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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.

Strengthening Women’s Voices in Biodiversity Governance: The COOP4CBD Paris Training 2026

This report details our engagement at the eighth meeting of the : Eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Scientific and Technical Advisory Group for the Preparation of the Global Report on Collective Progress in the Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (AHSTAG) for the global report, a critical step in preparing for the first global review of the Framework at COP 17.

GEF’s International Women’s Day Learning Session

On 11 March 2026, the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Secretariat hosted a dedicated learning session to commemorate International Women’s Day, bringing together staff and partners to reflect on progress and future opportunities for advancing gender equality within environmental finance. Opening remarks from Verona Collantes-Lebale, Senior Gender Specialist at the GEF Secretariat, and Adriana Moreira, Lead of the Partnership Division, highlighted key achievements in integrating gender equality across GEF policies, programming, and results frameworks.

Making Space for Women’s Leadership in Biodiversity Data and Evidence

On 5 March ahead of 70th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women(CSW70), the CBD Women’s Caucus, in collaboration with International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), convened a virtual launch of its recent publication on Advancing Gender Justice in Biodiversity Data and Policy. The session brought together voices from across regions and institutions to reflect on a shared challenge: how to ensure that biodiversity monitoring is not only technically robust, but also rights-based, inclusive, and grounded in the lived realities of women.

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