2026-06-27http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/61285Highlights - Grassroots women organizations worldwide are exemplary custodians of biodiversity - But power inequalities still prevent women from being meaningfully represented in the decision-making processes that define their rights, responsibilities, and access to the benefits of biodiversity - The 196 country members at the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting Colombia can halt and reverse biodiversity’s global decline through greater inclusion of womenOpen Accessclimate changebiodiversitygender equalityempowermentWomen are key custodians of biodiversity. COP16 could help strengthen their against-the-odds effortsNews Item