Gender And Forests

Author : Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Bimbika Sijapati Basnett,Marlène Elias
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317355670

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Gender and Forests by Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Bimbika Sijapati Basnett,Marlène Elias Pdf

This enlightening book brings together the work of gender and forestry specialists from various backgrounds and fields of research and action to analyse global gender conditions as related to forests. Using a variety of methods and approaches, they build on a spectrum of theoretical perspectives to bring depth and breadth to the relevant issues and address timely and under-studied themes. Focusing particularly on tropical forests, the book presents both local case studies and global comparative studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as well as the US and Europe. The studies range from personal histories of elderly American women’s attitudes toward conservation, to a combined qualitative / quantitative international comparative study on REDD+, to a longitudinal examination of oil palm and gender roles over time in Kalimantan. Issues are examined across scales, from the household to the nation state and the global arena; and reach back to the past to inform present and future considerations. The collection will be of relevance to academics, researchers, policy makers and advocates with different levels of familiarity with gender issues in the field of forestry.

Author : Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Bimbika Sijapati Basnett,Marlène Elias
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2016-04-14
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317355663

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Gender and Forests by Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Bimbika Sijapati Basnett,Marlène Elias Pdf

This enlightening book brings together the work of gender and forestry specialists from various backgrounds and fields of research and action to analyse global gender conditions as related to forests. Using a variety of methods and approaches, they build on a spectrum of theoretical perspectives to bring depth and breadth to the relevant issues and address timely and under-studied themes. Focusing particularly on tropical forests, the book presents both local case studies and global comparative studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as well as the US and Europe. The studies range from personal histories of elderly American women’s attitudes toward conservation, to a combined qualitative / quantitative international comparative study on REDD+, to a longitudinal examination of oil palm and gender roles over time in Kalimantan. Issues are examined across scales, from the household to the nation state and the global arena; and reach back to the past to inform present and future considerations. The collection will be of relevance to academics, researchers, policy makers and advocates with different levels of familiarity with gender issues in the field of forestry.

Author : Carol J. Pierce Colfer
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2020-09-20
Category : Nature
ISBN : 9781000209822

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Masculinities in Forests by Carol J. Pierce Colfer Pdf

Masculinities in Forests: Representations of Diversity demonstrates the wide variability in ideas about, and practice of, masculinity in different forests, and how these relate to forest management. While forestry is widely considered a masculine domain, a significant portion of the literature on gender and development focuses on the role of women, not men. This book addresses this gap and also highlights how there are significant, demonstrable differences in masculinities from forest to forest. The book develops a simple conceptual framework for considering masculinities, one which both acknowledges the stability or enduring quality of masculinities, but also the significant masculinity-related options available to individual men within any given culture. The author draws on her own experiences, building on her long-term experience working globally in the conservation and development worlds, also observing masculinities among such professionals. The core of the book examines masculinities, based on long-term ethnographic research in the rural Pacific Northwest of the US; Long Segar, East Kalimantan; and Sitiung, West Sumatra, both in Indonesia. The author concludes by pulling together the various strands of masculine identities and discussing the implications of these various versions of masculinity for forest management. This book will be essential reading for students and scholars of forestry, gender studies and conservation and development, as well as practitioners and NGOs working in these fields. The Open Access version of this book, available at https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780367815776, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.

Author : Carol J Pierce Colfer
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2013-01-23
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9786028693929

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The gender box: A framework for analysing gender roles in forest management by Carol J Pierce Colfer Pdf

Recognising widespread uncertainty about how to address gender within the forestry world (from researchers, as well as natural resource, development and conservation practitioners), this paper strives to provide targeted guidance. We divide gender methods into three main approaches, based on the availability of resources. In the first section, we provide a brief discussion of theory and method. Then, after discussing some all-purpose methods, we classify methods loosely into categories of ‘quick and [more or less] dirty’; systematic ‘academic’ studies; and collaborative studies. We argue that although there is legitimate space for all three approaches, the last is the most likely to result in long-term and meaningful improvements in forests and human well being.

Author : Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Marlène Elias,Bimbika Sijapati Basnett,Susan Stevens Hummel
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Women in forestry
ISBN : 1138231592

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The Earthscan Reader on Gender and Forests by Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Marlène Elias,Bimbika Sijapati Basnett,Susan Stevens Hummel Pdf

This is a collection of articles on gender and forests published over the last 30 years.

Author : Marianne Schmink,Marliz Arteaga Gómez-García
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-08
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 9786021504802

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Under the canopy by Marianne Schmink,Marliz Arteaga Gómez-García Pdf

Despite the importance of forests for global processes and the tradition of forest management by local Amazonian peoples, there is not much available literature on gender and forests in the Amazon region. Yet gender roles and relationships are important components of key emerging forest-related issues, such as climate change and the differential risks and opportunities faced by women and men in different contexts. This paper reviews recent literature (in English, Spanish and Portuguese) that addresses gender and forests in Amazonia, focusing on: property rights in Amazonian territories and communities; diverse and changing gender relations; forest management programs; and women’s participation in social movements and organizations. The review finds significant historical, sociocultural and material barriers to gender equity and to women’s full participation in sustainable management of Amazonian forests, and a relative lack of focus on gender in forest management programs, despite promising examples. The most important finding was that, over the past two decades, women from different Amazonian social groups have become increasingly organized, enhancing their rights, levels of participation and empowerment. More research is needed to understand the variability of gender relations and rights in different Amazonian contexts, and how they are changing. Research is also needed to understand and support efforts to improve gender equity in rights to resources and income and participation in key community and societal decisions on the future of Amazonian forests and their peoples.

Author : Govind Kelkar,Dev Nathan,Pierre Walter
Publisher : SAGE
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2003-12-06
Category : Science
ISBN : 0761997830

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Gender Relations in Forest Societies in Asia by Govind Kelkar,Dev Nathan,Pierre Walter Pdf

Extrait de la couverture : "Of the numerous available studies on forest management in Asia, only a few mention the role of women or pay attention to gender relations. Even projects are largely designed in terms of households or communities where men are the decision-makers and the owners or managers of forests. This important volume views gender relations as a crucial factor in the management of land and forests, and maintains that the continuing invisibility of women in these areas only compounds poverty, shortages, and the increased workloads of forest-based women. Based on fieldwork conducted in several forest societies in China, Thailand, India and Malaysia, the contributors explore the changes in gender relations within indigenous communities, from matrilineal and/or gender egalitarian systems to ones where male domination is the norm."

Author : Colfer, C.J.P.,Sijapati Basnett, B.,Ihalainen, M.
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2018-04-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9786023870691

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Making sense of ‘intersectionality’ by Colfer, C.J.P.,Sijapati Basnett, B.,Ihalainen, M. Pdf

The forestry sector has engaged with gender issues to the extent that including 'women' mattered for sustainable forest management and other forest-related goals. More recently, there has been a growing recognition that gender equality is a goal in its ow

Author : Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Rebakah Daro Minarchek
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Electronic book
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Women, men and forest research by Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Rebakah Daro Minarchek Pdf

Recognising widespread uncertainty about how to address gender within the forestry world (from researchers, as well as natural resource, development and conservation practitioners), this paper strives to provide targeted guidance. We divide gender methods into three main approaches, based on the availability of resources. In the first section, we provide a brief discussion of theory and method. Then, after discussing some all-purpose methods, we classify methods loosely into categories of ‘quick and [more or less] dirty’; systematic ‘academic’ studies; and collaborative studies. We argue that although there is legitimate space for all three approaches, the last is the most likely to result in long-term and meaningful improvements in forests and human well being.

Author : María Luz Cruz-Torres,Pamela McElwee
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2012-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780816599479

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Gender and Sustainability by María Luz Cruz-Torres,Pamela McElwee Pdf

This is one of the first books to address how gender plays a role in helping to achieve the sustainable use of natural resources. The contributions collected here deal with the struggles of women and men to negotiate such forces as global environmental change, economic development pressures, discrimination and stereotyping about the roles of women and men, and diminishing access to natural resources—not in the abstract but in everyday life. Contributors are concerned with the lived complexities of the relationship between gender and sustainability. Bringing together case studies from Asia and Latin America, this valuable collection adds new knowledge to our understanding of the interplay between local and global processes. Organized broadly by three major issues—forests, water, and fisheries—the scholarship ranges widely: the gender dimensions of the illegal trade in wildlife in Vietnam; women and development issues along the Ganges River; the role of gender in sustainable fishing in the Philippines; women’s inclusion in community forestry in India; gender-based confrontations and resistance in Mexican fisheries; environmentalism and gender in Ecuador; and women’s roles in managing water scarcity in Bolivia and addressing sustainability in shrimp farming in the Mekong Delta. Together these chapters show why gender issues are important for understanding how communities and populations deal daily with the challenges of globalization and environmental change. Through their rich ethnographic research, the contributors demonstrate that gender analysis offers useful insights into how a more sustainable world can be negotiated—one household and one community at a time. Contributors Stephanie Buechler María Luz Cruz-Torres Linda D’Amico Georgina Drew James Eder Lisa L. Gezon Pamela McElwee Neera Singh Hong Anh Vu Amber Wutich

Author : Andrea Quesada-Aguilar,Daniel D. M. P. Shaw
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 122 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Forest conservation
ISBN : 2831714281

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Forests and Gender by Andrea Quesada-Aguilar,Daniel D. M. P. Shaw Pdf

Author : Yolanda Murphy,Robert Francis Murphy
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0231132328

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Women of the Forest by Yolanda Murphy,Robert Francis Murphy Pdf

One of the first works to focus on gender in anthropology, this book remains an important teaching tool on gender and life in the Amazon. Women of the Forest covers Yolanda and Robert Murphy's year of fieldwork among the Mundurucu people of Brazil in 1952, taking into account the historical, ecological, and cultural setting. The book features a new critical foreword written collectively by respected anthropologists who were all students of the Murphys.

Author : Cristina Manfre,Deborah Rubin
Publisher : CIFOR
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2012-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9786028693851

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Integrating gender into forestry research by Cristina Manfre,Deborah Rubin Pdf

How do we integrate gender analysis into forestry research? Where do we start? What challenges are we going to face? What skills are required to conduct gender analysis? What methods are appropriate? What do we do with the data we collect? The answers to these questions often feel elusive. However many of them are within our reach. If you are a CIFOR scientist, partner or other researchers curious about what it means to conduct gender-responsive forestry research this guide is for you. This guide for was developed to help CIFOR scientists, partners, and program administrators more easily develop their own skills in gender analysis or find the needed resources elsewhere to advance efforts to integrate gender issue into forestry research. The guide provides researchers, ranging from those with no knowledge of gender concepts to those with some familiarity with the topic, with an introduction to the concept of gender and the gender dimensions of key forestry issues. Short thematic briefs outline the key dimensions of various topics including climate change, REDD+, and value chains. Gender related research questions and methods for conducting gender analysis are also described. The guide also provides tips and advice for building the right research team and gender-sensitive field strategies.

Author : Pia Katila,Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Wil de Jong,Glenn Galloway,Pablo Pacheco,Georg Winkel
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 653 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-12
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781108486996

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Sustainable Development Goals by Pia Katila,Carol J. Pierce Colfer,Wil de Jong,Glenn Galloway,Pablo Pacheco,Georg Winkel Pdf

A global assessment of potential and anticipated impacts of efforts to achieve the SDGs on forests and related socio-economic systems. This title is available as Open Access via Cambridge Core.

Author : Bina Agarwal
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 515 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2010-07-29
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780199569687

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Gender and Green Governance by Bina Agarwal Pdf

Yet they have hardly been empirically investigated.