Online Workshop on KM-GBF & NBSAPs with GYBN India
A short write up on the two-day online workshop on KM-GBF and NBSAPs by GYBN-India and Women4Biodiversity.
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Digital Sequence Information and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: Placing Traditional Knowledge and Rights
Mrinalini Rai, Director, Women4Biodiversity The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is an international treaty established in 1992 with the aim of conserving biodiversity, promoting its sustainable use and ensuring the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of genetic resources. In 2010, the… Read More »Digital Sequence Information and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework: Placing Traditional Knowledge and Rights
Recognising Indigenous Women and their Traditional Knowledge in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Mrinalini Rai, Director, Women4Biodiversity Traditional knowledge has been recognized as an important aspect of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Traditional knowledge refers to the knowledge, innovations, and practices of indigenous peoples and local communities that have been passed down from generation to generation. This… Read More »Recognising Indigenous Women and their Traditional Knowledge in the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
W4B at Sub Regional Dialogue on NBSAPs in ASEAN and Timor Leste
Women4Biodiversity’s Programme Officer, Shruti Ajit reflects on her participation at the “Sub Regional Dialogue on National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans in ASEAN and Timor Leste” that took place in August 2023 in The Philippines.
7th GEF Assembly 2023 Side Event: A “Win-Win” for Gender and Biodiversity — Transforming women’s rights and gender equality for achieving the goals and targets of Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
Women4Biodiversity along with SwedBio and SCBD will be hosting a side-event at the 7th GEF Assembly 2023. Here are the details of the event.
Highlights: Ingredients to operationalize the post-2020 Gender Plan of Action – A CBD COP 15 event
Key highlights of the side-event organised by UNCBD Women’s Caucus and the Secretariat of the CBD during COP15 in Montreal, Canada.
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) orientation: A CBD COP 15 event reflection
Women4Biodiversity held the Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI) orientation at the Women’s Hub during the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD COP 15) in December 2022.
Building Resilience and Weaving Gender Responsive Approaches to Biodiversity Governance: Summary of the five-day workshop conducted in Chiang Mai, Thailand (15-20 May, 2022)
A summary of a 5-day workshop organised by Women4Biodiversity from 15 May to 20 May 2023, in Chiang Mai, Thailand.
HIGHLIGHTS: How to implement the CBD Gender Plan of Action on the ground? #FromAgreementtoAction
To explore the practical implementation of the Gender Plan of Action (GPA), the UNCBD Women’s Caucus and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity hosted a virtual roundtable on gender justice and biodiversity “How to implement the CBD Gender Plan of Action on the ground?” on 26 May 2023.
HIGHLIGHTS – International Day of Biological Diversity 2023 Hybrid Event
To celebrate the International Day of Biological Diversity and to promote the gender-responsive implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework through grassroots women working towards this goal through restoration and biodiversity governance, Women4Biodiversity held the event “From Agreement to Action: Ways forward for gender equality and women’s rights in building back biodiversity” on 18 May 2023.