
The British Ecological Society (BES) has been a member of the UK Overseas Territories Conservation Forum for many years, with many members of the Society actively engaged in research in the UKOTs.
The BES is the UK's learned society for ecology and a registered charity. Established in 1913, we have approximately 4,000 members worldwide. To progress our vision of 'advancing ecology and making it count' the Society undertakes a range of activities, supported by a small secretariat based in central London.
The Society publishes five internationally recognised, high impact factor scientific journals. The BES organises two large scientific meetings each year, along with a number of smaller workshops and events facilitated by our Special Interest Groups, and dispenses around £500,000 per year in grants to support ecological science and scientists. The Society's Education Officer works directly with teachers to develop resources for schools, communicating the excitement of ecology, and the importance of field work, from primary school level upwards. The BES also has an active voice in science policy, responding to consultations, organising workshops and events and providing briefings to policy-makers, working to ensure that policy is made of the basis of sound scientific evidence. Where appropriate, the Society actively seeks partnerships, including with the UKOTCF, to deliver our aims effectively.
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