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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Integrating nature in city planning is no easy game
The Urban Natural Assets for Africa: Rivers for Life (UNA Rivers) project, implemented by ICLEI Africa, aims to enable city planning that sustainably manages and integrates the natural asset base. As part of the project, various approaches for community activation in relation... Read more »
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Innovation and traditional knowledge sustain the Hin Lad Nai biocultural landscape
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