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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…
April 9, 2022

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…
April 1, 2022

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…
March 20, 2022

#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…
March 9, 2022

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…
April 22, 2021

Women for Biodiversity and Escazú

A collaboration by Ruth Spencer (Antigua and Barbuda), Ana Di Pangracio (Argentina) and Amelia Arreguín (Mexico) As the Escazu Agreement enters into force on April 22, International Mother Earth Day, …
April 22, 2021

Monday Member – Ruth Spencer

Who is she and what drives her? Country: Antigua and Barbuda Region: Caribe   Antigua is classified as a Small Island Developing State of the Caribbean (SIDS), and due to…
February 22, 2021

Wetlands Law: We must protect what protects us

Ana di Pangracio, FARN Originally published in Spanish. https://www.lanacion.com.ar/opinion/ley-humedales-hay-proteger-lo-nos-protege-nid2586780 It's time for a wetland law. We need it now. This is the understanding of the more than 500,000 people who…
February 4, 2021

Why Rights and Biodiversity Are Interdependent

Building a future for all life on Earth requires incorporating human rights in the post-2020 global biodiversity framework, writes Claudia Ituarte-Lima, Senior Researcher at the Raoul Wallenberg Institute. This article authored by…
November 5, 2020

Biodiversity Negotiations Should Account for COVID-19 and Ensure Equity

CBD COP 15 is set to adopt the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, has been rescheduled for early 2021. In the meantime, virtual discussions, consultations and to some extent negotiations are…
August 20, 2020