The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is an intergovernmental body established in 2012 with the objective to strengthen the interface between science and policy related to biodiversity and ecosystem services. The four functions, scientific assessment, capacity building, knowledge generation and policy support, are the pillars of IPBES’ effort to ascertain the status of global biodiversity and ecosystem services, the drivers of change, and the impacts on human well-being.
The Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) has been entrusted by the Government of Japan to host the technical support unit (TSU) for the task force on scenarios and models. As an extension to IPBES secretariat based in Bonn, Germany, the TSU is providing technical support for the work of the task force on scenarios and models since March 2024 up to early 2028.