This document seeks to provide an overview of the relationship between gender and realisation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)’s objectives, in particular, the third objective on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits derived from access to and use of biological and genetic resources and traditional knowledge.
It aims to serve as the basis for a methodological proposal to mainstream a gender equity and equality perspective into the processes involving the access and benefit-sharing of biodiversity resources, thus, achieving the objective of being fair, equitable and effective, as proclaimed by the CBD.
This document is intended to assist those engaged in promoting gender equity and equality in CBD actions: the CBD Secretariat, government and non-governmental institutions, the private sector, community groups, and research and teaching institutions. It is also intended to assist parties and stakeholders to address gender-related issues in the negotiation of international access to genetic resources and fair and equitable
sharing of benefits (ABS) regime.
