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
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Becoming a member of the CBD WC is your gateway to shaping the future of gender justice in biodiversity.
The latest
Gender at the Heart of Biodiversity and Health: The CBD Women’s Caucus at CoHab3
The Third International Conference on Health and Biodiversity (Cohab3) took place from September 14 to September 17, 2026, in Galway City, Ireland
The overarching theme was: “Partnerships for People and Planet”, and its primary focus was exploring the interlinkages between global health and biodiversity crises, alongside related challenges like climate change, food and water security, and human rights.
The CBD Women’s Caucus at the Kunming Dialogue: Bringing Women’s Voices into the Global Review of the KMGBF
From 7 to 9 September 2026, the CBD Women's Caucus joined around 300 participants at the Kunming Dialogue in China to take an honest look at progress under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, and to make sure women's voices shape the global review at COP17.
Webinar “Policies in Practice: Learning from National Experiences for Gender-Responsive Implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework”
On 15 September 2026, the CBD Women's Caucus, University College London (UCL) and the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) convened the webinar "Policies in Practice: Learning from National Experiences for Gender-Responsive Implementation of the Global Biodiversity Framework". The event brought together researchers, gender focal points and practitioners from ten countries to present the key findings of a synthesis report on gender-responsive implementation, and to hear directly from those translating these commitments into practice on the ground.
