Community Conservation Resilience Initiative, which supported #Indigenous Peoples & communities to assess their conservation efforts in 22 countries, clearly demonstrated how women play a key role in #biodiversity conservation bit.ly/2l2uJR2 #SBSTTA21

"Their role, rights and needs should be respected and fully taken into account in any biodiversity policy and action. Protecting areas from people is an approach that is squarely at odds with living in harmony with nature..."

"...Rather, this vision implies respecting, fostering and supporting the governance rights, traditional knowledge and customary sustainable use practices of women and men on the ground, and their community conservation initiatives."