We should not act as if we know for certain how to achieve sustainable management and use of forests.

In Brazil's Amazon, the voices of forest women are rarely heard.

We have found that an integrated approach to conservation is what works. We introduced better ways to grow the food local people wanted, microcredit programmes especially for women, better health facilities, and environmental education.

Forest destruction remains one of the biggest environmental challenges facing Kenya, and the media are crucial in raising awareness of it.

Women's participation in decision making in forest committees has been demonstrated to increase forest sustainability.

The traditional leaders accept me because I am a woman who advocates for their rights. … But also as a woman I face limitations because only male elders can attend traditional gatherings.

Gender analysis is integral to CIFOR's aspiration to analyse issues in ways that are reliably inclusive of the perspectives of women and other less powerful stakeholders. Our work has demonstrated that men's and women's knowledge and use of forest species is extensive and differentiated. It has quantified impacts on men's and women's livelihoods that result from their differing access, use and management of forest products. And it has spotlighted the importance of including women in forest resource governance.