{"id":175276,"date":"2025-01-03T16:58:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T15:58:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/?page_id=175276"},"modified":"2025-02-17T14:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-02-17T13:58:50","slug":"gender-equality-and-inclusion","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.iucn.nl\/en\/our-work\/gender-equality-and-inclusion\/","title":{"rendered":"Gender equality and inclusion"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Header photo: staff meeting of our partner WARSI Indonesia \u00a9 Stephanie Broekarts \/ IUCN NL<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Women’s rights<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Due to deeply entrenched power relations, women and other marginalised groups often have less access to decision-making, information and rights to land and water. And although women play an important role in using land for food security, income and household resources, only 13.8% of landowners worldwide<\/a>, for example, are women. Their experiences, knowledge and solutions are invaluable: they are often at the front line to protect nature, and often have different and equally important knowledge about nature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n

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IUCN NL commits to gender justice in nature conservation. We do this together with women’s movements and local communities around the world. Because women\u2019s rights are human rights. Gender equality is intrinsically linked to biodiversity, climate change and land degradation. Therefore, women\u2019s rights are a fundamental issue for nature conservation.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Hana Raza protects the leopard in Iran. <\/mark><\/em>
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Hearing all voices<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Women\u2019s experiences and knowledge are of essential value for the conservation of nature and the fight against climate change. Women and other marginalised groups are particularly vulnerable to threats posed by a changing climate and environmental degradation. Yet, they offer important knowledge and solutions to these crises. Therefore, it is critical for women to have the space to speak out and have their voice valued.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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Our priorities for gender equality in nature conservation:<\/h2>\n
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