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Women, girls and the right to a clean, healthy, and sustainable environment – A conversation with David Boyd in CBD COP 15

by Women4Biodiversity

Women4Biodiversity hosted “Women, girls and the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment,” a conversation with UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment David Boyd in Montreal, Canada on 13 and 14 December last year. The two-part event was among the Women’s Hub activities during the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 15).

Gender Equality, Restoration and Land Rights: A Time for Change

by Mrinalini Rai

Gender equality, restoration and land rights are interrelated issues that affect the lives and livelihoods of millions worldwide. Women and girls are particularly vulnerable to the impacts of land degradation, as they often depend on land for their income, food production, #water supply and fuel. Multi-faceted challenges limit their ability to protect and restore land and to benefit from its resources.

Building Resilience and Weaving Gender Responsive Approaches to Biodiversity Governance: Summary of the five-day workshop conducted in Chiang Mai, Thailand (15-20 May, 2022)

by Women4Biodiversity

A summary of a 5-day workshop organised by Women4Biodiversity from 15 May to 20 May 2023, in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Highlights — A new chemicals framework that leaves no one behind: A joint webinar on chemicals, gender and human rights

by Women4Biodiversity

Women4Biodiversity and MSP Institute jointly organized a webinar “A new chemicals framework that leaves no one behind: Webinar on gender and human rights in SAICM Beyond 2020” on 13 June 2023 from 2 PM to 3.30 PM CEST.

Event: A new chemicals framework that leaves no one behind – webinar on gender and human rights in SAICM Beyond 2020

by Women4Biodiversity

A joint webinar on a new chemicals framework that leaves no one behind, gender and human rights in Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management (SAICM) Beyond 2020.

HIGHLIGHTS: How to implement the CBD Gender Plan of Action on the ground? #FromAgreementtoAction

by Women4Biodiversity

To explore the practical implementation of the Gender Plan of Action (GPA), the UNCBD Women’s Caucus and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity hosted a virtual roundtable on gender justice and biodiversity “How to implement the CBD Gender Plan of Action on the ground?” on 26 May 2023.

W4B Team celebrating International Day for Biological Diversity

HIGHLIGHTS – International Day of Biological Diversity 2023 Hybrid Event

by Women4Biodiversity

To celebrate the International Day of Biological Diversity and to promote the gender-responsive implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through grassroots women working towards this goal through restoration and biodiversity governance, Women4Biodiversity held the event “From Agreement to Action: Ways forward for gender equality and women’s rights in building back biodiversity” on 18 May 2023.

RESHAPING HER: A two-year reflection journey on the realization of a gender target in the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

by Women4Biodiversity

Sharon Ruthia, a former intern with Policy Team in Women4Biodiversity recounts her journey from being engaged in the GYBN Kenya Chapter to realising a gender targer in Kunming-Montreal GBF

Event: How to implement the CBD Gender Plan of Action on the ground #FromAgreementToAction

by Women4Biodiversity

Women4Biodiversity, the UNCBD Women’s Caucus, in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, offers this space where good practices, lessons learned, and concrete ways forward will be shared for all actors interested in implementing immediately and effectively the GPA on the ground in collaboration with women’s organisations and leaders.

Women Farmers in Tropical Forests Building Community Resilience: A Biodiversity Day reflection

by Women4Biodiversity

Many stories of women’s traditional roles in biodiversity and agriculture are yet to be told. The limited visibility of women in policy and decision-making spaces related to natural resource governance and biodiversity is also mirrored in how their roles, knowledge and care for the land and its resources are often overlooked in many narratives.

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