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
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.
Open Call: Host a Session at the CBD COP17 Women Hub
The CBD Women's Caucus invites organisations, networks and individuals to propose activities for the Women Hub at CBD COP17 in Yerevan, Armenia. Located inside the Blue Zone, the Hub will be a welcoming space for exchange, collective learning and connection around gender and biodiversity. Submit your proposal by 5 September 2026.
URGENT – Public letter to COP Presidencies: RE multilateralism, synergies, gender, civil society
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 August 2026 ULAANBAATAR — More than 340 civil society organisations, Indigenous Peoples, local communities, women and youth organisations and networks, as well as governments and UN agencies, from around the world sent an urgent joint letter…
