BES-Net Trialogues bring together the three BES-Net communities of science, policy and practice in a participatory and constructive dialogue
Trialogues are multi-stakeholder 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.
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. BES-Net has facilitated Regional Trialogues in five subregions around the world.
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. BES-Net’s National Trialogues have been held in four countries thus far: Cameroon, Colombia, Kenya and Viet Nam.
After engaging in BES-Net’s Regional and National Trialogue events, participants and their partners proactively initiate the implementation of Trialogue Action Plans – tangible solutions developed during the Regional Trialogues to build commitment and capacity in their respective countries. Learn more about how Kazakhstan, Kenya, Nigeria and Trinidad and Tobago are implementing the BES Solution Fund here.
Check which Trialogues are taking place next and where.
Learn about past Trialogues, including the regions and themes covered and the outcomes.
The National Trialogue is a BES-Net (Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network) initiative, uniting policy, practice and science communities around the topics of IPBES assessments, primarily land degradation and pollination. The National Trialogue in Kenya aims…
Towards the Kenya National Trialogue: Accelerating Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) Implementation through Strengthened Science-Policy-Practice Interface Background The Inter-Governmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) recently undertook some global…
Target countries: Benin, Chad, Cameroon, Cote d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of Congo, Togo, Senegal The COVID-19 pandemic has made it difficult to organize the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net)…
Hanoi, Vietnam Although Vietnam has hundreds of policies and regulations related to biodiversity conservation, it still lacks a comprehensive methodology and capacity for ecosystem assessment in the context of science-policy-practice…
Almaty, Kazakhstan Target Countries Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan The Central Asia Region is currently faced with the challenge of land degradation and desertification. Natural landscapes and traditional fallows…
Bogota, Colombia. In preparation for the development of Chapter 5 “Indigenous and Local Knowledge” of the National Assessment on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (carried out with the IPBES methodology for…
Nairobi, Kenya Target countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Malawi, Nigeria, Zambia Land lies at the centre of political, social, and economic development in Anglophone Africa as land-based activities are fundamental to…
Yaoundé, Cameroon Terms of Reference Agenda Day 1 and 2 Day 3
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic Target countries: Antigua and Barbuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago The Caribbean Regional Trialogue on Pollinators, Food Security…
