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
Press conference at SBSTTA-28: Women and Girls Leading Biodiversity Action
SBSTTA-28 press conference, CBD Women's cauus policy recommendations, gender-responsive biodiversity, sustainable wildlife management, protected areas, monitoring and review,
Advancing Gender-Responsive Biodiversity Data Systems for Effective Implementation and Monitoring of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
On 27 July, the CBD Women's Caucus and partners hosted a side event at SBSTTA-28 in Nairobi on closing the gender data gap in biodiversity monitoring under the KM-GBF. Moderated by Ruth Spencer, speakers examined why women's knowledge and labor remain largely invisible in biodiversity data, and what it would take to change that.
From Biodiversity Action to Ecological Justice: The CBD Women’s Caucus at the Biodiversity Policy and Alliance Building Meeting
From 4–7 July, the CBD Women's Caucus joined the Biodiversity Policy and Alliance Building Meeting in Janda Baik, Malaysia, convened by Third World Network and GYBN. Represented by Meenal Tatpati, the Caucus pushed feminist perspectives into discussions on biodiversity loss ahead of COP17, calling for women to be recognized as rights holders and political actors — and for the Gender Plan of Action and Target 23 to move beyond participation toward real power-sharing and accountability.
