The methodological assessment of scenarios and models of biodiversity and ecosystem services was initiated in order to provide expert advice on the use of such methodologies in all work under the Platform to ensure the policy relevance of its deliverables, as stated in the scoping report approved by the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services at its second session (IPBES/2/17, annex VI). It is one of the first assessment activities of the Platform because it provides guidance for the use of scenarios and models in regional, global and thematic assessments, as well as by the other task forces and expert groups of the Platform. The present document is a summary for policymakers of the information presented in the full assessment
report.
