Launching PAJE Action Series – Sign-up with PAJE Notices
The PAJE Action Series is a curated virtual program for leaders – from grassroots to government – in the fields of environment, justice and human rights featuring small group dialogues, salons, peer-to-peer exchanges, seminars & workshops To participate in the Action Series, sign-up for PAJE Consulting Notices to indicate how you’d like to engage and […]
CalGBA Plans for CBD COP17
CalGBA is in full strategic planning mode for the UN Convention on Biological Diversity’s COP17 taking place in Yerevan, Armenia in October 2026. Rosalind is a co-founder and co-lead of CalGBA, and planning is being led by a members inclusive COP17 Planning Committee with subgroups — also co-chaired by CalGBA members — focused on diverse […]
IPBES Transformative Change, Nexus and Business Biodiversity Assessments
In February 2026, Rosalind attended the 12th Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), where a new global Business and Biodiversity Assessment was negotiated by about 150 members states of the platform. Participating with the University of Cambridge Conservation Leadership Alumni Network (a network of hundreds of conservation and policy […]
Moving on from UN-Women after Nearly Four Years of Leading Global Partnerships & Action
It’s been an incredible honor over nearly four years (concluding January 2026) for Rosalind Helfand to serve with UN-Women. Rosalind served first as Thematic Lead of the Feminist Action for Climate Justice (FACJ) Action Coalition — a global multistakeholder partnership of over 150 organizations and governments — and then as Advisor on the Rio Conventions […]
Advancing Gender-responsive Synergies Across the Rio Conventions
In 2024 and 2025, Rosalind Helfand was honored to co-lead on UN-Women’s publications and dialogues, including with the three Rio Convention Secretariats, looking at how to advance gender-responsive synergies across the UN CBD, UNFCCC and UNCCD Rio Conventions. Part of this work is captured in the gender mainstreaming section of the Rio Convention Secretariats’ new […]