As COP17 convenes in Armenia, commentary highlights the deep connection between women’s oppression and ecosystem exploitation. Despite pledges, biodiversity action remains underfunded, with ongoing forest loss and ecosystem decline.
The conference will review the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and address biodiversity finance. However, the article argues that progress should also be measured by learning from individuals already safeguarding biodiversity in their territories. Women in the Global South are leading agroecology and community conservation efforts, working to protect their lands while policymakers negotiate and corporate actors lobby.
Source: Mongabay