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Men compete for profits in West Africa’s women-led shea industry
Shea nuts form a significant artisanal industry in West Africa, and women have traditionally been at its core, benefitting from…
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Agroforestry ‘basins’ stir up big benefits for women in Kenya drylands
Rethinking traditional farming methods is central to the agricultural landscape restoration process worldwide, a universal challenge with no single solution.…
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Lifting the barriers to improve women and child health in Indonesia’s Komodo
Small-scale coastal fishing in Indonesia can benefit women nutritionally and economically, but in some areas, despite plentiful fish stocks, undernutrition…
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Women farmers, the unsung heroes
Guest: Houria Djoudi, CIFOR Senior Scientist & Anna Maria Paez-Valencia, ICRAF Scientist In our very first episode that coincides with…
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Miss Environment and ‘green champions’ amplify nature-based solutions in Kenya
As International Women’s Day nears on March 8, UN Women is celebrating people who are driving actions to create the…
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Access to education key to boosting number of women in science, scientist says
For the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, the United Nations is highlighting data that show fewer than…
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Women’s place in Africa’s growing charcoal sector
The growing charcoal business in sub-Saharan Africa has often been seen as a male-dominated occupation, with few studies exploring gender…
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How climate finance and technology could better integrate women
Amid frustrated negotiations around Article 6 guidance on emissions counting and carbon markets, U.N. COP25 climate talks delivered a decision…
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Esther Mwangi, researcher on gender and forest property rights, dies at 53
Esther Mwangi, an environmentalist, public policy expert, scholar and mentor whose research explored gender and land-rights inequities in relation to…
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Moving forward on gender equality in forestry
A conversation with Carol J. Pierce Colfer (CIFOR/Cornell University), with contributions from Seema Arora-Jonsson (Swedish University of Life Sciences), Markus…
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World Bank Land and Poverty Conference: Stand For Her Land
At this week’s 20th Annual World Bank Land and Poverty Conference in Washington DC, a new campaign called Stand For…
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International Women’s Day: Indigenous women off the charts
All maps tell a story – a story about our relationship to the land. In 2015, researchers from the Center…
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Tension and transformation in the patriarchy
When Jackline Cheplang’at began teaching fellow community members about gender and conservation issues in Kenya’s traditionally patriarchal Rift Valley region,…
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Gender equality vital part of forest-based climate action, says CIFOR scientist at COP24
KATOWICE, Poland — Failing to address gender equality in forest- and tree-based climate initiatives can have negative implications for gender…
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