In response to the Convention on Biological Diversity’s open call for commitments from actors other than national Governments towards the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF), the CBD Women’s Caucus submitted a series of three formal commitments grounded in gender equality, human rights and environmental justice.

These commitments reflect the collective work, advocacy and long-standing engagement of women and girls in all their diversity — including from Indigenous Peoples, local and Afro-descendant communities — in advancing gender-responsive biodiversity governance, implementation, monitoring and accountability under the Framework.

Through these submissions, the CBD Women’s Caucus seeks to contribute concrete actions and collaborative efforts that support the effective implementation of the KM-GBF and the CBD Gender Plan of Action (2023–2030), while strengthening the recognition of the essential role played by women-led organisations, feminist movements, grassroots actors and rights holders in achieving the goals and targets of the Framework.