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We are seeking a Research Officer in entomology to manage and develop entomological collections and research along with two other Research Officers doing collection-based research on insects. The selection committee will consider applications from specialists in all holometabolous orders of insects.

The external review for the second order drafts of the chapters and the first draft of the Summary for Policymakers of the IPBES global assessment of biodiversity and ecosystem services will start on 30 April and last until 29 June, 2018.

Worsening land degradation caused by human activities is undermining the well-being of two fifths of humanity, driving species extinctions and intensifying climate change. It is also a major contributor to mass human migration and increased conflict, according to the world’s first comprehensive evidence-based assessment of land degradation and restoration.