Gender and Environment Resource Center

Knowledge, tools and promising practice for realising gender equality and environment goals, together.

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Knowledge, tools and promising practice for realising gender equality and environment goals, together.

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Profiles for change: Lola Cabnal, Ak’Tenamit
25 Nov 2021

See this profile on Lola Cabnal, Director of Environmental Advocacy for Ak’Tenamit, and why and how gender-based violence and environment linkages is important to address for Indigenous rights and conservation action.
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Worthy of dignity and safety: IUCN Members convene to understand and turn the tide on gender-based violence and environment linkages
14 Sep 2021

In the first-ever IUCN World Conservation Congress thematic session focused on understanding and addressing gender-based violence (GBV) in relation to environmental issues and threats such as climate change, member organizations discussed the steps they are taking to safeguard staff, partners and beneficiaries; tackle discriminatory norms that allow for or employ violence; and cooperate across sectors to better advance rights-based gender-responsive programming and results.
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A call to action from Guatemala: Gender-based violence and environment linkages
05 Sep 2021

This International Indigenous Women's Day, hear from Lola Cabnal, Asociación Ak’ Tenamit, about the intrinsic links Indigenous women have with Mother Earth -- and how gender-based violence disrupts dignity, safety and agency at different levels, including in the defense of the environment. Lola Cabnal also calls upon the global community to support Indigenous-led solutions and actions, and to support the realization of Indigenous rights to address links.
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Protecting people and biodiversity: Addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and conservation links
02 Sep 2021

In Kenya and Peru, IUCN Members are working with local partners through the USAID Resilient, Inclusive & Sustainable Environments (RISE) Challenge to address GBV in environment-related programming. See a short story on how Conservation International, PROMSEX, Kenya Wildlife Conservancies Association, Fauna & Flora International, and others are taking action to protect people and biodiversity.
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Knowledge and action platforms​

Gender equality. Environmental sustainability.

This site houses knowledge and action platforms that are designed to fill information gaps, promote learning, inform action and share the latest news and tools from key initiatives and partnerships.

Advancing Gender in the Environment

A ten-year partnership between IUCN and USAID, AGENT increases the effectiveness of environment programming through robust gender integration and improves gender equality and women’s empowerment across environmental spheres.

Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages Center

Through AGENT and with other partners, IUCN strengthens awareness and capacities to address gender-based violence and environment linkages, critical to meeting interlinked global goals.

Environment and Gender Information

IUCN’s Environment and Gender Information (EGI) methodology supports diverse partners to build data and analysis on a wide range of gender and environment issues.

Learning Initiative on Women’s Empowerment, Access to Finance and Sustainable Fisheries

Under AGENT, IUCN works with USAID and partners to advance evidence-based approaches to strengthening women’s empowerment, access to finance and sustainable fisheries.

Advancing Gender in the Environment

A ten-year partnership between IUCN and USAID, AGENT increases the effectiveness of environment programming through robust gender integration and improves gender equality and women’s empowerment across environmental spheres.

Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages Center

Through AGENT and with other partners, IUCN strengthens awareness and capacities to address gender-based violence and environment linkages, critical to meeting interlinked global goals.

Environment and Gender Information

IUCN’s Environment and Gender Information (EGI) methodology supports diverse partners to build data and analysis on a wide range of gender and environment issues.

Learning Initiative on Women’s Empowerment, Access to Finance and Sustainable Fisheries

Under AGENT, IUCN works with USAID and partners to advance evidence-based approaches to strengthening women’s empowerment, access to finance and sustainable fisheries.

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