22 Apr: "women environmental defenders" side Event COP3 Escazú Agreement "Experiences and good practices in gender action plans to generate a safe and enabling environment for women environmental defenders"
Monday 22 April 2024
⏰ 11-12.30 (CHI) 12-13.30 (ARG) 11-12.30 (EDT) 17-18.30 (CEST)
🗣 With interpretation in Spanish, English and Portuguese.
Panellists:
• Olivier Rukundo, Head of the People and Biodiversity Unit of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
• Karen Bernard, Gender Policy Officer of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD).
• Bridget Burns, Women and Gender Constituency of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
• Amelia Arreguin Prado, Coordinator of the CBD Women's Caucus
• Jackie Siles, member of the UNCCD Gender Caucus representing IUCN.
• Amalia Añez, Director and Responsible for the Indigenous Women Area at Native Federation of the Madre de Dios River and Tributaries (FENAMAD), Peru
• Rayen Rupayan Gomez, organisation Wechekeche Ka Itrofillmongen and National Coordinator of Women of Indigenous Peoples, Chile.
• Closing remarks: UN Women (TBC)
• Moderation: Ana Di Pangracio, FARN; Úrsula Tovilla, Eco Maxei; Liliana Jáuregui, IUCN NL.
Organised by FARN, Eco Maxei and IUCN NL.
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I am a lawyer specialized in biodiversity, environmental policy, and human rights, with more than 15 years of experience. I am passionate about contributing to the development of public policies that are fair, participatory, and grounded in human rights.
I have been actively engaged in global negotiations under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) since 2010, the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) since 2017, and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) since 2010, promoting more equitable, effective, and rights-based environmental governance.
I am particularly interested in the strategic advocacy of civil society. I have led coordinated action among organizations in Argentina on a wide range of conservation issues and have been repeatedly elected by my peers from NGOs to represent the sector in institutional spaces, fostering collaborative and results-oriented work.
Throughout my career, I have worked across multiple sectors -non-profit organizations, government institutions, global networks, and academia- driven by a strong belief in the power of alliances, dialogue, and cooperation to strengthen environmental justice and respond collectively to today’s socio-ecological challenges.
I raise funds from international cooperation and philanthropic sources, and design and implement projects and campaigns on land-use planning, wetlands, native forests, terrestrial and marine protected and conserved areas, ecological corridors, restoration, and access to information, participation, and environmental justice. I lead multidisciplinary teams guided by strategic planning, active communication, and impact monitoring.
Open to change and knowledge sharing, I am committed to integrating new technologies to enhance efficiency, collaboration, and impact. I drive digital transformation and organizational strengthening processes while promoting gender mainstreaming across institutional strategies and operations.
