People and forests
News
International Women’s Day: Empowering women in forest communities is key to achieving climate goals and SDGs
08/03/2022
Across the planet, about one billion women rely on forests for their livelihoods, helping to feed their families and contribute to household income – and building specialized knowledge of the best ways to manage and use forests sustainably.
Protecting wildlife and Indigenous Peoples’ livelihoods in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
03/03/2022
The Mbuti people at the heart of wildlife management.
Broadening forestry education to tackle the climate crisis
17/02/2022
New generations of students help adapt local knowledge and practices to a changing world.
Publications
Links between social protection and forestry policies: Lessons from China
2017
This review analyses the main forestry and social protection policies in China’s major forestry programmes.
Impact of the shea nut industry on women's empowerment in Burkina Faso
2017
This study, developed in collaboration with Bright Futures of Burkina Faso, surveys 183 women and 6 men including 36 leaders of shea groups, to provide quantitative analysis on the economic resilience derived from shea nuts in terms of income, assets and savings.
A mapping of social protection needs and opportunities for forest-dependent communities in Uganda
2017
This study investigates poverty and vulnerability of forest-dependent communities. The qualitative approach sought to determine and analyse the diversity of social protection needs and opportunities for forest-dependent communities in five districts and make recommendations as to action to address them.