Country: India Works for: Navrachna Samaj Sevi Sanstha Role in #women2030: gender expert I have struggled in life. I had to put up with childhood drudgery and poverty to complete my education. But I was determined. Having seeing the conditions that tribal people endure, especially tribal woman, I decided to work with them promoting their [...]
This is a submission by the CBD Women’s Caucus, together comprising a diverse group of women’s groups, Indigenous Women’s Biodiversity Network (IWBN) including RMIB-LAC its regional caucus from Latin America and the Caribbean, Indigenous Peoples’ organisations, community-based organisations, NGOs, researchers, and networks working on issues related to gender and biodiversity conservation. This submission includes [...]
Opinion article by Jeanette Sequeira published by Truth-Out. November 29 marks the International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. It is a tribute to the thousands of courageous women who stand up for human rights and the environment around the world. Let us call out the violence and repression that these women face in their daily struggles. Women [...]
The 21st meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-21) and the 10th meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (WG8(j)- 10) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will be held 11-16 December 2017, in Montréal, Canada. SBSTTA-21 and WG8(j)-10 will consider [...]
This was originally posted on truthout.org on 30 November 2017 and written by Jeanette Sequeira (Global Forest Coalition). November 29 marks the International Women Human Rights Defenders Day. It is a tribute to the thousands of courageous women who stand up for human rights and the environment around the world. Let us call out the violence and repression [...]
Federation of Community Forestry Users, Nepal (FECOFUN), 2017: GFC's partner produced this shadow report as response to Nepal's 2017 Voluntary National Review. This report has been prepared based on consultations in different local communities and with rural women’s groups who are sustainably managing natural resources in ways that need to be recognised in order [...]
Welcome to Forest Cover No. 51, the Global Forest Coalition newsletter that provides a space for Southern and Northern environmental justice activists to present their views on international forest-related policies. In this 51st edition of Forest Cover we examine the importance of incorporating a gender perspective in biodiversity conservation and the launching of the [...]
The regional Women2030 training in Latin America was held from 29 November to 1 December 2016. On the first day there was an introduction to the SGDs, gender and biodiversity, and to the Women2030 programme.⠀ ⠀ There were also sessions on how to include a gender perspective in the work and structure of non-governmental organisations [...]
Our partner Global Forest Coalition held a #women2030 Media in #Tbilisi, Georgia. Here are some participants with happy faces! #women #gender
Global Forest Coalition has produced this video.
