By: Immaculata Casimero is the co-founder and leader of the Wapichan Women’s Movement, the Gender Affairs Coordinator at the South Rupununi District Council (SRDC), and a member of the CBD Women’s Caucus. On March 21st, voices from across the globe…
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…
By Marie Salvatrice Musabyeyezu –Managing Director/ Go Green&Rstore Africa Action (GGRAA), Joyce Peshu – Program Officer at Kenya Wildlife Association and Nondumiso Dumakude–Climate Positive Land Use Planning Relationship Manager at Conservation South Africa From February 16 to 20, 2025, key…
By Marie Angèle Taïwo AKOWE IKPADOUN, Head of Ecological Monitoring at CREDI-ONG and CBD Women’s Caucus member The Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) fosters partnerships to enhance collective impact, focusing on communication among policymakers, scientists, and local stakeholders to achieve…
Resumed COP16 Session at FAO, Rome On 25 February 2025, at 11:00 (UTC), the CBD Women’s Caucus hosted a press conference at the FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy. The event, titled «Urgent Call for Unlocking Financial Resources for Women: CBD…
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…
