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Procedures for establishing and managing IUCN-supported Independent Scientific & Technical Advisory Panels

ISTAPs are medium-to-long-term processes that involve the formal designation of a group of experts who will engage in a set of pre-defined activities aimed at providing scientific and/or technical advice on a specific biodiversity conservation or natural resource management issue. Typically, the recipient of the advice is one or more business entities or public authorities.

The procedures are intended to ensure that Independent Scientific & Technical Advisory Panels (ISTAPs) deliver credible and robust advice to third parties in a manner that safeguards and enhances IUCN’s reputation with all major stakeholder groups.