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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

This 2022, adopt Target 22, a stand-alone target for gender equality in the post-2020 GBF

By Women4Biodiversity & FARN, members of  Women’s Caucus - UNCBD Last September, at the 3rd meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) (Part I), Costa Rica proposed a new target…
20.03.22

#WomenActforWetlands videos showcase women’s success stories in conservation and restoration

In celebration of World Wetlands Day last February 2, Women4Biodiversity created and shared weekly videos featuring women and their communities working to protect and restore wetlands near and around their…
9.03.22

Mujeres por la Biodiversidad y Escazú

Una colaboración de Ruth Spencer (Antigua y Barbuda), Ana Di Pangracio (Argentina) y Amelia Arreguín (México) Con la entrada en vigor del Acuerdo de Escazú el 22 de abril, Día…
22.04.21