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…
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…
By: Amelia Arreguin Prado, CBD Women’s Caucus Coordinator During mid-April, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), whose member countries are among the world’s largest providers of development cooperation, co-hosted a joint discussion exploring the intersection of gender equality…
By: Immaculata Casimero. Co-founder and leader of the Wapichan Women’s Movement On March 21st, voices from across the globe gathered in Conference Room E at the UN Headquarters to reflect on a promise made decades ago—in Beijing and Rio—to achieve…
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…
