A GENDER-BASED APPROACH TO BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT IN THE MEDITERRANEAN

As we mark International Day for Biological Diversity, it is important to recognize that understanding women and men’s influence on natural resources and differences in capacity, skills and knowledge is key to devising sustainable and inclusive solutions to biodiversity management challenges. Practitioners and policymakers must address gender-related differences in the design and implementation of those solutions in the wider context of sustainable development. 

The Convention on Biological Diversity addresses gender issues by identifying and assessing women and men’s differentiated roles vis-a-vis biodiversity, including different responsibilities, priorities, decision-making power, and knowledge, all of which affect how individuals use and manage biological resources. Read more.