Following the adoption of Decision 16/31 on the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF), the Conference of the Parties invited Parties, the CBD Women’s Caucus, and other relevant stakeholders to submit views on the inclusion of additional…
At its sixteenth meeting, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted Decision 16/31 on the monitoring framework for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF). The CBD Women’s Caucus, alongside relevant Parties and key stakeholderswas invited…
By Amelia Arreguin Prado, CBD Women’s Caucus Coordinator The Third International Agrobiodiversity Congress (IAC-3), held in Kunming, Yunnan, China in May 2025, provided a dynamic platform for sharing knowledge and innovations surrounding the sustainable use and conservation of agrobiodiversity. One…
By Amelia Arreguin Prado, CBD Women’s Caucus Coordinator Land is the common thread running through the Rio Conventions. All three rely on land-based measures to achieve their goals, with the designated land often already managed by local communities and Indigenous…
By Soledad Torres, Biodiversity and climate change specialist and CBD Women’s caucus member Can we truly speak of climate resilience without addressing justice? At a recent global workshop, the answer rang out loud and clear: absolutely not. A diverse group…
By Sol Parra Santos, biologist, PhD student at McGill University, and Nancy Marangu, Chemichemi Foundation; CBD Women’s Caucus members What does it really take to protect our planet from the risks of living modified organisms (LMOs)? The CBD Open-ended Online…
The CBD Women’s Caucus submits its inputs to identify the best avenues to ensure policy coherence among the Rio Conventions. The submission highlights the need for gender-responsive, rights-based solutions to address the interconnected crises of biodiversity loss, climate change, and…
By Patrick Mukanga from Conseil pour la Terre des Ancêtres (CTA), and a CBD Women’s Caucus member The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has played a pivotal role in supporting African countries since 1991, helping them pursue innovative and sustainable pathways…
The overlap between the policy, legal, and programmatic actions needed for gender justice and those for biodiversity protection is striking—yet funding and political support for them remain insufficient. Coming out of #CBDCOP16 (Cali and Rome editions) and now at #CSW69,…
Every year, International Women’s Day serves as a powerful reminder of the long-standing struggle for gender justice and the undeniable power of women in shaping the past, present, and future. It is an opportunity to reflect on the remarkable contributions…
