Category: Gender
The Business Case for Mainstreaming Gender in REDD+
This new publication by the UN-REDD Programme, entitled "The Business Case for Mainstreaming Gender in REDD+", sets out to demonstrate how integrating gender considerations in REDD+ planning makes good business sense. The "Business Case" examines why integrating gender considerations may increase efficiency, efficacy and sustainability, and proposes initial recommendations on how to do so. The report also examines what gender equality and equity mean and...
Introduction to the special issue on forests and gender
This article provides a backdrop to the International Forestry Review’s special issue on forests and gender. Drawn from a wide variety of contexts in Africa, Asia and Latin America, papers in this special issue explore the gender dimensions of various topics. They highlight advances made and challenges faced by women in forest resource management and sharing benefits.
Gender-differentiated impacts of REDD to be addressed in REDD social standards
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