The UN Environment Management Group (“EMG”), in close collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), will organise a two-part series of virtual Nexus Dialogues on gender and biodiversity, in alignment with UNEP’s COVID-19 response which emphasizes modernizing environmental governance and multilateralism with a move towards virtual e-platforms, while simultaneously lowering the overall environmental footprint.

An introductory dialogue (Unpacking Linkages with Gender and Biodiversity in UN System Efforts) will provide an overview of priority objectives to address persistent gender and biodiversity challenges, and their linkages with the broader environmental and sustainable development agenda. This will be followed by a workshop (Towards Gender Responsive Biodiversity Action and Outcomes) focusing on the gaps, opportunities and next steps for collaboration and synergies in implementation of a new gender plan of action for biodiversity, and for gender responsive implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

There will be two online Nexus Dialogues covering:

1. Unpacking Linkages with Gender and Biodiversity in UN System Efforts – 29 March 2021
2. Towards Gender Responsive Biodiversity Action and Outcomes – 30 March 2021

The Dialogues will also benefit from the recently developed Model Approach to Environmental and Social Standards for UN Programming as well as the UN Sustainability Strategy, which highlight the importance of human rights and the rights of indigenous peoples. Particular attention will be paid to the linkages with the 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).