Thinking beyond the canopy
Celebrating International Women's Day 2013
Over the past couple of years, scientists, managers and staff members at CIFOR and its sister centers have contributed in different ways towards the development of our gender strategy. Today, the world celebrates International Women's Day, applauding global achievements and improving the status of women and recognising the joint effort still ahead of us. We too shall celebrate through a series of products that highlight our achievements: the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry gender strategy, gender at a glance, a gender factsheet, Women and forests: research for change video, and blog entries, in addition to other products all available on the website.
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IUFRO 6.08 – Gender and Forestry Conference Environmental governance and four decades of gender research: Where do we stand?
This conference is organized by IUFRO in cooperation with Faculty of Forest Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Wondo Genet Forestry College, Ethiopia and the project: Gender and REDD - Global Instruments and...
Gender in the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
The strategy focuses on the management support processes and structures needed to improve the quality and volume of gender-responsive research in the CGIAR Research Program Forests, Trees and Agroforestry. Overall, this strategy views gender integration in research as a fundamental part of doing good science and integrates gender analysis and research into each of the five components/research programmes of the CGIAR Research Program Forests, Trees and Agroforestry.
Gender in the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry
Despite studies demonstrating the important roles women play in managing forests, agroforestry and tree genetic resources, women's contributions remain underappreciated. Women continue to be disadvantaged by insecure access and property rights to forest, trees and land resources, by discrimination and by exclusion from decision making processes. Clearly, effective gender inclusion not only enhances the prospects for sustainable forest and tree management, but provides a solid foundation for more equitable benefit distribution, household food security and nutrition.
Gender analysis in forestry research
Gender roles are the socially defined tasks, responsibilities and behaviors that are considered appropriate for women and men in a particular community. There are significant gaps in research aimed at understanding how the complementary roles and responsibilities of men and women could improve sustainable forest management. Addressing these gaps will be vital to improve forest management policies.
SFM and gender
The United Nations General Assembly defines sustainable forest management (SFM) as a "dynamic and evolving concept, which aims to maintain andenhance the economic, social and environmental values of all types of forests ...
We should not act as if we know for certain how to achieve sustainable management and use of forests.
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