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Recognising Indigenous Women and their Traditional Knowledge in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

by Women4Biodiversity

Mrinalini Rai, Director, Women4Biodiversity Traditional knowledge has been recognized as an important aspect of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Traditional knowledge refers to the knowledge, innovations, and practices of indigenous peoples and local communities that have been passed down from generation to generation. This… Read More »Recognising Indigenous Women and their Traditional Knowledge in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

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

Women at CBD COP16: Reflections and Lessons

by Women4Biodiversity

Women at CBD COP16: Reflections and Lessons captures some of the personal reflections of the women participants from Women4Biodiversity’s restoration sites.

Restore HER Rights: Global Virtual Launch

by Women4Biodiversity

A global launch of Restore HER Rights, a celebration of gender-responsive restoration initiatives from six women-led sites in Argentina, Costa Rica, Cameroon, Kenya, Myanmar, and the Solomon Islands.

Guardians of the Forest: Women Environmental Defenders in Myanmar

by Women4Biodiversity

On International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women 2024, let’s learn about women environmental human rights defenders in Myanmar who embody resilience, courage, and a commitment to both environmental protection and human rights.

Biodiversity and climate change: Opportunities lost and gained on ensuring significant safeguards against False Solutions

by Women4Biodiversity

COP 16 presented itself as a great opportunity to enhance collective action towards safeguarding biodiversity as well as addressing climate change

Operationalising Target 23, through the indicator on National Implementation of the Gender Plan of Action?

by Women4Biodiversity

The component indicator on the National Implementation of the Gender Plan of Action is therefore crucial in the monitoring framework, enabling Parties to track progress towards Target 23 more accurately, and providing valuable information that can feed into the binary indicator for this target.

Side Event at the Colombian Pavillion: Progress on the indicator methodology to measure the national implementation of the Gender Plan of Action

by Women4Biodiversity

This 1.5 hour side event aims to build a dialogue on women’s role in ecosystem restoration and a human rights-based approach through various examples of women-led restoration initiatives.

Side Event at the Colombian Pavillion: Restoration by HER – Understanding Gender Responsive Approaches to Ecosystem Restoration

by Women4Biodiversity

This side event aims to build a dialogue on women’s role in ecosystem restoration and a human rights-based approach through various examples of women-led restoration initiatives.

CBD COP16 Official Side Event 5740: Indicator methodology to measure national implementation of the Gender Plan of Action

by Women4Biodiversity

A 1.5 hours side event that will launch the indicator methodology on the national implementation of the Gender Plan of Action

CBD COP16 Press Conference: Indicator on Gender Plan of Action for Target 23, and Gender, Data and Perspectives in Biodiversity

by Women4Biodiversity

A 30-minute press conference with a dual purpose — (a) to highlight the importance and advocate the adoption of the indicator methodology for the Gender Plan of Action that has been co-developed by Women4Biodiversity and UNEP-WCMC, and (b) to highlight the need to have gender-disaggregated data to advocate for the rights of women and girls in biodiversity conservation.

[ENG, FR, ES] INFORMATION SESSIONS: Update on the progress and peer review process of the Indicator methodology on the national implementation of the Gender Plan of Action

by Women4Biodiversity

Details about two information sessions to be held on 4 Oct 2024 on the progress and peer review process of the Indicator methodology on the national implementation of the Gender Plan of Action

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