The CBD Women's Caucus is the constituency for women to participate in the UN Biodiversity
it is a self-organised platform of individuals, community-based organisations, and civil society organisations advocating for and contributing to the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in a gender-responsive manner.
Our mission is to enable women and girls to secure their rights in biodiversity policy and action.
We deliver through:
Community
building
Capacity
development
Awareness
& outreach
Knowledge
production
Policy &
advocacy
Join us!
Becoming a member of the CBD WC is your gateway to shaping the future of gender justice in biodiversity.
The latest
CBD SBI-7 Outcomes: A CBD Women’s Caucus Analysis
This CBD Women's Caucus analysis examines the SBI-7 outcomes through a gender and justice lens, covering resource mobilization, the financial mechanism, the Nagoya Protocol, capacity-building and technical cooperation, the Clearing-House Mechanism, mainstreaming, and communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) — highlighting progress and unresolved gaps ahead of COP17.
CBD SBSTTA-28 Outcomes: A CBD Women’s Caucus Analysis
This CBD Women's Caucus analysis examines the SBSTTA-28 outcomes through a gender and justice lens, covering the Global Report and Monitoring Framework, the IPBES Business and Biodiversity Assessment, sustainable wildlife management, the Programme of Work on Protected Areas, and marine and coastal biodiversity — highlighting both progress and unresolved gaps ahead of COP17.
Lessons Learned from Gender Action Plans Toward the New UNCCD Strategic Framework
On 19 August 2026, as gender, Rio Convention synergies and civil society engagement remained blocked from the negotiating floor at UNCCD COP17, the CBD Women's Caucus, FARN, WEDO and the Women and Gender Constituency brought the conversation into a room that parties can't block. Speakers from the CBD, UNFCCC, UNCCD and the Government of Armenia compared what has worked in implementing their respective Gender Action Plans — and what the new UNCCD Strategic Framework needs to get right.
