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Indigenous Woman, Ecuador
Global | Gender

IUCN Celebration of International Women's Day

This year, on the occasion of International Women’s Day, IUCN is celebrating gender equity and equality in the environmental sector through recognition of male colleagues who support women's empowerment and announcing the international initiative of the Women Environmental Entrepreneurs Fair during the World Conservation Congress. …   | French | Spanish

08 Mar 2008 | News - News story

Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Global | Gender

Recognition: Male Warriors Supporting Women’s Empowerment in Environmental Conservation

This year on the occasion of International Women’s Day, IUCN extends a recognition as Male Warriors to men that have supported women’s participation, leadership and recognition in the environmental sector. …  

07 Mar 2008 | News - Press Release

Woman selling scarfs in a market in Bali
Global | Gender

International Women Environmental Entrepreneurs Fair

IUCN will use the platform offered by the World Conservation Congress to organize the International Women Environmental Entrepreneurs Fair, a space to make visible the economic, social and environmental inputs that women entrepreneurs bring to their countries and the world through their “green enterprises” …   | French | Spanish

07 Mar 2008 | News - News story

Fisherwomen in an ecotourism project in Central America.
Global | Gender

IUCN makes the difference in the Commission on the Status of Women

52 Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) and Climate Change recognizes the topic of gender and climate change as an important gender issue. Experts argued that practical solutions to the escalating global warming crisis hinge on women's participation in all aspects of the climate change debate, including mitigation and adaptation strategies. …  

29 Feb 2008 | News - Press Release