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
TSC-IAG Sixth Meeting: How Far Have We Come on Progress and Effectiveness?
From 27 to 29 April 2026, Pamela Tapia Díaz represented the CBD Women's Caucus at the sixth meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation (TSC-IAG), held online. The Group reviewed progress on the implementation of the Clearing-House Mechanism and the Knowledge Management Strategy, the Technical and Scientific Cooperation Mechanism, and the preliminary findings of the survey on the use of the long-term strategic framework for capacity-building and development.
These discussions are of vital importance for monitoring progress and effectiveness in terms of capacity-building and technology transfer.
For Women, For Girls, For Biodiversity: CBD Women’s Caucus at the CEPA-IAC Meeting
On 29 April 2026, the CBD Women's Caucus participated in the first meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on CEPA (CEPA-IAC), marking a key milestone in implementing Decision 16/10 from COP16. Our representative, Fatima El-aaraby from Morocco, advocated for a gender-responsive Global Plan of Action for Education on Biodiversity (GPA-EB), emphasizing that women and girls must be recognized not as passive beneficiaries, but as knowledge holders and drivers of change.
Policy coherence, including a potential joint work programme of the Rio Conventions
CBD Women’s Caucus submission proposing coherent Rio Convention action on Gender Action Plans, finance, land rights, and environmental defenders.
