ePeerReview: Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

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Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 0 Line(s): Issue: Other	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

The concept note should underline not only the contribution of science to policy-making but also how policy can inform and guide science, in a dynamic of true dialogue between the two communities (see, in particular, page 2, lines 3 to 8; page 3, lines 19 to 26; and paragraph 16 on pages 8-9);

Response: Component revised so no longer relevant.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 0 Line(s): Issue: Other	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Including definitions of the multiple dimensions of biodiversity and of ecosystem services would be helpful.

Response: Done.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 2 Line(s): 21 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Replace ‘influencing’ with ‘informing’.

Response: Addressed.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 3 Line(s): 6 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

After ‘and ecosystem services’ add: ’, through appropriate policy decisions’.

Response: This section has been deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 3 Line(s): 22 Issue: IPBES and other ongoing processes	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Add the following sentence: ‘Relevant scientific programmes of intergovernmental organizations also contribute to the current science-policy interface.’

Response: Addressed.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 4 Line(s): 20 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Add ‘neutrality’.

Response: This section has been deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 4 Line(s): 25 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Replace ‘influence’ with ‘inform’;

Response: Component deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 4 Line(s): 25 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

delete ‘and support’;

Response: Component deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 4 Line(s): 25 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

The renamed sub-paragraph (a) (‘Inform the Scientific research Agenda etc.’) should become sub-paragraph (e) and the other sub-paragraphs should be renumbered accordingly.

Response: Component deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 4 Line(s): 26 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Replace ‘requests of’ with ‘information provided by’.

Response: Component deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 4 Line(s): 30 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Add ‘knowledge on’ at the end of the sentence, after ‘independent assessments of’.

Response: This section has been deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 5 Line(s): 1 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Delete ‘/or’.

Response: This section has been deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 5 Line(s): 3 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Add ‘and governments’ after ‘such organizations’.

Response: This section has been deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 5 Line(s): 19 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Delete ‘equitable’.

Response: Not deleted because no substantive reason given.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 5 Line(s): 23 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Add ‘intergovernmental organizations’.

Response: Reflected in the revised text.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 6 Line(s): 10 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Replace ‘Influencing’ with ‘Informing.

Response: Component deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 6 Line(s): 10-26 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Paragraph 12 should be moved after current paragraph 16.

Response: Component deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 6 Line(s): 13 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Add ‘, including in the area of economic valuation, as exemplified by The Economic of Ecosystems and Biodiversity’ (TEEB) programme’.

Response: Any economic analysis undertaken by IPBES will be within the context of multi-scale assessments, and no separate component specifically on economics will be established. The IPBES will draw on the findings of TEEB for its work programme components.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 6 Line(s): 24 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

(ii) should become (i) i.e. invert the order of the two bullet points under ‘Expected Accomplishment’.

Response: Component deleted.

Concept Note
1. Concept Note Page(s): 7 Line(s): 9 Issue: Clarity of text	Salvatore Arico Institutional (s.arico@unesco.org) United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

Replace ‘selected with ‘pilot’.

Response: Done.