Review of Pollinators and Pollination Relevant to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in All Ecosystems, Beyond their Role in Agriculture and Food Production

Published on: 6 August 2018

The 22nd meeting of the Convention’s Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-22) and the second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-2), which were held from 2...

New UN Development Programme report highlights the challenges and opportunities of building climate resilience as the region works toward peaceful low-carbon climate-resilient development

Published on: 27 July 2018

26 July 2018, Amman “The Arab region is full of potential. Over the past decades, the region has seen significant economic and social progress. Climate risks threaten to derail these...

Productive Discussion on the role of national ecosystem assessment in the post-2020 biodiversity agenda

Published on: 17 July 2018

 In the margin of the second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-2) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) organized a side event entitled “The...

BES-NET Brochure

Published on: 26 June 2018

Our 2018 Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services Brochure is out! Find more information on BES-NET activities in ringing science, policy and practitioners together for face to face talks, National Ecosystems Assessments...

Mini-Trialogue in Cameroon to Strengthen Science-Policy Interface towards Improved Biodiversity Protection and Achievement of Cameroon Vision 2035

Published on: 23 May 2018

Country: Cameroon

23 May 2018 As Cameroon joins the global community to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)  on the occasion of the 2018 International Day of...

IPBES Regional Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Africa – lessons learned

Published on: 18 May 2018

Country: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Chad, Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mauritania

  16 May 2018 By  Katja Heubach; Beraterin im Project ValuES / Advisor ValuES project Following the successful release of the Regional Assessment report on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services for Africa at...

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,...