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MAINSTREAMING GENDER EQUALITY INTO NBSAPS

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Entry point 6: Resource planning

It is important that countries allocate sufficient resources to mainstream gender considerations into biodiversity decision-making processes. Mainstreaming gender carries certain costs. The necessary technical and financial resources to conduct these activities should be identified and funding mechanisms should be explored, to ensure sustained activities throughout the length of biodiversity planning, implementation, and monitoring efforts. Before assessing costs, countries should have a clear picture of the activities that they would like to undertake. The Global Biodiversity Framework Gender Plan of Action provides 30 indicative actions that countries can take to achieve the goals and targets of the Global Biodiversity Framework in a gender-responsive manner before 2030. Of these, six actions were intended to be ongoing or completed by Parties by the end of 2024:

• Data on gendered resource use
• Women's involvment in biodiversity-based supply chains
• Engagement of experts

• Traditional knowledge

• Capacity-building and development
• Gender-biodiversity focal points

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Once these activities are costed, countries can explore funding mechanisms for gender mainstreaming. The Biodiversity Finance Initiative (BIOFIN) also supports countries in understanding and planning biodiversity finance that catalyzes investments for nature and people, with relevant efforts on inclusion especially for women in biodiversity-related sectors.

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These types of mechanisms can ensure that there is appropriate funding for the activities mentioned in the 2022-2030 Gender Plan of Action and the previous entry points.

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During NBSAP planning, monitoring, and reporting, governments can consider the following questions:

• What is the full scope of activities that countries will undertake to plan, monitor, and report on their NBSAP, including those involving gender?
• What financial resources are available to follow the 2022-2030 Gender Plan of Action while revising or updating and implementing the NBSAP?
• Are funds earmarked for gender mainstreaming, such as salary for a gender expert?
• Are time and sufficient financial resources allocated to organize and host trainings on gender, mobilize key stakeholders, and collect sex-disaggregated data?
• Is there a financial strategy for the short, medium, and long term?
• What additional financial resources could be explored to ensure ample funds for gender-related activities?

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Entry point 6: Resource planning

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Including the salaries of gender experts and stakeholder engagement coordinators and data collection costs. There are also fees embedded into the development, translation, and printing of training materials as well as costs to rent space for consultations and training. Other costs may arise if the countries want to provide childcare during consultations or cover travel expenses for women.

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