British Ecological Society

Are you booked to come to the BES Annual Meeting Party? Join us at PINS Social Club! Enjoy a couple of free drinks, live music and a DJ as well as access to tenpin bowling, shuffleboard, karaoke and more.🕺 If you've already got your ticket for the Annual Meeting, log into your MyBES account to add on your party ticket! Get your ticket here: https://lnkd.in/gxGtBuXV

Black ecologists in the environmental sector are significantly underrepresented. This Black History Month, inspired by the theme ‘Reclaiming Narratives’, we’re celebrating success stories that challenge the status quo and highlight the remarkable contributions of Black researchers and ecologists. Meet Lionel YAMB, a passionate marine ecologist from Cameroon, who currently manages and organises scientific data for the Agoa Sanctuary in the Caribbean. He is also developing a research project focused on the sustainable management of sharks and rays in the Lesser Antilles, integrating ecological monitoring with social science methodologies to create conservation strategies tailored to the local context. Read on to see how he’s reclaiming his path in the world of ecology. 👇 #Ecology #BlackEcologists #BlackHistoryMonth #Nature #Conservation #ConservationInCameroon

A new report by Wildlife and Countryside Link finds that English action is stalling on policy progress towards global biodiversity goals. Of the 26 agreed biodiversity targets🐟🌳🧑🌾 🔴12 were ranked red for little policy progress 🟡12 were ranked yellow for some policy progress 🟢0 goals were ranked green for on track 🔙2 targets were also deemed to have gone backwards. The UK was seen as a key player in creating the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework in 2022 and now needs to step up and fulfil this leadership role at #COP16Colombia

We had the pleasure of sitting down with Dr Rob Brooker from the James Hutton Institute to chat about his experience at the BES Annual Meeting. 👏 In addition to his remarkable career in ecology, Rob has been a key contributor to our Annual Meeting, where he found a supportive community of like-minded ecologists and endless inspiration. 💭 Want to experience what Rob did? Registration for this year's Annual Meeting is still open! Don’t miss out on early bird discounts—book before 31 October. Get your tickets today 👉 https://lnkd.in/gxGtBuXV

Today’s #LivingPlanetReport raises the loudest alarm call yet for urgent and collective action to make space for and restore the natural world. 🚨🌊🌳 As government officials around the world prepare to gather for #COP16 in under two weeks, we can only hope that this alarm will provoke an immediate and effective response. Read our thoughts on the latest landmark report by WWF-UK & Zoological Society of London (ZSL). Featuring comments from Bridget Emmett & Louise McRae

Do you need a better understanding of the breadth and availability of environmental monitoring activities operating across the UK? Then join us on 10 December at the ACC Liverpool for the first National Environment Monitoring Conference. Speakers from Natural England, DAERA, Cyfoeth Naturiol Cymru / Natural Resources Wales, The Rivers Trust, Biological Records Centre, Met Office, Environment Agency, and more will share information about monitoring projects and where to access the data. Register here: https://lnkd.in/e3K_7XTN

🌿Looking to get into a career working with the natural world? Join us for our Green Careers Conference in partnership with The Linnean Society of London with keynote speaker Lira Valencia⭐ Learn about all the careers you could choose, meet industry professionals and peers, learn new skills, and get your CV reviewed👩💼 This year university careers advisors are invited too, to learn about the huge variety of careers available to students 🎟£5 for students and £15 for careers advisors + booking fee 📅Wednesday 6 November ⏰14:00 – 19:00 📍Burlington House, Linnean Society of London, Piccadilly, London W1J 0BF 🔗Book your tickets here: https://lnkd.in/eua47j5t

🗣️"It was fantastic to work with so many new people and get an understanding of different science-related roles within Government." James Robinson reflects on his BES policy fellowship with The Scottish Government, exploring the barriers to regenerative farming uptake in Scotland. If you'd like to be our next policy fellow and work with Natural England to improve the national Nature Recovery Network, apply now! 🔗https://lnkd.in/eEA49N9V

🌍Our global community of ecologists are central to all that we do at the BES. We want to hear from you about your experience as a member or as someone who is aware of the Society so that we can improve. Our short anonymous survey will take around 10 minutes to complete. Your responses will help to shape the future of the BES. Fill in the survey here 👉 https://lnkd.in/ew2hrtQs ✅Once you complete the survey, you can enter into a prize draw to win either a £50 voucher for the Natural History Book Service or one year’s free membership to the BES. 🕰️The survey completion deadline is Friday 11th October at 12 am (BST).

There’s just 6 years left to meet the target to protect 30% of land and sea for nature⌛️ But findings out today in Wildlife and Countryside Link's 30 X 30 Progress report reveal that the amount of protected land in England has fallen to just 2.93% while protected seas are at 9.92% 📗🔗https://lnkd.in/eybq-f7B Urgent and decisive action is needed, including publication of clear 30x30 criteria and a delivery plan to ensure that protected areas are halting biodiversity loss, enhancing ecological resilience and providing services for society. If the UK government wants to be seen as a world leader at the upcoming COP 16 nature talks in Colombia, it must make good on home commitments for meaningful nature protection on land and at sea. Joseph Bailey, Senior Lecturer in Ecology, Conservation, and Sustainability at Anglia Ruskin University and lead author of our 2022 protected areas report said: "The 30x30 England Progress Report reveals the stark reality that as 2030 races towards us, there remains a huge distance to go, with less than 3% of land and 10% seas effectively protected in England. Urgent and decisive action is needed, including publication of clear 30x30 criteria and a delivery plan. "The protected area network is critical for protecting species and habitats from harm, enhancing ecological resilience, providing services for society, halting biodiversity loss, and tackling the effects of environmental change. To achieve this, protected areas must have the resources necessary to be protected in the long term through effective management and monitoring, while being well connected to one another, and inclusive of interested groups and individuals. "The UK government aspires to be a world leader on nature and climate at both COP16 in Colombia and COP 29 in Azerbaijan, but to do so we must make good on our home commitments towards meaningful nature protection on land and at sea."