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Opportunities are open and growing for scientists and students working for ecology. The assessment of Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (BES) is the central function of a recently launched international initiative, IPBES (Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services). As with the case of the climate change which is assessed by IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) at a global scale, biodiversity and ecosystem services become the key themes for many international organizations as well as many UN Conventions. As the conservation of biodiversity and ecosystem services is one of the key activities of ecological research and science, the importance and the potential contribution of ecological research to 'Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services' will be suggested in the presentation. In addition, the opportunities and the challenges that can be given and faced to scientists and students working for ecology are discussed at national as well as international levels. Examples of the ecological research are suggested from the cases of the International Long-term Ecological Research (ILTER) network, the international Ecological Observatory Network (EON), and the Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network (AP BON) activities.