Operationalizing the Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network in Viet Nam

The Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) builds on the latest assessments of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services to offer transformative solutions for biodiversity on the ground. This runs in parallel with the collaborative platform for scientists, policymakers and practitioners that fosters effective BES management and multi-stakeholder knowledge sharing.

During the first phase of BES-Net from 2017 to 2022, Viet Nam was committed – alongside Cameroon, Ethiopia and Colombia – to undertake its first national ecosystem assessment (NEA). UNEP-WCMC, the Institute of Strategy and Policy for Natural Resources and Environment and the Center for Biodiversity Conservation multilaterally facilitated Phase I, instrumentalizing the Trialogues for the three communities and generating evidence-informed advocacy towards national decision makers with the NEA’s key recommendations.