Women environmental human rights defenders are critical for the protection of nature and its resources – yet, gender-based threats aim to silence their work. This SRJS brief reviews the gender-differentiated challenges these defenders face, including gender-based violence, and recommendations for civil society and governments to strengthen protections.
Brief
Women Environmental Human Rights Defenders: Facing gender-based violence in defense of land, natural resources and human rights
- 2020
Author:
- IUCN
Organization:
- IUCN
Citation:
- IUCN (2020). Women Environmental Human Rights Defenders: Facing gender-based violence in defense of land, natural resources and human rights. IUCN: Gland, Switzerland
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Synopsis
Classifications
Accessing and Controlling Natural Resources, Addressing Gender-Based Violence, Asia and the Pacific, Brief, Building Gender Knowledge and Capacities, Civil Society, Conservation Case, Documents and resources, English, Gender Equality, Global, Human Rights Case, Indigenous Women, IUCN, Latin America and the Caribbean, Life Below Water, Life on Land, Making the Case, Partnerships to achieve the Goal, Peace and Justice Strong Institutions, Protecting Defenders, Reduced Inequality, Social Inclusion and Intersectionality, Sub-Saharan Africa, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Women Environmental Human Rights Defenders
Sustainable Development Goals
