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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.
Mobilizing finance for biodiversity is essential to meet global commitments under the #KMGBF.
Supported by @undpbiofin.bsky.social and @thegef.bsky.social, 90+ countries are now developing national strategic plans that unlock financial flows for nature.
www.thegef.org/newsroom/fea...
Biodiversity indicators often count species and hectares.
🇨🇴 Colombia asked a different question: who benefits, who participates and who is protected when biodiversity projects move forward?
A human rights lens reshapes what success looks like.
www.besnet.world/tracking-imp...
Young people are not waiting for permission to lead. From climate strikes to eco-entrepreneurship, they are rewriting what governance looks like. 🌍✨
The real question is: will today’s institutions share power fast enough? What stands in their way and what clears the path?
Learn more. 👇
9 out of 10 plant species used for medicinal and aromatic purposes are now considered threatened. 🌿⚠️
Medicinal plants are wildlife too. Their survival depends on healthy ecosystems and on the knowledge that guides how we care for nature. 🌱
Conservation isn’t only about protection. It’s about knowing how to live with nature.
🌿 Knowledge → practice → thriving wildlife
See how these connections come together. 👇
#WWD2026 #WorldWildlifeDay
🌿 The Iraca palm shelters homes, carries medicine, shapes livelihoods and holds memory.
In Putumayo, restoring it means elders guiding seed walks, women leading ceremony, youth learning by doing.
This #WorldWildlifeDay, see how one plant sustains far more than habitat.
We talk about saving wildlife.
But how often do we mean plants? 🌿
This #WorldWildlifeDay, we’re spotlighting medicinal & aromatic plants – wild species that support health, culture and livelihoods worldwide.
Wildlife isn’t only what moves. Sometimes, it grows quietly. 🌱
#WWD2026
🌿 Some words are data.
Indigenous languages can encode seasonal cues, place names as maps and stewardship rules that guide sustainable use.
@UNESCO.org notes language loss can erase ecological knowledge in vocabulary.
Learn more. ⤵️
📢 We’re looking for a BES-Net and @undpbiofin.bsky.social intern!
Help support global initiatives that link knowledge, finance and country action.
Open to graduate students or recent graduates in environment, economics, policy or related fields.
Apply by 8 March: www.besnet.world/jobs/biofin-...
In the Aral Sea region, water once defined livelihoods. Then it receded, leaving salt, dust and stranded boats.
Now, governments are working across borders to rebuild water governance, linking ecosystems, land use and shared management.
Read the full story here: www.besnet.world/strengthenin...
Want to stay informed and engaged on crucial environmental themes? 🌳🦋🌍
Register as a user with BES-Net!
📚 Gain access to comprehensive resources
🤝 Network with experts worldwide
👥 Participate in impactful events
Join our community!
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🚨 Critically endangered but not beyond help.
With growing population decline, saving these creatures is a race against time.
The decline of pangolins is a stark reminder of the impacts of #WildlifeTrafficking and habitat destruction.
We must act now to reverse this trend and ensure their survival.
From climate impacts to biodiversity loss, the Caribbean is navigating a growing polycrisis.
Watch as participants of the Second BES-Net Caribbean Regional Trialogue reflect on bridging evidence and action, from ecosystem assessments to inclusive, science-based decision making.
🛡️ Your risk register might track pandemics and energy shocks, but does it name ecosystem collapse?
A recent UK security assessment links biodiversity loss to pressure on food, water, health and supply chains, using a “reasonable worst case” lens.
Learn more. ⤵️
🌍 The money story is upside down: $220bn goes to protecting nature, while $7.3tn a year supports activities that damage it – about a 30:1 ratio. Most harm funding is private, but nature finance is mostly public.
Learn more: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166809
🌍 Turning drylands green takes patience, knowledge and local leadership.
In Kazakhstan, a master falconer is working with rural communities to restore degraded land and revive natural springs, showing how local action can drive environmental recovery.
Learn more: go.undp.org/53S
Looking ahead means thinking beyond today. 🌱
Hear from participants at the recent BES-Net’s Second Caribbean Regional Trialogue about caring for nature and safeguarding the Caribbean’s ecosystems for generations to come. 👇
https://youtu.be/aSytuIAhuWw
🌍 What does it take to keep @ipbes.net knowledge alive beyond the moment of adoption?
At #IPBES12, we joined conversations on post-assessment uptake, heard practical country examples and met with delegates to understand priorities and constraints.
Read our recap: www.besnet.world/advancing-th...
🔖 Biodiversity decisions start long before a policy meeting; they start with who sets the research agenda.
That is why #WomenInScience matters.
When women are supported to lead, publish and shape the evidence, the decisions that follow get stronger.
See why. ⤵️
Today, we celebrate International Day of Women and Girls in Science.
Closing the gender gap is not just inspiration, it is systems: mentoring that lasts, funding criteria that reward inclusion, and leadership pathways that open doors.
Better systems, better science for nature. 🌿
🌱💲 Putting a price tag on nature is not the point. The bigger question is who gets to define value in the first place.
Learn more about plural valuation and why making space for different worldviews changes the quality of decisions.
🔗 www.besnet.world/expert-of-th...
🔔 New from @IPBES.net, the Business and Biodiversity Assessment, Summary for Policymakers is out.
Clear message, nature is a core business dependency and a core business impact.
🔗 Read the report: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
🔔 Three days, seven countries, one goal: move @IPBES.net knowledge towards action.
Read about the Second Caribbean Regional Trialogue and the Action Document now taking shape. ⤵️
https://www.besnet.world/second-caribbean-regional-trialogue-planting-and-nurturing-the-seeds-of-ipbes-informed-action/
The newest issue of the BES-Net newsletter features:
👥National and regional Trialogues
🌟The NBSAP Accelerator Partnership 2025 Year in Review
🪸 A look ahead to #IPBES12 and the #BizBiodiversity Assessment
👇 Read all the stories of collaboration. 👇
https://www.besnet.world/newsletter-3/
Every reef has its defenders, and a lot of them are women.
This feature takes you inside the University of Guam Marine Laboratory and the pathways, mentorship and community knowledge that help women lead in marine science.
Read the full story.
✨ IPBES 12 opened in Manchester with a joint message delivered by Kaveh Zahedi (FAO) on behalf of the four UN partners to IPBES, @FAO.org, @UNEP.org, @UNDP.org and @UNESCO.org: strong partnerships make strong evidence count in the places where it matters most. ✨
🔔 #IPBES12 kicks off today in Manchester, UK. 🇬🇧
Members and experts will dive into how business depends on biodiversity and how it affects nature’s contributions to people.
Watch the opening ceremony: https://youtube.com/live/ouY6pnn6T84
🌿 Stakeholder Day at #IPBES12 included a panel on what happens after assessments are released and how findings translate into policies, actions and follow-up processes at national, regional and global levels.
The uptake examples reflected on the value of support networks like BES-Net. 🌍
⏳ Tomorrow, #IPBES12 begins in Manchester, UK!
Over 6 days, representatives of >150 member Governments will consider for approval the IPBES #BizBiodiversity Report.
👉 Follow us for live updates as science meets policy and evidence meets action.
Learn more: https://ipbes.canto.de/b/HJAGG
