Women for Forests and Climate

We pledge to:

• Promote gender representation in the GCF Task Force as a network, as well as in key leadership bodies, including the GCF Task Force Executive Committee and global and regional Indigenous peoples and local communities (IPLC) Committees
• Develop specific activities, policies, and practices to advance gender equity within the forest and climate space, through:
  • Internal norms and practices that consider gender within the GCF Task Force governance policy
  • Training and capacity building in gender-related issues for GCF Task Force delegates, secretaries, and stakeholders
  • Leadership and empowerment to advance and draw on the expertise of women in government, youth, and women in communities connected to tropical forests
  • Metrics and tracking mechanisms to promote and measure gender equity within the GCF Task Force
  • Consideration of gender within specific topical areas of our common forest and implementation of our common forest and climate agenda, including bioeconomy, sustainable livelihoods, forest management, and other conservation and development strategies
  • An internal GCF Task Force working group to promote and advance this agenda in member states and provinces, as well as across the global network, at annual GCF Task Force meetings, UN Conferences of the Parties (COPs), and other forest and climate events

Above all, we commit to using the state, regional, and global GCF Task Force network as a platform for promoting gender equity to better conserve forests, to promote human development, and to foster voice, visibility, and unity among those within and alongside our global network. We recognize the need for allies in this agenda, and call upon the Governors of the GCF Task Force, secretaries and technical specialists, and key stakeholders in our global network to join us in this effort.