Global Biodiversity Sub-Committee (GBSC)

The following are minutes and papers from the GBSC meetings in chronological order

Papers for January 2010

• Executive Summary (PDF, 104 kb)
• Presentation on Geoengieering the climate: science, governance and uncertainties (PDF, 1,267 kb)
• Initial report of the GBSC Arctic Biodivesity Research workshop (PDF, 70 kb)
• Post-2010 global biodiversity targets and indicators - update on activities (PDF, 120 kb)

Papers for July 2009

• Approved minutes (PDF, 58 kb)
• Executive summary (PDF, 31 kb)
• Nanotechnology and Biodiversity: An initial consideration of whether research on the implications of nanotechnology is adequate for meeting aspirations for global biodiversity conservation (PDF, 57 kb)
• Discussion paper on JNCC MEA workshop (PDF, 47 kb)
• Update on UK Overseas Territories  (PDF, 35 kb)
• Update on Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) (PDF, 44 kb)

Papers for March 2009

• Approved minutes (PDF,   kb)
• Executive summary (PDF,  48kb)
• Defra Review of Evidence Needs for Defra's Global Biodiversity sub-programme (PDF, 79 kb)
• Presentation on Ground Level Ozone (PDF, 1,333 kb)
• Update on EPBRS and IPBES (PDF, 54 kb)  
• Update on Multilateral Environmental Agreements (PDF, 55 kb)
• Update on Overseas Territories Research and Training Programme (PDF, 46 kb)
• Update on UK BRAG (PDF, 32 kb)

Papers for September 2008

• Approved minutes (PDF, 84 kb)
• Executive Summary (PDF, 27 kb)
• Biodiversity Multilateral Environmental Agreements, key themes and issues (PDF, 89 kb)

• CBD CoP9 Outcomes, Implementation and Intersessional Work (PDF, 50 kb)

• UK-Arctic Stakeholders report of conference held at the Scottish Association for Marine Sciences, Oban 10-12 March 2008 (PDF, 89 kb)
• UK BRAG report (PDF, 30 kb)

Papers for April 2008

• Approved minutes (PDF, 79 kb)
• Links between Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation, Living With Environmental Change and Quantifying and Understanding the Earth System (PDF. 51 kb)

Papers for November 2007

• Approved minutes (PDF, 61 kb)
• Research Priorities in the UK Overseas Territories (PDF, 127 kb)
• UK BRAG report (PDF, 29 kb)

Papers for May 2007

• Approved minutes (PDF, 53 kb)
• BBSRC Systematics Initiatives (PDF, 87 kb)
• Ocean Acidification Research Priorities (PDF, 80 kb)
• UK BRAG report (PDF, 28 kb)

Papers for February 2007

• Approved minutes (PDF, 54 kb)
• Creating Electronic Information Resources, Activities in UK Taxonomic Institutions (PDF, 138 kb)
• Mycology in the UK - the Taxonomic Impediment (PDF, 307 kb)

Papers for November 2006

• Approved minutes (PDF, 69 kb)

Papers for August 2006

• Approved minutes (PDF, 57 kb)

Papers for May 2006

• Approved minutes (PDF, 55 kb)

Papers for February 2006

• Approved minutes (PDF, 46 kb)
• Presentation on ocean acidification (PDF, 2,331 kb)

Papers for August 2005

• Approved minutes (PDF, 58 kb)

Papers for June 2005

• Approved minutes  (PDF. 66 kb)

Papers for February 2005

• Approved minutes (PDF, 62 kb)

Papers for November 2004

• Approved minutes (PDF, 50 kb)