IUCN, the International Union for Conservation of Nature

The Stakeholder Forum on IPBES is a new email discussion group for everyone interested in advancing the involvement of scientists, conservation organizations, businesses and other civil society actors in the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).

The Forum aims to help discovering the role that civil society can play in shaping IPBES and defining its goals. You are welcome to ask questions, share your experience and exchange opinions. The Forum discussions are held in English, however questions or requests for clarification may be asked in French or Spanish.

The Forum is established and moderated by the IUCN Programme on IPBES.

Disclaimer: Please note that the views expressed on this Forum do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN.  

1. Go to the Forum web page online, click on 'Apply for group membership'  and follow the brief instructions. 

2. Please note that in order to access the full content of the Forum web page online, you might need to set up a Google account free of charge, if you haven’t got one yet. You can use your business email address for this purpose.

3. Alternatively, you can write to the Forum team to request an invitation. 
 
4. Check your mailbox for a confirmation message from noreply@googlegroups.com. Please note that, depending on your mailbox settings, this message might fall into your spam folder.

5. Click on the link in the email message to confirm your request to join the Forum. Please note that you won't be able to post and read messages unless you click on the link.

6. You are now a member of the Forum and ready to use it.

1. Only members can post messages on the Forum, anybody can read the messages. 

2. Once subscribed, you can address the whole group in two ways:

• by writing an email to the Forum email, or
• by posting your message directly on the Forum web page online.

3. Your message will be sent to mailbox of all members of the Forum and stored on the Forum web page online.

4. Replies goes to all members of the Forum.

5. You can choose how to read and receive messages. For options, please go to the Forum web page online and click on ‘Edit my membership’.

6. You can access the list of Forum members on the Forum web page online.

7. You can invite more people to join the Forum. Go to the Forum web page online and click on ‘Invite members’.

8. Please note that in order to access the full content of the Forum web page online, you might need to set up a Google account free of charge, if you haven’t got one yet. You can use your business email address for this purpose.