UNESCO, the UnitedNations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and AgricultureOrganizationof the UnitedNations(FAO) and the UnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP) are acting as the interim Secretariat of IPBES until such time a permanent secretariat is set up in Bonn.
IPBES-1 also requested UNESCO, UNEP, the Food and AgricultureOrganizationof the UnitedNations(FAO) and the UnitedNations Development Programme (UNDP) to establish an institutional link with the Platform through a collaborative partnership arrangement for the work of IPBES and its Secretariat.
It is an adaptation of the English module "Investing in Information for Development" produced by CTA, the Food and AgricultureOrganizationof the UnitedNations(FAO), GTZ (an international cooperation enterprise for sustainable development), the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the University of Wageningen.