CBD Factsheet: Gender and Biodiversity

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Report from the CBD on the importance of gender consideration in biodiversity initiatives as the causes, effects, and investment in biodiversity are gender-differentiated. Includes mention of CBD’s Gender Plan of Action and a “fast facts” section.

Tags: Biodiversity
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FAO’s 3rd World Food Summit

Friday, July 31st, 2009

[ November 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009. November 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009. November 1, 2009 to November 30, 2009. ]

November 2009, Rome, Italy: The FAO’s will hold it’s 3rd World Food Summit to pressure governments and institutions that a better food and agricultural system must support self-sufficiency and local needs, withstand and mitigate climate change, maintain biodiversity and sustainability, and improve women’s economic and food security. http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article1399

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Tags: Biodiversity, Climate Change, Food Security, Sustainable Development
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Gender and the Management of Agricultural Biodiversity

Tuesday, November 25th, 2008

Two page factsheet from the CBD for the 2008 International Day for Biological Diversity. Introduction to how gender affects biodiversity in agricultural management and why it is important to consider gender in development efforts vis-à-vis biological diversity.

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Biodiversity, Climate Change, and the Millennium Development Goals

Wednesday, October 10th, 2007

Factsheet from the CBD on the impacts of biodiversity and climate change on the MDGs, in particular the achievement of universal primary education and the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women.

www.cbd.int/doc/bioday/2007/ibd-2007-factsheet-02-en.pdf…

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FAO LinKS Project – Gender, biodiversity and local knowledge systems for food security

Thursday, December 1st, 2005

The FAO LinKS project (Gender, biodiversity and local knowledge systems for food security) works to improve rural people’s food security and promote the sustainable management of agrobiodiversity by strengthening the capacity of institutions to use participatory approaches that recognize men and women farmer’s knowledge in their programme and policies.

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