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International Women's Day: Women and the Environment IUCN website, 8 Mar 05 Noble Prize Laureates Link Environment to Peace and Women full report (pdf) Nobel Peace Prize winners Wangari Maathai and Rigoberta Menchú called upon women to recognize and value the environment in their quest for peace, empowerment and women’s rights, at the 49th session of the Commission on the Status of Women in New York on 4 March. “Many wars are fought over resources that are becoming increasingly scarce across the earth, and if we did a better job managing our resources sustainably, conflicts over them would be reduced. Conserving the global environment is directly related to securing peace,” said Maathai. Maathai and Menchú made their comments at an event organized by The World Conservation Union in collaboration with WEDO and UNEP at the CSW. The CSW reviews the Beijing Platform for Action to develop strategies for the advancement of women and girls. UNEP website, 8 Mar 05 Celebrating Women As Custodians of the Environment Speech by Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme, on the occasion of International Women’s Day full report Women and girls have a special relationship with the environment in other ways. They are often the custodians of indigenous knowledge and promoters of biodiversity and environmentally-friendly management. UNEP will help young women to take part in environmental meetings and conferences as well as highlight the link between environment and gender equality in our assessments in conflict zones. International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, is always an important day. I would suggest that in 2005 it should be marked as the year when the WAVE initiative was truly given voice for the sake of women, for the sake of men, for the sake of a healthy, equitable, world. |
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