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Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel Report to 42nd Meeting of the GEF Council Thomas E. Lovejoy Chair, GEF-STAP Biodiversity Chair Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment STAP- science advice for our planet Scientific and

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Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel

STAP- science advice for our planet

Thomas E. Lovejoy

Chair, GEF-STAP Biodiversity Chair Heinz Center for Science, Economics, and the Environment

Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel

Report to 42nd Meeting of the GEF Council

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Outline of the Report

 Update on Operational Advice  Recent & Ongoing STAP Initiatives  Panel Search Process  Beyond Rio+20

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On-going Monitoring of Scientific Quality at Entry

November 2011 and June 2012 constitute the largest Work Programs in GEF history

10 20 30 40 50 60 Nov-10 Mar-11 May-11 Nov-11 Feb-12 Jun-12 Total # PIFs GEF-5 Work Programs

Trend in Recommended Revisions FY-11 and FY-12

Consent Minor Major

56 37 6

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On-going Monitoring of Scientific Quality at Entry

The number of PIFs per Work Program has been steadily increasing (exception of FY 2011) – significant challenge for STAP

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 40 80 120 160 200 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

Average # of PIFs screened per Wok Program 2007 - 2012

(26) (29) (41) (10) (63)

GEF- 4 GEF- 5 Total # PIFs screened in FY (Avg # PIFs per Work Program) 103 145 122 31 189

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On-going Monitoring of Scientific Quality at Entry

Increasing complexity of the work load – challenge for STAP

40 80 120 160 200 FY 2008 FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

Total # of PIFs and MFA projects screened 2007 - 2012

# Total # MFA

189 55 31

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Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel

STAP- science advice for our planet

Recent & Ongoing STAP Initiatives Advisory Products Panel Search

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Scientific and Technical Advisory Panel

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STAP Advisory Products

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STAP products in progress

 Marine Spatial Planning  Marine Debris  Climate Change: Scientific Assessment for the

GEF

 Methodology for Calculating GHG Reductions

f GEF Energy Efficiency Projects

 Emerging Chemicals Management Issues

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Panel Search Process

 Climate Adaptation  Land Degradation  International Waters  Climate Mitigation  Biodiversity

Anand Patwardhan (India) Annette Cowie (Australia) Jakob Granit (Sweden) Candidates under review Brian Huntley (1 year)

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Rio 1992 Rio +20

Sustainability viewed

primarily from environmental lens

Sustainability viewed as

human development issues

More complex needs
More information available

Sustainability = social + environmental + economic

Beyond Rio+20

Atmospheric CO2 Concentration (ppm) 1992 2012 357 ppm 395 ppm

Source: NOAA

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Beyond Rio+20

Multiple focal areas
Multiple global benefits
Transformational solutions

Addressing problems at scale

Urgent, transformational, and innovative solutions

Source: Shutterstock

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Beyond Rio+20

Urgent, transformational, and innovative solutions

1. Urbanization 2. Zero carbon buildings and transport 3. Ecosystem restoration at a planetary scale 4. Global concentrated effort to reduce short lived climate forcers

Addressing problems at scale

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Future Earth - Research for global sustainability

Source: ICSU

Biological Social Physical

Sciences