IPBES:生物多样性科学评估将成为政策决策的驱动因素

生物多样性和生态系统服务政府间科学-政策平台(IPBES)的目的,是为了缓解生物多样性持续减退的趋势,推动政策和科学之间的互动。2012年成立至今构建了概念模型,确定了2014—2018年的工作方案。分析IPBES工作方案的4个目的和相应交付成果可以看出,通过推出不同专题评估报告,将为全球提出生物多样性相关的新问题,给生物多样性相关的谈判和履约提出新挑战。一系列区域和全球评估报告的推出,可能通过持续积累效益,引起公众和媒体的关注,使生物多样性问题迅速政治化,形成科学驱动政策决策的趋势。应对IPBES及其生物多样性相关公约的谈判,我国需要制定深入和持续参与其国际过程的策略,需要通过培养和推荐专业水平高且政治敏感的专家,参与IPBES评估报告的具体工作,从科学层面影响评估结果,把握生物多样性领域国际政策决策动向,在保护生物多样性的基础上,维护国家利益。

IPBES: a facilitator enhancing the impact of scientific assessment on global policy decision on biodiversity protection

The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) was set up for the goal of "strengthening the science-policy interface for biodiversity and ecosystem services for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, long-term human well-being and sustainable development". Initiated in 2012, IPBES has been evolved from a conceptual framework of work into a solid institutional platform marked with its work plan 2014-2018. IPBES has 4 main objectives supported with expected outputs. The outputs of IPBES will be a series of thematic assessment reports to explore new issues in the fields and to support the implementation of the biodiversity conservation related to international conventions, and guide the policy formulations at international, regional and national levels. At the same time, IPBES''s comprehensive assessment reports at regional and global level will demonstrate challenges in biodiversity conservation to the general public, media and governments, which will further drive the policies into a biodiversity conservation friendly practices. Therefore, IPBES is an important platform to provide knowledge to support biodiversity conservation. China, as an important member in IPBES and activities related to international biodiversity conventions, should adopt a concrete and comprehensive national strategy to the relatively international process and negotiations. Meanwhile, Chinese government should encourage policy-sensitive scientists to participate the IPBES'' scientific activities to make our contribution to the global efforts and ensure the security of our national benefits.