and expertise to various stakeholders in support of decision-making.
SYKE is actively involved in international co-operation on environmental research, particularly where EU research programmes are
concerned, but also in many projects in the Nordic and Baltic regions. SYKE provides administrative services and expertise in relation
to Finland's participation in international agreements, action programmes, and the EU's regulatory work. SYKE exports valuable
expertise in environmental policy-making and administration as well as advanced research and monitoring techniques. International
projects particularly focus on the needs of developing countries, and on regional issues concerning Northern Europe and the
countries around the Baltic Sea. Experts from SYKE have been working in many countries around the world, including South Africa,
Egypt, Nepal, Laos, Russia and Albania.
Website:
www.environment.fi/syke
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