As part of the peer review period invited under Notification 2026-047 (2–29 June 2026), the CBD Women’s Caucus submitted comments on the Draft Global Report on Collective Progress in the Implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF).
Drawing on the Caucus’s long-standing advocacy for a gender-responsive, rights-based, and intersectional approach to KM-GBF implementation, the submission is organised section by section across the Report — from the Summary and Status of and Trends in Biodiversity, through the implementation of each global target, to Means of Implementation, synergies with other MEAs, and the way forward. Across 48 comments, the Caucus calls for gender-disaggregated data collection, traceable and gender-responsive biodiversity finance, women’s substantive — not tokenistic — participation in decision-making, explicit recognition of women’s customary rights and traditional knowledge, and stronger synergies between Target 23, the Gender Plan of Action, CEDAW, and UN Women. The comments note, among other findings, that Target 10 — covering agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and forestry, the sectors where women’s labour is most concentrated globally — does not mention gender or women once across 16 pages.
What gets counted, tracked, and reported determines what gets resourced. Read the CBD Women’s Caucus peer review comments calling for a gender-responsive Global Report that reflects women’s contributions, rights, and disproportionate burdens across every target of the KM-GBF.
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