BES-Net Op-Ed Series on COVID-19 (#1): SARS-CoV-2 and the three steps necessary to prevent the next pandemic

Published on: 9 July 2020

“The inevitable, but unpredictable, appearance of new infectious diseases has been recognized for millennia, well before the discovery of causative infectious agents. Today, however, despite extraordinary advances in development of...

Virtual pro-pollinator effort in Trinidad and Tobago

Published on: 18 June 2020

Country: Trinidad and Tobago

In the face of the COVID-19 crisis and a restriction on social gatherings in Trinidad and Tobago, the Environmental Policy and Planning Division within the Ministry of Planning and Development...

Regional Trialogue participants fully “Bee Engaged” on #WorldBeeDay

Published on: 22 May 2020

Country: Nigeria

Bees and other pollinators, such as butterflies, bats and hummingbirds, are increasingly under threat from human activities. To raise awareness of the importance of pollinators, the threats they face and...

MRV Training Workshops on the Use of Biodiversity Data for Decision-making

Published on: 30 March 2020

Country: Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda

In the framework of its activities to enhance capacities in its partner countries, the CEBioS program organized two training workshops about the ‘Measurement, Reporting and Verification’ (MRV) concept for biodiversity....

Post BES-Net Trialogue Milestone: Nigeria’s Strides Towards Pollinator-Friendly Land Degradation Action Plan

Published on: 28 March 2020

Country: Nigeria

Following the Regional Trialogue for Anglophone Africa on “Bright Spots for Land Degradation Neutrality, Pollinators and Food Security” held on 28-20 May, 2019, in Nairobi, Kenya, Nigeria has demonstrated exemplary...

Francophone Africa Regional Trialogue on Land Degradation Neutrality, Pollinators and Food Productivity in the COVID-19 Pandemic Context

Published on: 13 March 2020

Country: Benin, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Senegal, Togo

Active Post-Trialogue dialogue continues in Africa around pollinator-land-food nexus

Published on: 31 January 2020

Country: Ghana, Kenya

The Annual Meeting of African Science Academies (AMASA-15) was held on 12-16 November 2019 in Accra, Ghana. The event brought together over 100 representatives of Africa’s science academies as well...

Strengthening capacity on beekeeping/queen rearing for biodiversity conservation and improved livelihoods in Antigua

Published on: 28 January 2020

Country: Antigua and Barbuda

After the BES-Net Caribbean Regional Trialogue on Pollinators, Food Security and Climate Resilience and subsequent national dialogue in 2018, awareness and interest in pollinators and pollination issues has increased significantly...

Launch of BES-Net Phase II with the financial support of the German Federal Ministry for Environment

Published on: 20 December 2019

The International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU) awarded EUR 20 million to support Phase II of the Biodiversity...

GEF-UNDP-IMO GloFouling Partnerships is Working with Developing Countries to Minimize the Impacts from Invasive Aquatic Species Transferred Through Aquatic Biofouling

Published on: 30 November 2019

The introduction and establishment of invasive aquatic species is considered to be one of the greatest threats to the world’s freshwater, coastal and marine ecosystems. In addition, the global economic...