Women, biological and cultural diversity

The UN Convention on Biodiversity

Women from around the world attended the 9th bi-annual UN conference on biodiversity in May 2008. Some met together daily in a women's caucus. Preparations are beginning for women's voices and concerns to be heard at the 'last' planned UN Convention on Biodiversity, to be held in Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010.
The Japan Citizens’ Network for Planet Diversity is planning meetings and other activities.

Women and Biodiversity: Statement from representatives of the Women’s Caucus during the COP 9 ('Conference of the Parties' to the 9th Convention on Biological Diversity), Bonn May 2008:
"We are women scientists, activists, mothers, peasants, producers, consumers, teachers…  from different countries all over the world. We speak on our own behalf and also on behalf of the voiceless women of the world. Worldwide anti-democratic structures and development models have often no respect for us women, our decision-making needs, our power and our creativity."...
Full statement in pdf format here, 1 p.

THE GENDER PLAN OF ACTION UNDER THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY is available in pdf format, 31 pp. here.
Decision of the Conference of the Parties: "Welcomes the development by the Executive Secretary of the Gender Plan of Action under the Convention on Biological Diversity, (UNEP/CBD/COP/9/INF/12/Rev.1), and invites Parties to support the implementation of the Plan by the Secretariat."

Bacvkground on COP 9: Earth Negotiations Bulletin: SUMMARY OF THE NINTH CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY or in pdf format, 22 pp. to download.

Planet Diversity: World Congress on the Future of Food and Agriculture  

Bonn, Germany      May 12 -16, 2008

See Women at Planet Diversity

"Women of Planet Diversity" gathering after the
Thursday workshop, May 15, 2008