COP15 Women Key Roles in Conservation Need to be Recognizes

Dec 14, 2022 | Pressenza
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Tuesday, representatives from different organizations shared their insights on gender equality in biodiversity policy at the COP15 in Montreal. 

According to Archana Soreng (India) member of the United Nations Secretary General’s Youth Advisory Group on Climate Change, environmental policies that truly include women are possible and they play a key role in conservation and sustainability.  

“The post-2020 Global Biodiversity framework must be elaborate from the perspective of a gender-sensitive and human rights and include various indicators that will help people to design policies and laws”, said Archana Soreng.

Gender-sensitive approach takes into account the differences between men and women in all aspects of the planning and implementation, from an initial idea to formulating solutions. Also it recognizes the vulnerability of women that are struggling to defend land, resources and territories. 

According to Soreng the framework also needs to recognize that girls and women are looked down upon and in many regions in the world they are marginalized.