A Twitterchat conversationon gender and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework 13 June 2022 JOIN US on Twitter @Women4Biodiv 9 am UTC – 4 pm Bangkok 1 pm UTC – 4 pm Nairobi 5 pm UTC – 11 am Costa Rica RATIONALE Across different communities worldwide,… Read More »Twitterchat #GenderIsABiodiversityIssue
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 representatives from the Dominican Republic and the United Republic of Tanzania, both Parties to the… Read More »A stand-alone gender equality target in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework will address previous framework’s gaps – Dominican Republic and Tanzania
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 ‘Ivoire. The conference was attended by leaders from governments, the private sector, civil society and… Read More »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
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. It was time for the XV World Forestry Congress (WFC) hosted by the Government of… Read More »The world’s largest-ever gathering on forests does not include the rightful owners of forests
Biodiversity Day Live Interviews22 May 2022 LIVE IN FACEBOOK bit.ly/Women4IDB2022 About the event On 22 May 2022, Women4Biodiversity will be holding live interviews (20-30 minutes) from select Parties supporting Target 22. One interview will be with Costa Rica, who proposed Target 22, and the other… Read More »Women Are In Our Shared Future
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 is the Regional Agreement on Access to Information, Public Participation and Access to Justice in… Read More »Escazú Agreement for women and girls
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 essential for both biodiversity and humanity – also part of biodiversity – to thrive. About… Read More »Human rights in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
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 a global funder network dedicated to Indigenous Peoples globally. It seeks to build, foster, and… Read More »Investing in women, our planet’s guardians and defenders
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 the side event “Targeting Gender: Best Practices and Ways Forward.” It provided a platform to… Read More »Targeting Gender: Best Practices and Ways Forward
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 the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework in Geneva, Switzerland this month.… Read More »Parties support gender equality target in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
