REGISTER HERE. Event title: Reclaiming Her Space: Indigenous Women and Their Traditional Knowledge Host: Women4Biodiversity Funding: This event is funded by Sida through SwedBio at Stockholm Resilience Centre. Date: 9 August 2022, Tuesday Time: 1 to 230 pm, Bangkok time (GMT +7), 6 to 730… Read More »RECLAIMING HER SPACE: INDIGENOUS WOMEN AND THEIR TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE
By Gertrude Kabusimbi Kenyangi, SWAGEN Uganda Beautiful Kigali, the Capital City of Rwanda, was a hive of activity from 18-23 July, hosting the inaugural Africa Protected Areas Congress (APAC). The Government of Rwanda, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the African… Read More »The Need for Women’s Representation: Reflections on the Africa Protected Areas Congress
Reflections on the UN Oceans Conference, Lisbon By Vivienne Solís Rivera and Griselda Alvarado Picado CoopeSoliDar RL The United Nations Oceans Conference (UNOC) was held in Lisbon, Portugal, from June 26 to July 1 and was attended by leading small-scale artisanal fisherwomen from Asia, Africa… Read More »Gender Equality and Small-scale Artisanal Fishing
Reflexiones sobre la Conferencia de Naciones Unidas sobre los Océanos, Lisboa Por Vivienne Solís Rivera y Griselda Alvarado Picado, CoopeSoliDar R.L. La Conferencia sobre los Océanos organizada por las Naciones Unidas, se realizó en Lisboa, Portugal del 26 de junio al 01 de julio del… Read More »Equidad de género y pesca de pequeña escala
A summary of the side event to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development to inform about the intersections between SDG 5, 14, 15 and the Convention on Biological Diversity Watch the event recording here Miren la versión en español aquí In preparation for the High-Level Political Forum… Read More »“Advancing Gender Equality and Human Rights to Stop the Biodiversity Crisis”
Text and photo by Cristina Eghenter, WWF International The OEWG4 negotiations held in Nairobi on 21-26 June were expected to provide the right motivation and leadership for coming closer to an agreement on the new Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF). This is urgently needed because the… Read More »A truly ambitious post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)
A Side Event to the High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development Agenda REGISTRATION HERE Date: 7 July 2022 Format: Virtual Time: 730am – 9am NYC Objectives: Showcase specific recommendations from the global biodiversity framework discussion in mainstreaming and strengthening the human rights-based approach to achieving… Read More »Advancing Gender Equality and Human Rights to Stop the Biodiversity Crisis
By Shruti Ajit It is 2022, and we are still having to justify how women and biodiversity are related and why we need to have a gender-transformative framework and actionable points in international and national forums! Women’s lives have been closely intertwined with the biodiversity… Read More »Gender is indeed a biodiversity issue!
By Amelia Arreguín The International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) and the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) co-hosted last June 21 the “OEWG-4 Roundtable on IPLCs and Finance: Ensuring GBF Funding Supports Locally-led Action by IPLCs”. The objective of this meeting was to… Read More »How do we make biodiversity action financing gender-responsive?
Women’s Caucus – UN CBD hybrid (in-person and virtual) morning preparatory call for the negotiations Women’s Caucus – UN CBD campaigning for a stand-alone gender equality target especially on the day it will be discussed in the contact group AFTER THE CONTACT GROUP: Women’s Caucus… Read More »Photos 22 June 2022 | Convention on Biological Diversity – CBD | Nairobi, Kenya
