Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, BES-Net, webportal will be formally launched during the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP-13) in December 2016, Cancún, Mexico. It is partly financed by SwedBio. The Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) is a capacity building network of networks that promotes dialogue between science, policy and practice for more effective management of biodiversity and ecosystems, contributing to long-term human well-being and sustainable development. See more here
Launch of new webportal on biodiversity
The BES-Net webportal, partly financed by SwedBio, will be launched at the CBD COP-13
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