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 combine...
From a broad review of 670 publications on gender and forests, ~130 were found to address the world’s dry forests. These were examined with the intent to extract gendered social, cultural, political and economic patterns of relevance in such forests. Seven interrelated themes recurred in this lit...
Colfer, C.J.P.
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Elias, Marlène
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Jamnadass, Ramni H.
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[Women and men in tropical dry forests: a preliminary review]
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Women and men in tropical dry forests: a preliminary review
Elias, Marlène
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[Observations and ways forward for a gender responsive custodian farmers approach]
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Observations and ways forward for a gender responsive custodian farmers approach
Shea butter, derived from the African shea tree, has acquired a pivotal position in global agro-food and cosmetics industries. In Burkina Faso, public and private actors as well as civil society are converging upon the product to boost the incomes of rural female producers. As a result of these t...
Elias, Marlène
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Arora-Jonsson, S.
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[Negotiating across difference: gendered exclusions and cooperation in the shea value chain]
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Negotiating across difference: gendered exclusions and cooperation in the shea value chain
This two-page publication highlights 15 key issues that researchers studying biodiversity management and conservation should bear in mind to formulate gender-responsive questions and conduct gender analyses. Attention to these issues will help researchers understand the gendered division of labou...
Muhammad, F.
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Elias, Marlène
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[Making research gender-responsive in Malaysia: voices from the rainforest]
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Making research gender-responsive in Malaysia: voices from the rainforest
Stoian, D.
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Donovan, J.
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Elias, Marlène
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[Linking livelihoods and gender with value chain development: the case for a multi-chain approach to rural poverty reduction]
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Linking livelihoods and gender with value chain development: the case for a multi-chain approach to rural poverty reduction
There is growing recognition of the importance of women’s empowerment in its own right and for a range of development outcomes, but less understanding of what empowerment means to rural women and men. The challenge of measuring empowerment, particularly across cultures and contexts, is also garne...
Meinzen-Dick, Ruth S.
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Rubin, Deborah
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Elias, Marlène
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Mulema, Annet A.
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Myer, Emily
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[Women’s empowerment in agriculture: Lessons from qualitative research]
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Women’s empowerment in agriculture: Lessons from qualitative research
Elias, Marlène
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Badstue, Lone B.
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Farnworth, Cathy R.
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Prain, Gordon
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Burg, M. van der
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Petesch, Patti
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Elmhirst, R.
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Bullock, Renee M.
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Feldman, Shelley
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Jafry, Tahseen
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Mudege, Netsayi N.
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Umantseva, A.
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Tegbaru, Amare
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Najjar, Dina
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Yila, Jummai
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[Fostering collaboration in cross-CGIAR research projects and platforms: Lessons from the GENNOVATE initiative]
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Fostering collaboration in cross-CGIAR research projects and platforms: Lessons from the GENNOVATE initiative