Championing Gender Justice in Biodiversity Conservation: Pathways to CBD COP17

09/10/2025

18:00 - 19:00

Global Environment Facility

Conseguir la equidad Ampliar la escala de una acción de conservación resiliente

Por qué asistir

oin a candid, solutions-focused conversation that puts gender justice at the center of biodiversity. Learn what’s working, what’s not, and what must change before CBD COP17—while connecting with the Gender and Biodiversity Champions network to drive equitable, effective conservation.

Descripción de la sesión

This action-oriented session challenges traditional conservation by centering gender justice as essential to sustainable, equitable outcomes. Anchored in Target 23 of the Global Biodiversity Framework and the CBD Gender Plan of Action (GPA), it examines intersectional barriers facing women—including Indigenous Peoples, local communities, and Afro-descendant women—in biodiversity governance and benefit-sharing. With the CBD GPA mid-term review approaching at CBD COP17 in Armenia, speakers will share concrete progress, gaps, and near-term priorities to accelerate gender equality across policies, practices, and funding. The event will also spotlight the Gender and Biodiversity Champions initiative—championed by the Global Environment Facility—as a platform uniting governments, intergovernmental agencies, Indigenous Peoples and local communities, civil society, funders, private sector, and academia to renew commitments and co-create solutions. The message is clear: gender justice is not an add-on; it is foundational to effective conservation.

Organised by

GEF

Asociaciones

World Wildlife Fund - US ( United States of America )