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Cultivating Resilience: Womens Leadership in Biodiversity Conservation

The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) is an international coalition of NGOs and Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations defending social justice and the rights of forest peoples in forest policies.

In this explainer, Carbon Brief lays out how gender-based violence impacts women in biodiversity conservation.

Organised by UNDRR, UNFPA and UN Women, this multi-stakeholder consultation process will support the finalisation of the Gender Action Plan for the Sendai Framework and will be held on 17th May 2023, 11:30-13:00 EDT.

Our planet is in crisis.  Human activity is driving accelerating climate change and biodiversity loss across the globe. The devastating impacts of both processes are disproportionately felt by women and Indigenous communities, globally. Radical, transformative change is needed now to halt and reverse current trends, and to conserve the species and ecosystems upon which we […]

What remains to be seen is if finances will finally flow towards creating a resilient future

Addressing gender inequality in biodiversity conservation is fundamental to meeting the goals and targets of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, and building synergies with the Sustainable Development Goals.

From trees to sharks – decisions to tackle the illegal and unsustainable trade in wild animals and plants at CITES CoP19 can shape the future for several species at risk of extinction.

Target 22 on integrating gender in the biodiversity framework remains a barely discussed topic, with only one contact group meeting to discuss the issue, in the fourth negotiating session in Nairobi, Kenya

Women activists are frustrated as their demand for a specific target on gender equality – shows few signs of progress at the Convention for Biodiversity.