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Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages Center (GBV-ENV Center)

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The evidence is clear.
It’s time to act.

The violence of inequality: Gender-based violence and environment linkages gathers evidence from around the world, revealing that violence is regularly used to exert or reinforce control over natural resources. These trends worsen in the context of environmental stressors and threats. The research process inspired the creation of this Center, a go-to place to gather resources, share learning, and motivate and support action. Scroll down to learn more about the research methodology and access the publication and other tools.

Process

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Tools

Profiles for Change

Leadership from around the world.
Taking action to make conservation and environmental action free from gender-based violence.

The Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages Center profiles leaders from around the world who are pioneering advocacy and action towards addressing gender-based violence and environment linkages. Their stories, motivations, and creativity are inspirations.

Profiles for change: Lola Cabnal, Ak’Tenamit

Why and how ending gender-based violence is crucial for Indigenous women's rights and conservation and how Ak'Tenamit is taking action in Guatemala during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Profiles for change: Amelia Arreguín, Women’s Caucus of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

Among many priorities, Amelia is working to influence this critical year for environmental policymaking – including prioritizing attention and action on tackling gender-based violence (GBV) and environment links in global biodiversity policies.

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Profiles for change: Trang Nguyen, WildAct

Named one of the Top 30 under 30 most influential social entrepreneurs by Forbes Asia in 2020 and one of the Top 100 most inspiring and influential women in 2019 by the BBC, Trang Nguyen is founder and CEO of WildAct Vietnam, an environmental non-profit organization empowering young women and men in conservation. See how she is working towards making Vietnam's conservation workplaces safer for women and girls.

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Web stories

Documenting action.
Telling stories of change.

Change is happening every day. See stories from the Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages Center on how and why action to address issues strengthens human rights and conservation action.

Worthy of dignity and safety

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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Protecting people and biodiversity: Addressing gender-based violence (GBV) and conservation links

Around the world, GBV creates a barrier to conservation efforts and the sustainable and equitable access and control of natural resources. See how RISE projects in Kenya and Peru are taking action.

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A Place to Call Her Own: Land titling and gender-based violence in South Kivu, DRC

In the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), a RISE project is working to secure land rights for women while addressing gender-based violence

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Security for Me and My Own: Land Demarcation and Preventing Gender-Based Violence in Uganda

In eastern Uganda, where the land is governed by a customary land tenure system, up to 80 percent of unmarried or divorced women who reported land conflicts had experienced violence when claiming their land rights. In Uganda, a RISE project aims to improve women’s land tenure and property rights, address power imbalances between men and women, and respond to GBV.

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Addressing the Violence of Inequality in Conservation

Around the world, gender-based violence affects sustainable and equitable natural resource access and control - and solutions are urgently needed. Four projects will work to address these issues in wildlife and forestry conservation.

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Gender is the key: effective gender mainstreaming unlocks ‘Green List’ success in Protected and Conserved Areas worldwide

Reviewing progress made by the IUCN Green List to address the gender equality and the fight against violence in protected and conserved areas

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UICN y su compromiso contra la violencia de género

La igualdad y equidad de género son cuestiones de derechos humanos fundamentales y justicia social

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Vínculos entre la violencia de género y el medio ambiente: cuestiones clave y voces desde América Latina

Si bien los vínculos entre violencia de género y cuestiones ambientales son complejos y a múltiples niveles, estas amenazas a los derechos humanos y los ecosistemas saludables no son insuperables. Poner fin a la violencia de género, promover la igualdad de género y proteger el medio ambiente están vinculados positivamente y contribuyen a garantizar un futuro seguro, sostenible y equitativo.

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Threats to the environment are interlinked with gender-based violence across multiple contexts

Around the world, rooted in discriminatory gender norms and shrouded in impunity, gender-based violence (GBV) occurs in all societies as a means of control, subjugation and exploitation that further feeds gender inequality.

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Addressing the violence of inequality

Investing in solutions to address gender-based violence and environment links.

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16 Days of Activism to shine a spotlight on gender-based violence (GBV) and the environment

Every year, for 16 days, from the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women on 25 November to Human Rights Day on 10 December, people from all over the world campaign to raise awareness and galvanise action to end violence against women and girls.

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A Place to Call Her Own

Addressing land titling and GBV links in South Kivu, DRC.

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RISE SPOTLIGHT

Security for Me and My Own

Land demarcation and preventing GBV in Uganda.

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RISE SPOTLIGHT

Addressing the Violence of Inequality in Conservation

The GBV study by IUCN inspired the creation of the USAID RISE Challenge. In this article, four new winners in Guatemala, Kenya, Peru and Vietnam are announced, working to end GBV in environment projects.

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RISE SPOTLGIHT

Gender is the key: effective gender mainstreaming unlocks ‘Green List’ success in Protected and Conserved Areas worldwide

Reviewing progress made by the IUCN Green List to address the gender equality and the fight against violence in protected and conserved areas

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UICN y su compromiso contra la violencia de género

La igualdad y equidad de género son cuestiones de derechos humanos fundamentales y justicia social

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Vínculos entre la violencia de género y el medio ambiente

Cuestiones clave y voces desde América Latina

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Threats to the environment

Interlinked with GBV across multiple contexts

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Addressing the violence of inequality

Investing in solutions to address GBV-ENV links

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RISE SPOTLIGHT

16 Days of Activism

To shine a spotlight on GBV and the environment

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If the work of this platform has inspired your own research, procurement, policies, or projects – we’d like to hear from you on how you are using our tools to help tailor future work!

Or, let us know if you are interested in exploring important GBV and environment knowledge gaps through research collaborations!

Gender-Based Violence and Environment Linkages Center (GBV-ENV Center)