Women are key custodians of biodiversity. COP16 could help strengthen their against-the-odds efforts

Abstract

Highlights

- Grassroots women organizations worldwide are exemplary custodians of biodiversity
- But power inequalities still prevent women from being meaningfully represented in the decision-making processes that define their rights, responsibilities, and access to the benefits of biodiversity
- The 196 country members at the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting Colombia can halt and reverse biodiversity’s global decline through greater inclusion of women