Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net)
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The UNDP-managed Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net), supported by UNEP-WCMC and UNESCO, promotes dialogue between science, policy and practice to build capacity for the sustainable management of biodiversity and ecosystem services.
A damaged ecosystem rarely appears as a single, isolated problem. It can surface later as supply disruption, rising costs, lost livelihoods or pressure on public finances. The consequences travel. Learn more: https://www.besnet.world/nature-is-everybodys-business/ #NatureIsEverybodysBusiness
🌿 Some biodiversity work is visible in reports. Much of it lives in daily practice, shared knowledge and relationships with land and resources. When women’s contributions go uncounted, conservation decisions begin with an incomplete picture. See what remains hidden. 👇
Are you working on biodiversity, ecosystem services, policy, science, Indigenous & local knowledge, governance or related fields? Register as a BES-Net expert to join our expert pool, share your knowledge and connect with relevant initiatives. 🔗https://www.besnet.world/register-as-an-expert/
📅 Coming up on 17 July: Indigenous and local knowledge lead authors from Thailand and Malawi will share community-based scenarios at UNESCO, showing how diverse knowledge can shape foresight before priorities are fixed. 🕝 14:30 CEST Scan the QR code to register for online participation.
🌱 The way we grow, move and waste food has a bigger impact on the planet than many of us realize. From what ends up on our plates to what ends up in the bin, small choices can add up over time. Swipe through for simple food habits that are better for you and the planet. ⬇️
The people who manage land, water, seeds and forests daily are often the last to be consulted, which means biodiversity decisions are made with incomplete information. That is a biodiversity problem, not only a gender one. Learn what BES-Net is doing to close the gap: www.besnet.world/gender-3/
Community-based scenarios from Thailand and Malawi are bringing Indigenous and local knowledge into the future-planning conversation. Join UNESCO on 17 July to hear how traditional knowledge can shape foresight before policies and priorities are set. 📍 Paris + online Scan the QR code to register.
Science, spatial analysis, scenario modelling, and traditional and local knowledge all shaped Botswana’s national ecosystem assessment. Join the global presentation on 15 July to explore how its findings can inform planning and biodiversity action. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
🍃 Restoration can fall short when water, soil, farms and finance are treated as separate problems. This brief from ELD Initiative, Watershed Organisation Trust and W-CReS looks at what changes when land is restored as a whole system. 🌱 Learn more: www.besnet.world/library/rest...
In the high Andes, an Inca-era tradition is protecting a species, sustaining livelihoods and caring for grassland ecosystems at the same time. See what that looks like in practice. ⬇️ https://stories.undp.org/custodians-of-andean-life/
📅 On 16 July, BES-Net, UNESCO LINKS and Colombia’s Permanent Delegation to UNESCO will co-organize a side event exploring Indigenous-led documentation, biocultural diversity and conservation in Colombia. 🕓 16:50 to 18:05 📍 Join the official side event live at UNESCO Paris, Room IX or online.
What does a business have to do with biodiversity if it does not farm, fish or extract natural resources? More than may be immediately visible. Swipe through to follow the connection from everyday operations to the conditions shaping business decisions. 👇 ➡️ Swipe through!
🏙️ A city budget can do more than build. It can help protect wetlands, restore degraded land, reduce pollution, create safer passages for wildlife and make room for native plants. 🌱 Biodiversity loss is shaped by urban choices too. Here are 8 ways financing can support nature in cities. ⬇️
👩 Women are not absent from biodiversity. They are farming, collecting water, preparing food, caring for families and sustaining communities. What is still too often missing are rights and authority over land, finance and decisions. See the graphic and understand where the gaps remain. ⤵️
The cost of a polluted river may appear in water treatment. The loss of a wetland may appear in flood recovery. Declining soil fertility may appear in food prices. Nature loss already carries an economic bill. Read how: https://www.besnet.world/nature-is-everybodys-business/
Science, spatial analysis, scenario modelling, and traditional and local knowledge all shaped Botswana’s national ecosystem assessment. Join the global presentation on 15 July to explore how its findings can inform planning and biodiversity action. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
📌 @ipbes.net is seeking proposals on how to implement recommendations from its midterm review, including priorities for change, strengthening and future action before 2030. Submit inputs by 5 July 2026 to help inform a costed proposal for consideration at IPBES 13. www.ipbes.net/notification...
Land economics, urban biodiversity and cross-convention policy all meet in our latest newsletter. Explore the ELD Initiative’s 15-year publication, Rio Policy Radar’s work on climate, biodiversity & land synergies, plus ways to join 3️⃣ open #IPBES and #IPCC reviews. ⬇️ www.besnet.world/newsletter-3/
Pick almost any business. Follow its materials, water, suppliers, waste and investments. Sooner or later, biodiversity enters the story. Our new feature with @undpbiofin.bsky.social follows that trail and asks what better decisions could look like. Explore it here: www.besnet.world/nature-is-ev...
Thailand’s first marine national ecosystem assessment is here! Built through nearly five years of collaboration, drawing on scientific research, government data, stakeholder consultations, and local and Indigenous knowledge. Congratulations to Thailand’s assessment team and partners. 🇹🇭
🐝 Bee decline goes beyond bees. It signals that landscapes are losing their ability to support life, including ours. Fragmentation, chemical pressure and simplified habitats do not stay isolated – they ripple across ecosystems and food systems. 🌿 Healthy landscapes mean shared resilience. 🌍
A nature-positive future requires every part of society to step up. 🏛️🔬🧑🌾 Scientists, practitioners, Indigenous Peoples and policymakers all hold different pieces of the puzzle. BES-Net brings these groups together to turn dialogue into action. Are you in the picture? 🖼️
🔔 After five years of evidence-building alongside a community of experts, authors, partners and 100+ traditional knowledge-holders, the Dominican Republic’s national ecosystem assessment is officially launched. 🌿 Congratulations to all the stakeholders who helped bring this work to launch day. 👏
📌 Wildlife isn’t only something we see in forests or documentaries. Sometimes, it’s part of our daily routines without us noticing. Medicinal and aromatic plants remind us that biodiversity supports more than ecosystems. It supports health, culture and livelihoods every single day. See how. 👇
In UNESCO #BiosphereReserves, women are learning sustainable beekeeping while helping protect the pollinators that food systems depend on. See how #WomenForBees connects biodiversity & women’s leadership: https://www.unesco.org/en/articles/unesco-protects-future-biodiversity-through-bees-and-women
No business operates outside nature. 🌍 Pollinators, water and soils are part of every value chain, whether visible or not. The @ipbes.net #BizBiodiversity Assessment Report traces how these links run both ways. 🔄 Explore more in the Summary for Policymakers: https://www.ipbes.net/business-impact
🔔 The external review of the @ipbes.net #SpatialPlanningConnectivity Assessment is now open! 📌 1 June to 24 July 📌 Governments, scientists, experts, businesses, decision makers and knowledge holders are invited to participate. Learn how to contribute: www.ipbes.net/notification...
What happens after biodiversity assessments are published? In Nigeria, @ipbes.net findings are informing pollinator strategies, field monitoring & training, with BES-Net support. Grateful to @iki-germany.bsky.social for featuring this work. www.international-climate-initiative.com/en/iki-media...
Pastoralist and Indigenous communities have read these landscapes for generations, knowing when soil shifts, where water holds and how to move with the seasons. It is one of the most sophisticated land management systems on Earth and belongs at the centre of rangeland governance, not the margins.
