Restore Her Rights: Advancing Gender Equality and Women’s Roles in Ecosystem Restoration

09/10/2025

14:00 - 16:00

CR B: Forum - Session Room 8 , Sur site

Forum

Atteindre l’équité Intensifier les actions de conservation résilientes

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This session examines the critical role of women in ecosystem restoration, highlighting their contributions to sustainable practices and conservation leadership. It explores systemic barriers, their impact on environmental resilience, and the broader implications for global sustainability goals.

Description de la séance

Women play a vital role in ecosystem restoration, particularly in rural and indigenous communities, through natural resource management, biodiversity conservation, and sustainable practices. However, systemic barriers such as restricted access to land, resources, and decision-making limit their full participation. While the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration promotes community inclusion, gender-responsive strategies remain underdeveloped. The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KM-GBF) addresses ecosystem restoration, aiming to restore 30% of degraded ecosystems by 2030, with Target 23 emphasizing gender equity and inclusive participation. The 'Building Resilience and Weaving Gender Responsive Approaches to Biodiversity Governance' project, led by Women4Biodiversity (2021–2024), aimed to integrate gender-responsive approaches into ecosystem restoration initiatives. Through these initiatives, a key set of gender-responsive principles and recommendations have emerged that ensure gender justice in policy and practice regarding restoration.

Organised by

Women4biodiversity, NGO

Partenaires

Commission on Environmental, Economic, and Social Policy

Fauna & Flora International ( United Kingdom )

International Institute for Environment and Development ( United Kingdom )