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Conclusion
National Policy Must Reflect the Real Experts - The Women Sustaining the Land and Ocean
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From forests and drylands to mangroves and seascapes, women are already restoring ecosystems, strengthening climate resilience, and protecting biodiversity at scale.
What’s missing is their recognition at all levels, from local governance systems to national ones, and the opportunity to actually benefit from their clearly effective conservation efforts.
Failing to integrate women’s leadership into national policy frameworks is not only inequitable: it weakens climate resilience, undermines biodiversity outcomes, and increases the cost of adaptation.
By elevating their voices, legitimizing their knowledge, and restructuring governance systems, national policy can finally reflect the realities of those who are closest to nature – and most committed to protecting it.
