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Trialogues

BES-Net Trialogues bring together the three BES-Net communities of science, policy and practice in a participatory and constructive dialogue

What Is a Trialogue?

This digital interactive is also available in Spanish.

Trialogue in National Ecosystem Assessments

This digital interactive is also available in French and Spanish.

Trialogue Approach

Trialogues are multistakeholder events that focus on specific policy priorities at the national and regional levels, strengthening the culture of dialogue to promote the science-policy-practice interface for sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem services.

Trialogues are unique in that they purposefully include the participation of practitioners – members of NGOs, community organizations, private sector, unions and Indigenous Peoples’ groups. This helps include all perspectives and builds a diverse set of evidence to make decisions.

Bridging the gap between scientific, traditional and other knowledge systems, a Trialogue contextualizes research and offers a common ground for action. It uses innovative methods to build a sense of community, including learning through experience and play, relying on five senses and offering semi-formal spaces for brainstorming new ideas.

The explainer video is also available in French and Spanish.

Trialogues and IPBES Assessment Uptake

The assessments developed by the Intergovernmental Science Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) provide robust global evidence on the status and trends of biodiversity and ecosystem services, their drivers and interlinkages, as well as nexus interactions and pathways for transformative change across scales and sectors. Yet, translating this evidence into action requires more than dissemination.

 

BES-Net Trialogues are designed to bridge this gap. They create facilitated spaces where policymakers, scientists, practitioners and community representatives can work with IPBES findings, interpret their relevance to local realities and identify concrete entry points for action.

By combining dialogue, field immersion and co-creation, Trialogues help plant the seeds of IPBES knowledge, nurture shared understanding across knowledge systems and support the growth of those seeds into context-specific policies, practices and partnerships.

Regional Trialogues

At the regional level, Trialogues aim to strengthen the interface between science and traditional knowledge as well as between policy and practice, fostering regional commitment and collaboration.

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National Trialogues

At the national level, the Trialogue approach creates a three-way dialogue between scientists, policymakers and practitioners, building capacity for decision-making and implementing biodiversity solutions.

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Trialogue Process

By country

Explore Trialogues by country.

Country:

Azerbaijan

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Cambodia

Cameroon

Colombia

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Past Trialogues

Learn about past Trialogues, including the regions and themes covered and the outcomes.

Second Caribbean Trialogue

Second Caribbean Regional Trialogue

Location: Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

Participating Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Co-operative Republic of Guyana, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Trinidad and Tobago

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Caribbean Regional Trialogue 2018

Location: Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

Participating Countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago

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