BBC: The UN has given final approval for the establishment of an expert panel to advise governments on science and policy issues relating to biodiversity.
Endorsement came at the UN General Assembly in New York.
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will assess evidence on the causes and effects of nature degradation, and policy options.
Details will be worked out during the first few months of next year.
The new organisation is roughly......
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Go-ahead on UN biodiversity panel
Posted by Washington Post: Juliet Eilperin on December 21st, 2010
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