Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls:
Understanding the links between gender inequality and environmental degradation, and taking responsive actions, can accelerate positive dynamics and promote sustainable development outcomes.
Enhancing property rights and access to land and natural resources to women can contribute to reduce gender inequalities, improve their livelihood options and poverty status.
Targets linked to the environment:
- Target 5.a: Undertake reforms to give women equal rights to economic resources, as well as access to ownership and control over land and other forms of property, financial services, inheritance and natural resources, in accordance with national laws.
To learn more about UN Environment Programme's contributions to SDG 5:
- SDG Policy Brief on Gender and Environment
