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Balancing livelihoods, conservation and biodiversity through landscape approaches evaluated at GLF Climate
When the Global Landscapes Forum (GLF) Climate: Frontiers of Change opens this week on the sidelines of the COP26 climate…
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Shaping a future that ensures women are at the center of the Ghana shea trade
Women have harvested shea nuts from trees in the savanna region of northern Ghana for centuries, using the rich oils…
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Forest communities in Bhutan benefit from deeper insights into ecosystem services
Raising awareness among forest dwellers in Bhutan about the extent to which they rely on benefits commonly known as ecosystem…
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New global initiative: Transforming gender norms in land and resource rights
A new research project between a consortium of CGIAR Centres and the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) will generate…
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How to build resilient landscapes and livelihoods in refugee settings
Sub-Saharan Africa currently hosts 6.3 million refugees, a number which has grown from 2.2 million in a decade, according to…
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Gender responsive finance interventions are central to tackling climate change
The COVID-19 pandemic has magnified prevailing gender inequalities, highlighting how women are often hit hardest by crises and disasters. In…
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Creating an avenue for women leaders
Consider women’s engagement in decision-making not as a token, but as a right.
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How a circular bioeconomy could affect women’s livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa
The concept of a new economic model is gaining traction amid global efforts to reduce waste, use resources sustainably and…
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New guide aims to accelerate forest tenure pathways to gender equality
Forest tenure reform in the global south has often failed to be gender-responsive, but there is increasing interest in taking…
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Structuring climate finance to benefit women and alleviate poverty
Tackling climate change requires large-scale financial investments into adaptation and mitigation activities. Known as “climate finance” under the U.N. Framework…
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Mobilizing to address gender in forests and climate change actions
The role of women in the success of climate action initiatives and the sustainable management of forest resources has been…
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Q+A: Building just societies and resilient landscapes alongside rural women
Rural women play an essential role in using and managing natural resources in forest and tree-based landscapes across the world
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Insecurity, COVID-19 hit women-led shea sector on eve of Africa free trade deal
Women have dominated shea production and sales for centuries in West Africa, managing trees, gathering nuts, roasting and crushing kernels…
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Men in forests: New book shatters stereotypes
In the early years of her career, ethnographer Carol J. Pierce Colfer observed the various cultures she studied from the…
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Forest tenure reforms in Indonesia could open door to greater gender equality
Forest tenure reforms have had varying degrees of influence on the way governments and communities manage landscape resources in Indonesia,…
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