This study uses a multi-case dataset to question current assumptions about the gender differentiation of forest product use. We test some of the commonly held ideas on how men and women access, manage, and use different forest products. Overall, we found significant gender differentiation in the collection of forest products, which seems to support the claim that there are distinctive “male” and “female” roles associated with the collection of forest products. However, we also found that men play a much more important and diverse role in the contribution of forest products to rural livelihoods than previously reported, with strong differences across tropical Asia, Africa, and Latin America.
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Understanding Payment for Forest Environmental Services in Vietnam in times of Covid-19: Research methods and guidelines
The Government of Vietnam and donors have launched numerous programmes and policies to support vulnerable communities’ livelihoods, nutrition and agency and to cope COVID-19. Payment for Forest Environmental Services (PFES) has a potential role in contributing to the government policy mix to address Covid-19 impacts.
Women’s Solutions for Amazon Conservation and Sustainable Development
The Women’s Solutions for Amazon Conservation and Sustainable Development study is an initiative by the Amazon Sustainable Landscapes Program (ASL) which seeks to develop a strategy to:
- address gender gaps;
- promote more equitable participation by women and men within the program and its national projects;
- improve gender-sensitive conservation and sustainable development interventions in the region.