First External Review of the Second Global IPBES Assessment
The first external review of the first draft of the chapters of the Second Global IPBES Assessment is currently underway and remains open until the 7th of August 2026.

Information on the content of the assessment and the underlying scoping report, which sets out the objectives of the multi-year assessment as well as the further procedures and reviews, can be found here: https://www.ipbes.net/second-global-assessment
If you would like to participate in this external review as a reviewer, please proceed as follows:
Register on the IPBES website or log in;
Register for the review of the draft at: https://www.ipbes.net/second-global-assessment/first-external-review/registration;
Once you have registered, you will receive an email granting you confidential access to the draft. Your comments must be submitted in English using the Excel template provided.
If you have any questions, please contact .

