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Photos 21 June 2022 | Convention on Biological Diversity – CBD | Nairobi, Kenya

Women’s Caucus - UN CBD coordinator preparing to read the opening statement on behalf of the Caucus. Watch the opening statement here.   Women’s Caucus - UN CBD delegates and…
26.06.22
Restoration Sites

Wetlands restoration begins with meetings and needs assessment in Paraná City, Argentina

by Valeria Enderle, CAUCE Executive Director (CAUCE) and Ana Di Pangracio, FARN Deputy Director As part of the “Building resilience and weaving gender-responsive approaches to biodiversity governance” project, Women4Biodiversity aims…
10.06.22

A stand-alone gender equality target in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework will address previous framework’s gaps – Dominican Republic and Tanzania 

By Rhea Claire E. Madarang A stand-alone gender equality target in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework would fill the gender gaps of the previous ten-year framework for biodiversity action, said…
6.06.22

Empowering HER – Sharing Experiences from UNCCD COP 15: MODERN FOOD SYSTEMS VIS-À-VIS LAND DEGRADATION, and Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in the Land Restoration Process

by Sharon Ruthia, Policy Associate - Africa, Women4Biodiversity The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) recently convened its fifteenth session of the Conference of Parties in Abidjan, Cote D…
27.05.22

The world’s largest-ever gathering on forests does not include the rightful owners of forests

Guest contributor - Gertrude Kabusimbi Kenyangi, SWAGEN Uganda Seoul, May 2022 All roads led to Seoul, South Korea on the last day of April and the first day of May.…
26.05.22

Escazú Agreement for women and girls

By Amelia Arreguin, Associate of Women4Biodiversity This April 20-22, the Escazu Agreement held its first meeting of the Conference of Parties in Chile under the leadership of ECLAC. The Escazu…
28.04.22

Human rights in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

by Amelia Arreguin and Claire Madarang - Women4Biodiversity Associates Originally written and posted in Spanish for Reforestamos México HERE A human rights-based approach in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework is…
27.04.22

Investing in women, our planet’s guardians and defenders

This is a guest post from International Funders for Indigenous Peoples in line with the Earth Day 2022 theme of “Invest in Our Planet.”  International Funders for Indigenous Peoples is…
22.04.22

Targeting Gender: Best Practices and Ways Forward

Watch the event replay here. The first day of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meetings in Geneva witnessed not only the opening statements of Parties and observers but also…
9.04.22

Parties support gender equality target in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Thirteen Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have supported the call for a stand-alone gender equality target in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework during the resumed session of…
1.04.22