This guideline provides Contracting Parties, the Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and other pertinent organisations with a series of key operational and practical entry points to enhance the mainstreaming of gender equality in the convention.
Environmental protection is one area where women are generating different success stories while their engagement is obstructed by gender-based violence and unpaid care work – a view from IUCN Bangladesh.
Meet Trang Nguyen, the Founder and Executive Director of WildAct, Vietnam. Trang is leading a RISE grant-winning project and shares insights on why she is passionate about ending harassment in conservation workplaces.
In Nepal many rural women are very dependent on natural resources such as firewood, fodder, water and traditional medicines, but they are often excluded from decision-making about their forests, and sometimes have difficulty accessing the resources they need. As part of its GESI work the Hariyo Ban Program realized it needed to tackle gender-based violence in order for women to participate more fully and safely in community forest management and sharing of forest benefits.
The Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security provides an overview of the linkages within the climate-gender-conflict nexus. It explores the climate change and conflict nexus with a gender lens, identifies gaps in frameworks, policies, knowledge and evidence, and presents best practice studies from Colombia, Sudan and Nepal. The report calls for policymakers and practitioners to invest in research and policy on the nexus to build evidence on women’s meaningful engagement for successfully addressing these challenges.
En el presente informe de la SRJS se examinan los desafíos diferenciados por género a los que se enfrentan las defensoras de los derechos humanos del medio ambiente, incluida la violencia de género, y se formulan recomendaciones para que la sociedad civil y los gobiernos refuercen las protecciones.
This SRJS brief reviews the gender-differentiated challenges women environmental human rights defenders face, including gender-based violence, and recommendations for civil society and governments to strengthen protections.
Las cadenas de suministro agrícola representan fuentes importantes para la población de todo el mundo. Sin embargo, se necesita más para garantizar unas cadenas de suministro agrícola responsables y sostenibles. En el presente informe de la SRJS se examinan los datos y los puntos de entrada sobre la mejora de las consideraciones de género en la producción agrícola sostenible.
Les chaînes d’approvisionnement agricoles représentent des sources importantes pour les populations du monde entier. Pourtant, il faut faire davantage pour garantir des chaînes d’approvisionnement agricoles responsables et durables. Ce dossier de la SRJS passe en revue les données et les points d’entrée sur l’amélioration des considérations de genre dans la production agricole durable.
Agricultural supply chains represent significant sources for people around the world. Yet, more is needed to secure responsible and sustainable agricultural supply chains. This SRJS brief reviews data and entry points on improving gender considerations in sustainable agricultural production.
