Tuesday, 23 February 2021

Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net): Implementation of Component I in Trinidad and Tobago

 

The Environmental Policy and Planning Division (EPPD), in collaboration with United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Trinidad and Tobago, Aruba, Curacao and Sint Maarten is looking forward to executing the pollination-centered project “Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net): Implementation of Component I in Trinidad and Tobago”. The Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services Network (BES-Net) is a capacity sharing “network of networks” that promotes dialogue between science, policy and practice for more effective management of biodiversity and ecosystems as an integral part of long-term human well-being and sustainable development. BES-Net complements and contributes to the capacity building work of the Intergovernmental Platform for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) by aligning its activities with the IPBES global assessment themes and applying the related IPBES guidance documents. 

BES-Net is a consortium of the United Nations (UN) agencies, which includes the UNDP, the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and is hosted by the UNDP Global Policy Center on Resilient Ecosystems and Desertification (GC-RED). It is funded by the International Climate Initiative (IKI) of the Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation, and Nuclear Safety (BMU). 

The project will focus on improving the science, policy and practice of pollinators and pollination services in Trinidad and Tobago. As the project is currently in its development phase, stakeholder consultations were conducted virtually between October and December alongside the creation of the workplan. The development of the project is coordinated by Lena Dempewolf with the assistance of consultant Shane Ballah.

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