Colombia Harnesses the Trialogue Methodology to Launch its National Ecosystem Assessment in the Margins of IPBES6

Published on: 22 March 2018

Country: Colombia

20 March 2018 Nature and biodiversity are the first victims of a peace agreement, especially in the first two years following the end to armed conflict. That is why there is...

BES-Net First Trialogue on Pollinators, Food Security and Rural Development in Eastern Europe

Published on: 10 January 2018

Country: Bosnia and Herzegovina

The first BES-Net Trialogue was held in Sarajevo in October 2017 to reach a common agenda for action around pollinators in Eastern Europe as the driver to foster links between...

The Convention on Biological Diversity holds Regional Bio-Bridge Initiative Round Table

Published on: 21 November 2017

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity held a Regional Bio-Bridge Initiative Round Table for Africa, 7 – 9 November 2017, in Entebbe, Uganda. The Bio-Bridge Initiative was established...

GBIF Opens Call for Data Mobilization and Capacity Projects in Asia

Published on: 14 November 2017

The GBIF Secretariat has just invited the submission of initial concept notes for the Biodiversity Information Fund for Asia or BIFA programme, which funded by the Ministry of the Environment,...

GEF, UNDP and IMO Build Partnerships to Assist Developing Countries to Minimize the Impacts from Aquatic Biofouling

Published on: 16 October 2017

A new global project to help protect marine ecosystems from the negative effects of invasive aquatic species has been given the go-ahead for preparation. The GloFouling Partnerships project – a collaboration between...

BiodivERsA, BES-Net’s Newest Partner, Supports European and International Biodiversity Research in the Broader IPBES Context

Published on: 15 October 2017

The BiodivERsA partners are pleased to have recently joined BES-net in light of a wider approach to collaborate in support of international research and policy-making on biodiversity. BiodivERsA is a...

4th Pan-European IPBES Stakeholder Consultation (PESC-4) Stimulated Review of IPBES Regional Assessment

Published on: 9 August 2017

PESC-4 was held 12-14 June 2017 in Vácrátót, Hungary. It was co-organised by the French Foundation for Research on Biodiversity (FRB), the Institute of Ecology and Botany of the Hungarian Centre...

WABES Launches Call for its Masters of Science (MSc) Program

Published on: 7 August 2017

West African Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (WABES) is happy to announce the launch of its call for its MSc program in “Managing the Science-Policy Interface on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services...

The Belmont Forum and BiodivERsA to Launch Call for Projects in Scenarios of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services

Published on: 2 August 2017

The Belmont Forum and BiodivERsA are pleased to announce the launch of their joint call on the following theme: Scenarios of biodiversity and ecosystem services. The call is planned to...

Hot off the Press: Global Inception and Capacity Building Meeting Report

Published on: 23 July 2017

The Meeting Report for the Global Inception and Capacity Building Meeting held last month in Kribi, Cameroon is now available for download here. The meeting marked the start of a...