22 April 2024
EM/2024/21(To access this invitation in other languages, please click here: ‫ عر ب‬/ español / français / русский/ 中文)

Invitation to observer organizations to the eleventh session of the Plenary of theIntergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES 11)
Dear representatives of observer organizations and of other stakeholder organizations,
I have the honor to invite you to participate in the eleventh session of the Plenary of theIntergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES 11), whichis planned to be held from 10 to 16 December 2024 in Mercure Hotel Windhoek, Corner of Auas,
9000 Aviation Road, Windhoek, Namibia. It will be possible for duly registered members ofdelegations to view the proceedings online. A Stakeholder Day will be organized on 9 December
2024. An invitation letter addressed to Governments has been sent and is available here.
The provisional agenda for the eleventh session of the Plenary is available on the IPBES
website at https://www.ipbes.net/events/ipbes-11-plenary.
Participation in IPBES 11 is open only to delegates that are officially nominated by theirGovernments or by organizations that have been accredited as observers to previous sessions of thePlenary (https://ipbes.net/accredited-organisations). Each nominated member of a delegation isrequired to complete the online registration form at https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes-11/registration
as soon as possible, and no later than 30 September 2024. Individual registration is necessary for
granting access to in-session documents and sharing meeting connection details. Please kindly notethat an IPBES user account is required to complete the registration form. A user account can becreated at https://ipbes.net/user/register. Considering visa processing time, and to ensure
participation in the meeting, delegates who require entry visas to Namibia are strongly encouraged
to upload their nomination letters and register as soon as possible. To determine whether you needa visa to travel to Namibia, please contact the Namibian consulate or embassy in your country or
visit the website: https://namibian.org/namibia/travel-advice/visa. Please note that a visa may also
be required for transit through some countries.
Please note that a separate registration is required for the Stakeholder Day athttps://www.ipbes.net/ipbes-11/stakeholder-day/registration. Registration for the Stakeholder Day
does not grant access to the eleventh session of the IPBES Plenary. Registration for the Stakeholder
Day should be done by 10 November 2024.
Information for organizations seeking accreditation
Any body, organization or agency, whether national or international, governmental,
intergovernmental or non-governmental, including organizations of and representatives of________________________________________________________________________________
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53 113 Bonn, Germany
mea-ipbes-secretariat@un.org • http://www.ipbes.net

Indigenous peoples and local communities, which is qualified in matters covered by IPBES can apply
to be admitted as observer. The Plenary will decide on the admission of new observers inaccordance with the interim procedure described in paragraph 22 of the report of the first session of
the Plenary (IPBES/1/12, available at https://ipbes.net/document-library-catalogue/ipbes112). To
apply for admission as an observer, a representative of the body, organization or agency seeking
accreditation is required to submit a formal letter, signed by the head of the organization, informing
the IPBES secretariat of its wish to be represented at the eleventh session of the Plenary, andproviding relevant information through the online application form available athttps://www.ipbes.net/ipbes-11/accreditation by 6 p.m. Central European Summer Time on 2
September 2024.
The IPBES Bureau will communicate the list of new organizations which it recommends tothe Plenary for admission as observers to the eleventh session of the Plenary by 16 September 2024.
Delegations from organizations recommended for admission as observers can thereafter proceed to
upload official communication containing the names of the members of their delegations at
https://www.ipbes.net/ipbes-11/nomination-letters-and-credentials and register athttps://www.ipbes.net/ipbes-11/registration by 30 September 2024. Registration for the session willbe confirmed by the secretariat after receipt of official communication.
I thank you again for your continued support of IPBES.
Yours sincerely,

Dr. Anne Larigauderie | Executive Secretary________________________________________________________________________________
Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1, 53 113 Bonn, Germany
mea-ipbes-secretariat@un.org • http://www.ipbes.net