Call for expressions of interest: peer learning series on gender and biodiversity data

The CBD Women’s Caucus, in collaboration with IIED, is working to enable women’s organisations to generate and use gender-responsive biodiveristy data.

Following a recent report that focused on recognising women-led biodiversity data as vital to advance biodiversity conservation, we are launching a new series centred around peer learning. 

We invite women-led organisations, community-based organisations, local civil society actors and individual experts working at the intersection of gender and biodiversity to express their interest in participating in a peer-to-peer learning on gender and biodiversity data

This series will bring together practitioners to share experiences, build practical skills, and strengthen the use of gender-responsive biodiversity data.

The five sessions will take place between May and July 2026:

1. Induction – 7 May 2026, 14:00-15:00 UTC (Mandatory)
2. Data collection – 21 May 2026, 14:00-15:30 UTC
3. Data analysis & management – 4 June 2026, 14:00-15:30 UTC
4. Data use & communication – 18 June 2026, 14:00-15:30 UTC
5. Closing – 2 July 2026, 14:00-15:00 UTC (Mandatory)

The space is for individuals and organisations that are currently working on biodiversity and gender issues, have experience or interest in generating or using biodiversity data, and are looking to strengthen their capacities across different stages of the data cycle.

Selected participants will be expected to engage in:

• One orientation session, which is mandatory, for context setting and engagement
• Three thematic sessions: data collection, data management and analysis, and data use and communication
• One closing reflection session, which is mandatory, to outline future strategies
• Inter-session activities, including sharing experiences and contributing to learning materials

A key outcome of this process will be the development of a Handbook on Methodologies and Tools for Gender and Biodiversity Data. Participants who actively contribute to this process will be acknowledged as co-authors of the Handbook.