As part of the Women Forum at CBD COP16 (Cali, Colombia – October 2024), the CBD Women’s Caucus, the IUCN Human Rights and Conservation Centre, and the Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) hosted the session…
By Alice Kammwamba, Indigenous and Local Knowledge (ILK) Coordinator and Project Manager for Malawi’s National Ecosystem Assessment. From 20th to 23rd January 2025, I had the privilege of representing the CBD Women Caucus at the Southern Africa Expanded Constituency Workshop…
By Edda Fernandez, Senior Advisor Policy at AVAAZ. Representative of the CBD Women’s Caucus to the GBF Fund Council. The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) was launched at the Seventh GEF Assembly in Vancouver, Canada, in August 2023, in response…
Imagine a coastal village where women, who have long been the stewards of land and water, are now fighting to protect not only their way of life but also the biodiversity of the planet. At COP16 in Cali, Colombia, on…
In the frame of CBD COP16, at the GEF Partnership Pavilion, the CBD Women’s Caucus, Global Youth Biodiversity Network, and the Resource Mobilization Working Group within the IIFB hosted the thought-provoking session Decolonise Biodiversity Finance: A Conversation from a Human…
The CBD Women’s Caucus recently hosted (20 November 2024) the insightful webinar What Did COP16 Bring for Women & Girls? An Assessment from a Human Rights Approach. This session aimed to provide a comprehensive review of the gender-responsive outcomes of…
SAVE THE DATE: What Did COP16 Bring for Women & Girls? An Assessment from a Human Rights Approach Join us for a comprehensive discussion on the gender-responsive policy outcomes of UN Biodiversity COP16! Hosted by the CBD Women’s Caucus, this…
As the world prepares for COP16, the CBD Women’s Caucus is leading the charge to ensure gender justice is a central focus in global biodiversity negotiations. To support this mission, the Caucus hosted a COP16 Flash Training, a three-part virtual…
In a special lunchtime event, in 22 of May, 2024, on the second day of SBI 4, coinciding with the International Day for Biodiversity, the CBD Women’s Caucus participated in the special celebrations of the 32-year journey of the Biodiversity…
A landmark event took place in the heart of Nairobi on 28 May 2024, bringing together environmental advocates and gender equality champions for the side event «Enhancing Gender Responsiveness in National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs)». Hosted by the…
