BES-Net (Biodiversity and Ecosystems Network)

Young people are not waiting for permission to lead. From advocacy 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. 👇

Capital shapes nature’s future. 💸 When finance rewards degradation and underfunds protection, loss becomes systemic. 🌎 IPBES outlines how shifting incentives can rebalance the system. 🔗 Read the insights: besnet.world/library/ipbes-…

🌿 Some words are data. Indigenous languages can encode seasonal cues, place names as maps and stewardship rules that guide sustainable use. @UNESCO notes language loss can erase ecological knowledge in vocabulary. Learn more. ⤵️

We count carbon. 📊 We model climate. 🌍 We price volatility. 📈 But nature loss? Still off the books. The #BizBiodiversity assessment outlines key pathways to put it on the balance sheet. 🔗 besnet.world/library/ipbes-…

Every reef has its defenders, and a lot of them are women. This feature takes you inside the @UOGTriton Marine Laboratory and the pathways, mentorship and community knowledge that help women lead in marine science. Read the full story. marinebiodiversity.ca/how-one-pacifi…

📢 Calling all experts in natural or social sciences, indigenous and local knowledge! BES-Net invites you to share your insights with our global community. Add your expertise to dialogue and action on key environmental issues. 🎯 Make an impact today! besnet.world/register-as-an…

🚨 Critically endangered but not beyond help. Pangolins are the most trafficked mammals in the world, hunted for their scales and meat. With an 80–90% population decline, saving these gentle creatures is a race against time. Let's give them a chance to bounce back.

The Caribbean faces a polycrisis, climate impacts, biodiversity loss and economic pressure. Watch as participants of the Second BES-Net Caribbean Regional Trialogue reflect on bridging evidence and action. 🌊🌿 youtu.be/ZAPYbraMCZY

🛖 What changes for business and biodiversity when Indigenous and local knowledge is treated as decision-grade evidence, not an afterthought? Better baselines, fewer “surprises” and trust you can actually work with. Want the full context? Read the SPM: besnet.world/library/ipbes-…

🆕 In the BES-Net library: a UK national security assessment explores how global biodiversity loss and the collapse of critical ecosystems could affect the UK’s resilience, security and prosperity. 🌍 Check it out to see how. 👇 besnet.world/library/nature…

🌍 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: news.un.org/en/story/2026/…

🌍 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 nature's recovery. More: go.undp.org/53S

It’s time to shift the conversation from awareness to implementation. We already know biodiversity loss is accelerating. What changes the trajectory? 🌍 Explore key pathways highlighted in the #BizBiodiversity assessment SPM: besnet.world/library/ipbes-…

🌊 Climate ambition keeps rising, but our view of solutions remains narrow. Marine ecosystems could play a far bigger role in climate action. Why are they rarely planned for? Learn why this gap persists and what it costs us: wri.org/insights/indon…

🌱💲 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. 🔗 besnet.world/expert-of-the-…

Forests thrive where knowledge is rooted in place. 🌍 Learn how Indigenous stewardship supports biodiversity, resilience and climate action and why protecting these knowledge systems matters for nature’s future. 👇

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. 👇 youtu.be/aSytuIAhuWw

🌍 #IPBES12 was not just a plenary moment. Manchester hosted big decisions and a week of conversations about what happens after adoption. Read our recap to learn how BES-Net contributed, from Stakeholder Day to targeted country and partner exchanges. besnet.world/advancing-the-…

👩‍🔬 #WomenInScience widen the lens of biodiversity research, shaping what gets studied, measured & acted on. Their participation helps capture ecosystem services more realistically, strengthens trust & improves policy uptake. That's why inclusive science is better science. ✅

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.