Gender, rural livelihoods and forestry
05 December 2019
05 December 2019
The main purposes of this research are to identify and analyse the role of women and men in the forestry sector in Kosovo, and women’s and men’s ownership and use of forests. The report also aims to analyse the gender issues within the institutional policy and legal framework that governs...
Women’s Inclusion in REDD+ in Cambodia - Lessons from good practices in forest, agriculture and other natural resources management sectors
08 November 2017
08 November 2017
The study is a part of the Joint Initiative of WOCAN, the UN-REDD Programme and USAID-funded LEAF Project to investigate practical entry points for women’s inclusion in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) policies and practices. It aims to explore the current status and effectiveness of policies and...
Gender analysis of Lam Dong’s provincial REDD+ action plan
08 November 2017
08 November 2017
This report highlights the key national strategies and international regulations on gender equality and women’s empowerment related to REDD+ and their relationship to the evolving PRAP for Lam Dong.
Information has been gathered from a literature review, a gap analysis, and interviews with key members of PRAP formulation team. Preliminary findings...
Women’s Inclusion in REDD+ in The Philippines - Lessons from good practices in forest, and other natural resources management sectors
08 November 2017
08 November 2017
This study is a part of the Joint Initiative of the USAID-funded LEAF Project, WOCAN, and the UN-REDD Programme to investigate practical entry points for women’s inclusion in Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) policies and practices. It explores the current status and implementation of policies and practices...
If women governed forests
06 February 2015
06 February 2015
Can the gender composition of groups managing local forests affect conservation outcomes? This simple question has been little addressed, despite the substantial literature on women's representation in public decision-making and the growing research on local environmental governance. Economists studying environmental collective action have paid little attention to the question of...
Can the gender composition of a local forest governance group affect conservation outcomes? This simple question remains largely unaddressed, despite the substantial work on women's representation in public bodies and the growing research on local environmental governance. Economists studying environmental collective action have paid little attention to the question of...
The work of the Forest Peoples Programme is to support indigenous peoples and other forest peoples to defend their human rights, in particular their collective human rights to self-determination, to their lands, territories and cultural heritage, to self-representation, and to exercise their customary law.
A gendered approach immediately brings...
Securing women’s tenure and leadership for forest management: a summary of the Asian experience
21 June 2014
21 June 2014
The Rights and Resources Initiative (RRI) has always argued that securing tenure and access rights to natural resources is a critical step towards achieving environmental and social justice. These issues have again become timely in relation to new forest sector initiatives for mitigation and adaptation to climate change, particularly Reduced...
Mainstreaming gender in REDD in Tanzania
21 June 2014
21 June 2014
This briefing includes information and strategies to support REDD participants in understanding and realizing gender equality and women’s empowerment in Tanzania.
Gender in agriculture sourcebook
20 June 2014
20 June 2014
The Sourcebook aims to deliver practical advice, guidelines, principles, and descriptions and illustrations of approaches that have worked so far to achieve the goal of effective gender mainstreaming in the agricultural operations of development agencies. It captures and expands the main messages of the World development Report 2008: Agriculture for...