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In gender issues, we need to walk the talk, say leaders and researchers in Rio+20
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil (21 June 2012)_Enough talk about the rights women have to forest resources and a need for…
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Forests and women – some encouraging signs
One of the first professional positions I held was as a ‘Women in Development Specialist’ in the early 1980s. Despite…
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Taking a serious look at gender issues – starting with ourselves
The organisers of an inception meeting as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Trees, Forests and Agroforestry took their…
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Female negotiators at Rio+20 must forge common front to give a voice to forest-dependent women
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 March, 2012)_Female negotiators across all development sectors at this year’s Rio+ 20 conference must form a united…
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Empowering rural women for U.N. International Women’s Day
BOGOR, Indonesia (8 March, 2012)_The United Nations have chosen the theme “Empower Rural Women – End Hunger and Poverty” to…
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Collective powers needed to maintain access and control of land and resources
LIMA, Peru (7 March, 2012)_ Since the 1980s, several countries worldwide have recognised community rights to forests, resources, resource revenues…
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Indigenous communities make a list of “do’s and don’ts” for forest conservation schemes
BOGOR, Indonesia (20 January, 2012)_Indigenous and community groups have made a wish-list detailing how schemes that aim to reduce deforestation…
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Saving the women of the rainforest with a Stethoscope
BOGOR, Indonesia (18 January, 2011)_ Improving the health of local women in forest communities may provide powerful incentives for them…
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Expert: Donors could do more to champion gender in climate mitigation and forestry programmes
DURBAN, South Africa (8 December, 2011)_The donor community could do more to push for the inclusion of women in climate…
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Global forest community commemorates the life and work of Wangari Mathaai, and she issues a final challenge
DURBAN, South Africa (4 December, 2011)_ To commemorate and honour the life and work of Professor Wangari Maathai, the Collaborative…
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Safeguards failing to protect customary rights during large-scale land acquisitions
BOGOR, Indonesia (25 November, 2011)_ Legislation and practices aiming to safeguard customary land rights are largely failing to give real…
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Adding ‘gender’ not always a recipe for REDD+ success
BOGOR, Indonesia (24 November, 2011)_The inclusion of women in the design of climate adaption and mitigation strategies, such as REDD+,…
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