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UNCBD Women’s Caucus ROAD TO CBD COP 15: Webinar on Cartagena & Nagoya Protocols

The UNCBD Women's Caucus held an open webinar on 26 October 2022, its last preparatory session toward CBD COP15, intending to introduce the basics of the Protocols and to reflect…
3.11.22

Women contribute to the UNFCCC Standing Committee on Finance discussion on nature-based solutions

Guest article by Simone Lovera, Global Forest Coalition Women’s groups and many other actors have frequently highlighted the need for more coherence between climate and biodiversity policy. Yet, sadly, several…
2.11.22

Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) and Traditional Knowledge

Guest article by Ramya Rajagopalan The 2008 Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CoP) introduced the scientific criteria for identification of areas to be designated as ecologically…
28.10.22

HIGHLIGHTS – She Sustains Communities: A pre-International Day of Rural Women and World Food Day event on women, food sovereignty, and the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

    By Sharon Nyambura Ruthia, Women4Biodiversity Watch the recording in English, Spanish, and French here. In celebration of the International Day of Rural Women (15 October) and World Food…
21.10.22

UNCBD WOMEN’S CAUCUS ROADMAP TO CBD COP 15: Third Open Discussion on Resource Mobilization, Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, the Post-2020 Gender Plan of Action and Monitoring and Reporting Frameworks

The UNCBD Women’s Caucus (WC) recently convened the third of its series of workshops in preparation for the Fifteenth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD…
29.09.22
Restoration Sites

The importance of applying free, prior and informed consent (FPIC) when approaching indigenous peoples and local communities organizations:  A case study from the Pacific of Costa Rica working with mollusk-gathering women from the Chomes community

By CoopeSoliDar RL. The following contributed to this article: Griselda Alvarado Picado, Ivannia Ayales Cruz, Vivienne Solís Rivera and Marvin Fonseca Borras. This article is a translation of the original…
27.09.22
Restoration Sites

La importancia del consentimiento libre, previo e informado al trabajar con pueblos indígenas y comunidades locales: el caso de Costa Rica y las mujeres molusqueras de Chomes

Por CoopeSoliDar RL. Participaron en la elaboración de este documento: Griselda Alvarado Picado, Ivannia Ayales Cruz , Vivienne Solís Rivera y Marvin Fonseca Borras. Las organizaciones de pueblos indígenas y…
24.09.22

UNCBD Women’s Caucus’ Road Map to CBD COP 15 Session 2: Workshop on Post-2020 OEWG-5

The UNCBD Women's Caucus held an online workshop on 7 September last week in preparation for the 15th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity ( CBD…
14.09.22

UNCBD WOMEN’S CAUCUS’ ROAD MAP TO CBD COP 15: First informative webinar

The UNCBD Women’s Caucus (WC) held an informative webinar last 24 August with its members in preparation for the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention…
2.09.22

ROAD TO COP 15: UNCBD Women’s Caucus virtual workshop series

In preparation for the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the UNCBD Women’s Caucus is holding a series of…
2.09.22