GEF Early Action Support Webinar Series – Webinar #4: Integrating Human Rights and Gender Considerations into NBSAPs

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 Languages: English, French, Spanish
Dates: 29-30 August 2023 (English). Click on your preferred language above to view the schedule in other languages.
Sessions: 2 sessions (English)
Commitment: 90 min

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In its opening statement, the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework recognizes biodiversity as fundamental to human well-being, a healthy planet, and economic prosperity for all people, including for living well in balance and in harmony with Mother Earth. Human rights are integrated throughout the Framework, including the considerations for its implementation and specific targets. The Framework acknowledges the right to a clean, healthy and sustainable environment which is recognized in more than 150 countries and by General Assembly resolution 76/300 and Human Rights Council resolution 48/13. Target 1 of the Framework calls for conservation measures to respect the rights of Indigenous Peoples, Target 22 calls for ensuring full, equitable, inclusive, effective and gender-responsive representation and participation in decision-making, and access to justice and information related to biodiversity, and Target 23 and the CBD Gender Plan of Action also aim to ensure gender equality in the implementation of the framework through a gender-responsive approach where all women and girls have equal opportunity and capacity to contribute to the three objectives of the Convention.

During this webinar, participants were oriented to the key elements of integrating human rights and gender equality into NBSAPs. An introduction to the human rights elements of the EAS Project was provided by Christina Supples, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Approaches for integrating gender considerations into NBSAPs were introduced by Katherine Despot-Belmonte, United Nations Environment Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC). Perspectives on adopting a human rights-based approach to NBSAP revision were explored by Ben Schachter, Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). Finally, considerations of how to incorporate local action and a whole of society approach were shared by Terence Hay-Edie, UNDP. The webinar concluded with a facilitated discussion.

Webinar objectives

This webinar:

• Oriented participants towards to a human rights approach, highlighting relevant UN resolutions, plans, and targets
• Provided specific guidance on how to integrate gender and human rights considerations into NBSAPs
• Identified practical steps that Parties and partners can take to incorporate local action and whole-of-government and whole-of-society approaches into processes to update or revise NBSAPs

Sessions

The webinar was offered in three languages: English, French, and Spanish. Webinar recordings are available in the Course Content section on this page.

Webinar agenda

Questions?

For more information or if you have any questions, please contact Casandra Llosa at alexis.legigand@undp.org.