Welcome: Ferenc Friedler (vice president, National Research, Development and Innovation Office, Hungary) Part A. IPBES in the Sustainable Development Agenda Thomas Koetz (IPBES Secretariat): IPBES: key functions, structures and an overview of its work programme Ivar Baste (IPBES
Bureau): IPBES in the broader
international governance landscape followed by a panel discussion with the two
speakers and Jacqueline McGlade (UNEP chief scientist).