12 May 2015: The Secretariat of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) announced that the report on ‘policy support tools and methodologies for scenario analysis and modelling of biodiversity and ecosystem services’ (Deliverable 3c) is in its second phase of development.

A second-order draft and a summary for policy makers will be available for review by governments and experts from 15 May to 9 July 2015.

IPBES invites governments and prospective expert reviewers with relevant knowledge and experience to register to review one or more chapters of the report. Experts can download a registration form from the IPBES website and send the completed form to the Technical Support Unit of Deliverable3c. The login details will be shared within two working days after the beginning of the review on 15 May 2015. [IPBES News]