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Currently, BES-Net has a pool of over 130 experts from around the world in the fields of biodiversity conservation, pollinator conservation, ecosystem-based adaptation, biodiversity finance, Indigenous and local knowledge and more.

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Mr. Ahmed Abdallah

Profession: National Project Coordinator

Organization: UNDP - The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) - Egypt

Languages: Arabic, English

Technical field(s) of expertise: Biodiversity Finance, Business Planning for Protected Areas.

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Ms. abbie_trinidad

Profession: Senior Technical Advisor

Organization: UNDP-GEF The Biodiversity Finance Initiative

Languages: English, Spanish, Other

Technical field(s) of expertise: Policy and institutional analysis, Resource valuation, Public finance, Knowledge management

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ILK_Move Captain, Alice Kammwamba, Champions Indigenous and Local Knowledge at IPBES 11

Published on: 13 December 2024Read More

Expert Corner: Eric Fokam on the Strategic Efforts for Conserving Wild Species and Combating Invasive Alien Species in Africa

Published on: 16 September 2024Read More

La Tribune des Experts: Une Conversation avec Eric Fokam sur les Efforts Stratégiques pour la Conservation des Espèces Sauvages et la Lutte contre les Espèces Exotiques Envahissantes en Afrique

Published on: 11 September 2024Read More

FIRE: Igniting Opportunities for All to Tackle Biodiversity Loss

Published on: 4 September 2024Read More

The Future of Biodiversity Financing

Published on: 6 August 2024Read More

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Roots of Renewal: Indigenous and Local Knowledge in Restoring Degraded Lands

Published on: 4 June 2024Read More

Expert Corner: Carolin Fraude on Cultivating Inner Transformation for Sustainable Futures

Published on: 31 January 2024Read More

Hazy view over undulating Northern Range mountain in Las Lapas, Blanchisseuse Road Trinidad with densely vegetated tropical forest and coastline

Expert Corner: Mia Persad-Douglas on the Crucial Role of Stakeholders in Safeguarding the Environment

Published on: 20 December 2023Read More

Expert Corner: Naziya Mauyenova on her Key Takeaways from Kazakhstan’s Initiatives under the BES-Solution Fund

Published on: 13 December 2023Read More

Expert Corner: Nguyen Sy Linh on Seeding Local Action to Advance Policy and Research

Published on: 6 December 2023Read More

Expert Corner: Armand William Mala on the Role of an Inclusive and Participatory Process in Biodiversity Management

Published on: 29 November 2023Read More

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Expert Corner: A Unique Coexistence of an Indigenous Tribe (Adivasi) with Tigers in the Western Ghats of India

Published on: 22 November 2023Read More

Expert Corner: Andrew Chibuzor Iloh on the Grassroots Approach to Biodiversity Conservation

Published on: 15 November 2023Read More

La tribune des experts: Prudence Galega s’exprime sur la priorité accordée par le Cameroun à l’engagement des femmes dans la Biodiversité

Published on: 11 September 2023Read More

The Aral Sea Disaster over a 60-Year Period: The Role of Nature-based Solutions in the Journey from Desolation to Restoration

Published on: 12 July 2023Read More

Expert Corner: Sander Jacobs on the Underrated Contributions of Nature

Published on: 4 January 2023Read More

Expert Corner: Jean-Marc Fromentin on the Sustainable Use of Wild Species

Published on: 20 December 2022Read More

Expert Corner: Prudence Galega on Cameroon’s Prioritization of Women’s Engagement in Biodiversity

Published on: 19 September 2022Read More

How Do We Perceive Nature’s Contributions? by Ana Carolina Esteves Dias

Published on: 5 September 2022Read More

Engaging Youth to Preserve and Cherish Indigenous Knowledge of Nature, by Shivani Rai

Published on: 31 August 2022Read More

Expert Corner: Lena Dempewolf on the BES Solution Fund in Trinidad and Tobago

Published on: 29 June 2022Read More

An Eye on IPBES 9: Upcoming Assessments and the Importance of Indigenous and Local Knowledge

Published on: 22 June 2022Read More

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Biodiversity and War – A Conflict of Interest?

Published on: 31 March 2022Read More

The Potential of Roadside Vegetation for Pollinator Conservation

Published on: 14 February 2022Read More

Looming Tipping Points Demand Rapid Transformative Change

Published on: 11 February 2022Read More

Cascading Change: The Urgent Need to Tackle Biodiversity Loss and Climate Change Together

Published on: 9 February 2022Read More

Making the Case for Conservation Optimism

Published on: 27 January 2022Read More

Building Partnerships with Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives

Published on: 13 October 2021Read More

Diverse Knowledge and the Solutions #ForNature

Published on: 21 May 2021Read More

Conservation of pollinators is critical to a sustainable COVID-19 recovery

Published on: 21 January 2021Read More

Pursuing pollinator-friendly pathways during COVID-19: experiences from BES-Net’s Regional Trialogues _Part 2

Published on: 31 December 2020Read More

70 pourcent des maladies emergentes sont causees par les microbes dorigine animale

BES-Net Op-Ed Series on COVID-19 (#8): Impact of post COVID-19 recovery efforts on LDN targets and post-2020 Aichi global biodiversity framework – Potentially positive impacts and policy implications

Published on: 10 December 2020Read More

BES-Net Op-Ed Series on COVID-19 (#7): Impact of post COVID-19 recovery efforts on LDN targets and post-2020 Aichi global biodiversity framework – Potentially negative impacts

Published on: 8 December 2020Read More

Changement de affectation des terres 30 pourcent des maladies

BES-Net Op-Ed Series on COVID-19 (#6): Linkage between land degradation and zoonotic disease outbreak – Evidence-based examples and policy implications

Published on: 3 December 2020Read More

BES-Net Op-Ed Series on COVID-19 (#5): Linkage between land degradation and zoonotic disease outbreak – Hypotheses underpinning the linkage

Published on: 30 November 2020Read More

South African Red List Index trends highlight wins and losses

Published on: 27 November 2020Read More

Link between biodiversity and pandemics_IPBES

BES-Net Op-Ed Series on COVID-19 (#4): Linkage between biodiversity loss and zoonotic disease outbreak – The case of non-vector-borne infectious disease and intervention measures

Published on: 19 November 2020Read More

BES-Net Op-Ed Series on COVID-19 (#3): Linkage between biodiversity loss and zoonotic disease outbreak – The case of vector-borne infectious diseases

Published on: 16 November 2020Read More

Pursuing pollinator-friendly pathways during COVID-19: experiences from BES-Net’s Regional Trialogues

Published on: 12 November 2020Read More

BES-Net Op-Ed Series on COVID-19 (#2): Ecosystem Services, Gender and COVID-19

Published on: 21 August 2020Read More

BES-Net Op-Ed Series on COVID-19 (#1): SARS-CoV-2 and the three steps necessary to prevent the next pandemic

Published on: 9 July 2020Read More

IPBES’s Role in the Dominican Republic

Published on: 2 July 2019Read More

Hot off the Press: Global Inception and Capacity Building Meeting Report

Published on: 23 July 2017Read More

Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services Network (BES-Net) Trialogues Facilitator

Published on: 10 October 2016Read More

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