Women, girls, Indigenous Peoples, and local communities have an important role to play in tackling the biodiversity crisis, however, they are often excluded from decision making about biodiversity action, which risks exacerbating rather than addressing social inequalities. The purpose of this event is to launch the new principles for locally-led, gender responsive biodiversity action agreed at a UK government sponsored conference at Wilton Park in September 2024.

Speakers

Mary Creagh, CBE MP, Minister for Nature, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK Government

Carlos Manuel Rodriguez, CEO and Chairperson, Global Environment Facility

Dilys Roe, principal researcher and biodiversity lead, International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) (UK)

Lucy Mulenkei, African Indigenous Women’s Organization (Kenya) 

Clemencia Carabali, ASOM (Association of Afro-descendant Women of Northern Cauca) (Colombia) 

Jennifer Tauli Corpuz, Nia Tero (Phillippines)