Gender
Foresters' beliefs about farmers: a priority for social science research in social forestryBackgroundAvailable with subscription or purchase |
Reforesting Bare Hills in Vietnam: Social and Environmental Consequences of the 5 Million Hectare Reforestation ProgramBackgroundAvailable with subscription or purchase |
Peasants, agroforesters, and anthropologists: A 20-year venture in income-generating trees and hedgerows in HaitiBackgroundAvailable with subscription or purchase |
Rural Women, Poverty and Natural Resources: Sustenance, Sustainability and Struggle for ChangeBackgroundAvailable with subscription or purchase |
Gender equality, food security and the sustainable development goalsBackgroundOpen access copy available |
Women, income and poverty: Gendered access to resources in Post-Apartheid South AfricaBackgroundThis article analyzes gendered income poverty trends in post-apartheid South Africa, focusing on the complex societal shifts that emerged during the transition from apartheid. The authors highlight how these changes have affected women’s access to resources—improving it through increased employment opportunities and hindering it due to challenges like the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Available with subscription or purchase |
Beyond Tenure: Rights-based Approaches to Peoples and ForestsBackgroundOpen access copy available |
Effectiveness of community participation in Mangrove restoration: the evidence from northern Sri LankaBackgroundSri Lanka's mangroves, vital for protecting coastlines and supporting biodiversity, have been heavily damaged by human activities. After the 2004 tsunami, the government recognized mangroves as natural barriers against ocean surges and initiated restoration efforts involving community participation. Local organizations have mobilized people to help restore mangroves, but the outcomes of these efforts remain unclear. In the war-affected northern region, the government has focused on community-based restoration, but it's uncertain whether these communities have the motivation or resources to participate fully. Open access copy available |
Livelihoods diversification and gender in MalawiBACKGROUNDMore than 50% of the population of Malawi lives in rural areas, in extreme poverty. Women and men have significantly different roles in the making of livelihoods. The country’s economy is based on agriculture which is vulnerable to many shocks, forcing the people to diversify to other economic activities. Male headed and female headed homes respond differently to these shocks. Malawi’s gender policy is aiming at reducing the current gender of disparities. Open access copy available |
Leaders in Action: Success Stories from the TropicsBackgroundThe Environmental Leadership and Training Initiative (ELTI) seeks to seeks to train and support people to restore and conserve tropical forest landscapes. Since 2006, the organizations has engaged with thousands of people both through their in-person and online training platforms and through follow-up support and mentorship. This paper highlights select inspirational stories from ELTI alum. These stories come from the Neotropics, including Panama, Colombia, and Brazil, and Asia, including Indonesia, Singapore, and the Phillipines. Open access copy available |