This submission by the CBD Women’s Caucus presents four proposals to strengthen coherence across the Rio Conventions and advance more coordinated implementation between biodiversity, climate, and land governance processes. Grounded in human rights and equity, the publication highlights practical pathways for addressing structural inequalities while supporting effective implementation of global environmental commitments.
The publication proposes:
- Alignment of Gender Action Plans across the Rio Conventions
- Strengthening coordination between existing gender mandates and implementation frameworks
- Promoting shared indicators, monitoring, and accountability mechanisms
- Enhancing collaboration between gender constituencies and focal points across conventions
- Scaling responsive and accessible finance
- Increasing direct access to funding for women-led and community-based organisations
- Integrating social and gender criteria into environmental finance mechanisms
- Supporting long-term, flexible, and transformative funding approaches
- Securing women’s land and resources rights
- Recognising collective and customary tenure systems
- Strengthening participation in governance and decision-making processes
- Addressing barriers to equitable access, ownership, and control over natural resources
- Protection of women environmental human rights defenders
- Strengthening safeguards, participation rights, and access to justice
- Recognising the specific risks faced by defenders across environmental sectors
- Promoting safer and enabling environments for advocacy and leadership
The submission ultimately calls for stronger collaboration across conventions to ensure that implementation efforts are mutually reinforcing, rights-based, and transformative.
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