Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net)
@besnet.world
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.
🌍 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
Learn more: https://news.un.org/en/story/2026/01/1166809
February 18, 2026 at 12:12 PM
🌍 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
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
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
February 17, 2026 at 12:37 PM
🌍 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
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
🌍 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...
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...
February 11, 2026 at 8:09 PM
🌍 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...
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. ⤵️
That is why #WomenInScience matters.
When women are supported to lead, publish and shape the evidence, the decisions that follow get stronger.
See why. ⤵️
February 11, 2026 at 2:45 PM
🔖 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. ⤵️
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. 🌿
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. 🌿
February 11, 2026 at 11:26 AM
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. 🌿
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...
Learn more about plural valuation and why making space for different worldviews changes the quality of decisions.
🔗 www.besnet.world/expert-of-th...
February 10, 2026 at 1:06 PM
🌱💲 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...
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
Clear message, nature is a core business dependency and a core business impact.
🔗 Read the report: https://bit.ly/IPBES12Media
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
🔔 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
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/
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/
February 5, 2026 at 12:24 PM
🔔 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/
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/
👥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/
February 4, 2026 at 3:25 PM
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/
👥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/
✨ 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. ✨
February 3, 2026 at 12:35 PM
✨ 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
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
February 3, 2026 at 9:05 AM
🔔 #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
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. 🌍
The uptake examples reflected on the value of support networks like BES-Net. 🌍
February 2, 2026 at 3:36 PM
🌿 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. 🌍
The uptake examples reflected on the value of support networks like BES-Net. 🌍
Real impact grows through connection. 🌱
At #IPBES12 #StakeholderDay, BES-Net highlights how @IPBES.net knowledge is moving across levels and contexts, taking root in dialogue, policy and practice.
Learn how uptake becomes impact. 👇
At #IPBES12 #StakeholderDay, BES-Net highlights how @IPBES.net knowledge is moving across levels and contexts, taking root in dialogue, policy and practice.
Learn how uptake becomes impact. 👇
February 2, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Real impact grows through connection. 🌱
At #IPBES12 #StakeholderDay, BES-Net highlights how @IPBES.net knowledge is moving across levels and contexts, taking root in dialogue, policy and practice.
Learn how uptake becomes impact. 👇
At #IPBES12 #StakeholderDay, BES-Net highlights how @IPBES.net knowledge is moving across levels and contexts, taking root in dialogue, policy and practice.
Learn how uptake becomes impact. 👇
3️⃣ days to #IPBES12! ⏱️
In the final stretch, attention turns to what will be considered, how it will be framed, and what it could unlock for policy and practice on biodiversity and ecosystem services.🐝
In the final stretch, attention turns to what will be considered, how it will be framed, and what it could unlock for policy and practice on biodiversity and ecosystem services.🐝
January 31, 2026 at 1:30 PM
3️⃣ days to #IPBES12! ⏱️
In the final stretch, attention turns to what will be considered, how it will be framed, and what it could unlock for policy and practice on biodiversity and ecosystem services.🐝
In the final stretch, attention turns to what will be considered, how it will be framed, and what it could unlock for policy and practice on biodiversity and ecosystem services.🐝
📌 Carbon has a common unit, biodiversity doesn’t; and that makes progress harder to compare.
The upcoming IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment arrives at exactly the right moment for clearer methods and signals.
The upcoming IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment arrives at exactly the right moment for clearer methods and signals.
January 30, 2026 at 12:30 PM
📌 Carbon has a common unit, biodiversity doesn’t; and that makes progress harder to compare.
The upcoming IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment arrives at exactly the right moment for clearer methods and signals.
The upcoming IPBES #BizBiodiversity Assessment arrives at exactly the right moment for clearer methods and signals.
When biodiversity data stays in PDFs, nothing changes.
@IPBES.net is where evidence gets shaped into messages that decision-makers can actually act on.
Learn more ahead of the twelfth session of the IPBES Plenary. ⤵️
#IPBES12
@IPBES.net is where evidence gets shaped into messages that decision-makers can actually act on.
Learn more ahead of the twelfth session of the IPBES Plenary. ⤵️
#IPBES12
January 28, 2026 at 12:37 PM
When biodiversity data stays in PDFs, nothing changes.
@IPBES.net is where evidence gets shaped into messages that decision-makers can actually act on.
Learn more ahead of the twelfth session of the IPBES Plenary. ⤵️
#IPBES12
@IPBES.net is where evidence gets shaped into messages that decision-makers can actually act on.
Learn more ahead of the twelfth session of the IPBES Plenary. ⤵️
#IPBES12
⏳ One week to #IPBES12. The big question is not whether biodiversity matters; it’s how evidence turns into decisions people actually live with.
Manchester is where that translation happens. 🌍
Manchester is where that translation happens. 🌍
January 27, 2026 at 12:30 PM
⏳ One week to #IPBES12. The big question is not whether biodiversity matters; it’s how evidence turns into decisions people actually live with.
Manchester is where that translation happens. 🌍
Manchester is where that translation happens. 🌍
🪸 Nature does not stop at borders, and neither do its stories, species or challenges.
This moment from the Caribbean Trialogue reflects a growing sense of shared responsibility and the possibility of tackling biodiversity loss together. 🤝
This moment from the Caribbean Trialogue reflects a growing sense of shared responsibility and the possibility of tackling biodiversity loss together. 🤝
January 24, 2026 at 6:13 PM
🪸 Nature does not stop at borders, and neither do its stories, species or challenges.
This moment from the Caribbean Trialogue reflects a growing sense of shared responsibility and the possibility of tackling biodiversity loss together. 🤝
This moment from the Caribbean Trialogue reflects a growing sense of shared responsibility and the possibility of tackling biodiversity loss together. 🤝
🌿 The @IPBES.net #BizBiodiversity Assessment is coming, built for the moment when “nature-positive” needs receipts, not slogans.
Keep an eye out for the launch. ✅
Keep an eye out for the launch. ✅
January 22, 2026 at 12:32 PM
🌿 The @IPBES.net #BizBiodiversity Assessment is coming, built for the moment when “nature-positive” needs receipts, not slogans.
Keep an eye out for the launch. ✅
Keep an eye out for the launch. ✅
🏢🌳 Business and biodiversity are linked through both dependencies and impacts.
The upcoming @IPBES.net #BizBiodiversity Assessment will strengthen the knowledge base to understand and account for these dependencies.
The upcoming @IPBES.net #BizBiodiversity Assessment will strengthen the knowledge base to understand and account for these dependencies.
January 21, 2026 at 3:42 PM
🏢🌳 Business and biodiversity are linked through both dependencies and impacts.
The upcoming @IPBES.net #BizBiodiversity Assessment will strengthen the knowledge base to understand and account for these dependencies.
The upcoming @IPBES.net #BizBiodiversity Assessment will strengthen the knowledge base to understand and account for these dependencies.
📌 IPBES 12 lands in Manchester from 3 to 8 February 2026, bringing governments and experts together to sharpen the science-policy bridge for biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Follow along with BES-Net as we unpack what’s coming and why it matters! 🌿
Follow along with BES-Net as we unpack what’s coming and why it matters! 🌿
January 20, 2026 at 3:47 PM
📌 IPBES 12 lands in Manchester from 3 to 8 February 2026, bringing governments and experts together to sharpen the science-policy bridge for biodiversity and ecosystem services.
Follow along with BES-Net as we unpack what’s coming and why it matters! 🌿
Follow along with BES-Net as we unpack what’s coming and why it matters! 🌿
🌿 Some roots are invisible, but they hold everything up. 🌳
This visual invites reflection on how biodiversity is shaped by knowledge we often fail to see and why recognizing all contributions matters for nature’s future.
This visual invites reflection on how biodiversity is shaped by knowledge we often fail to see and why recognizing all contributions matters for nature’s future.
January 20, 2026 at 12:30 PM
🌿 Some roots are invisible, but they hold everything up. 🌳
This visual invites reflection on how biodiversity is shaped by knowledge we often fail to see and why recognizing all contributions matters for nature’s future.
This visual invites reflection on how biodiversity is shaped by knowledge we often fail to see and why recognizing all contributions matters for nature’s future.
🌱 Trialogues are not about presenting findings. They are about working with them.
This insight captures why BES-Net Trialogues are uniquely positioned to support #TransformativeChange by grounding global assessments in local realities and shared action.
This insight captures why BES-Net Trialogues are uniquely positioned to support #TransformativeChange by grounding global assessments in local realities and shared action.
January 19, 2026 at 1:26 PM
🌱 Trialogues are not about presenting findings. They are about working with them.
This insight captures why BES-Net Trialogues are uniquely positioned to support #TransformativeChange by grounding global assessments in local realities and shared action.
This insight captures why BES-Net Trialogues are uniquely positioned to support #TransformativeChange by grounding global assessments in local realities and shared action.
Nature supports economies in quiet ways: pollination, water regulation, coastal protection, soil health.
#IPBES12 is part of making those links visible in decisions. 🌍
Learn more ahead of the event in Manchester, UK. 🇬🇧
#IPBES12 is part of making those links visible in decisions. 🌍
Learn more ahead of the event in Manchester, UK. 🇬🇧
January 17, 2026 at 4:12 PM
Nature supports economies in quiet ways: pollination, water regulation, coastal protection, soil health.
#IPBES12 is part of making those links visible in decisions. 🌍
Learn more ahead of the event in Manchester, UK. 🇬🇧
#IPBES12 is part of making those links visible in decisions. 🌍
Learn more ahead of the event in Manchester, UK. 🇬🇧
📌 Last year, #COP30 accelerated global climate action.
This brief builds on that progress, using #NexusAssessment insights to show how climate decisions can deliver benefits for biodiversity, food, water and health together – now and into the future.
www.besnet.world/library/time...
This brief builds on that progress, using #NexusAssessment insights to show how climate decisions can deliver benefits for biodiversity, food, water and health together – now and into the future.
www.besnet.world/library/time...
January 15, 2026 at 12:37 PM
📌 Last year, #COP30 accelerated global climate action.
This brief builds on that progress, using #NexusAssessment insights to show how climate decisions can deliver benefits for biodiversity, food, water and health together – now and into the future.
www.besnet.world/library/time...
This brief builds on that progress, using #NexusAssessment insights to show how climate decisions can deliver benefits for biodiversity, food, water and health together – now and into the future.
www.besnet.world/library/time...
