WHAT
A 1-hour webinar to celebrate International Women’s Day 2025 with a panel of diverse speakers. This webinar is aimed to celebrate and reflect on three decades of progress since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action in 1995. Simultaneously, the webinar will talk about the upcoming 69th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW69), which will take place at United Nations Headquarters in New York from 10 to 21 March 2025, presenting a timely opportunity to revisit these goals with a sharper focus on gender equality within environmental contexts. Overall, this webinar will focus on the intersections of gender, environmental justice, and sustainable development while celebrating women’s and girls’ leadership.
WHEN
Friday, 7 March 2025
WHERE
Participate Online. Zoom registration here.
Watch LIVE on YouTube here.
INTERPRETATION
French and Spanish
WHO
Mrinalini Rai, Director, Women4Biodiversity (Opening remarks)
Sumina Subba, Communications Officer, Women4Biodiversity (Moderator)
Ranji Reddy, Chief Director, Research and Policy at the Department of Women, Youth & Persons with Disabilities, South Africa – Keynote Speaker
Valentina Figuera Martínez, Gender Justice and Forests Campaign Coordinator, Global Forest Coalition (GFC)
Maslah Rompado, Founder, Indigenous Women Network in Malaysia
WHY
- Reflect on Three Decades of Progress: Examine achievements and challenges in advancing women’s rights and gender equality since the adoption of Beijing Declaration.
- Inspire Action: Highlight the role of women and girls in shaping sustainable solutions for environmental justice, climate change and biodiversity conservation.
- Strengthen Advocacy: Provide recommendations for integrating gender equality into the global environmental and biodiversity agendas, especially at CSW69 and beyond.
- Celebrate Women’s Contributions: Showcase inspiring stories of women leading transformative environmental initiatives at the ground level during the restoration processes supported by Women4Biodiversity.
