The deadline for the second call for nominations of regional experts has been extended to 25 June 2014.

The Chair of IPBES in a letter dated 30 May 2014 has extended the invitation for Governments and Stakeholders to nominate experts who will: (a) scope a set of regional and sub-regional assessments (deliverable 2b); and (b) scope a thematic assessment of land degradation and restoration (deliverable 3bi). A number of important additional points in relation with regional structure and approach for the regional scoping process for a set of regional and sub-regional assessments has been established.

Please note that all application forms should be filled on-line with CV attached through the dedicated web portal http://www.ipbes.net/applicationform.html. Self-nominations cannot be accepted.