A Critical Analysis of the Interrelation Between Indigenous Livelihoods and Sustainable Forest Management - Integrating Gender Aspects
Author: Victorine S. Che Thöner
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Published: 2010
Total Pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9783832296674
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A Critical Analysis of the Interrelation Between Indigenous Livelihoods and Sustainable Forest Management - Integrating Gender Aspects
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Published: 2008
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany countries have worked towards a common understanding of the concept of Sustainable Forest Management (SFM), which, according to Principle 2b (UNCED 1992), in a broad sense aims at managing forest resources and forest lands sustainably in order to meet the social, economic, ecological, cultural and spiritual needs of present and future generations. These forests, which are to be sustainably managed, are in most cases inhabited by indigenous and immigrant peoples who have customary rights to these forests and developed ways of life and traditional knowledge that are in tune with their forest environments. However, forest policies usually imposed by the state frequently treat forests as if they were uninhabited and therefore available for activities like logging, safari/sports hunting and conservation projects. The question therefore arises as to how the policy and practice of SFM (with its social, economic and environmental criteria) incorporates the welfare of these forest people. The criteria and indicators of the concept of SFM are usually defined too globally, such that the socio-cultural context of the forest dwellers, which usually is not the same for every region of the world or even within countries, is not acknowledged. This has been the main problem in understanding how and why people use and manage forests the way they do. The Sangha Trinational Conservation Area (the research area), which is also inhabited by indigenous people, is a high biodiversity area. The area comprises of: - the Lobéké National Park in Cameroon, - the Nouabalé-Ndoki National Park in the Republic of Congo, - the Dzanga-Ndoki National Park in the Central African Republic, - the Buffer Zones and - the Agroforestry Zones. Many of the problems in this area are faced by both, indigenous men and women, but this has often led to the subordination of gender in favour of collective rights for the indigenous people. This is problematic because women do not only face the problems they have.
The Forest People without a Forest
Author: Glory M. Lueong
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 2016-12-01
Total Pages: 218
ISBN-13: 178533381X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDevelopment interventions often generate contradictions around questions of who benefits from development and which communities are targeted for intervention. This book examines how the Baka, who live in Eastern Cameroon, assert forms of belonging in order to participate in development interventions, and how community life is shaped and reshaped through these interventions. Often referred to as ‘forest people’, the Baka have witnessed many recent development interventions that include competing and contradictory policies such as ‘civilize’, assimilate and integrate the Baka into ‘full citizenship’, conserve the forest and wildlife resources, and preserve indigenous cultures at the verge of extinction.
Integrating Indigenous and Gender Aspects in Natural Resource Management
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 90
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKGender and Forests
Author: Carol J. Pierce Colfer
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-04-14
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 1317355660
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis enlightening book brings together the work of gender and forestry specialists from various backgrounds and fields of research and action to analyse global gender conditions as related to forests. Using a variety of methods and approaches, they build on a spectrum of theoretical perspectives to bring depth and breadth to the relevant issues and address timely and under-studied themes. Focusing particularly on tropical forests, the book presents both local case studies and global comparative studies from Africa, Asia, and Latin America, as well as the US and Europe. The studies range from personal histories of elderly American women’s attitudes toward conservation, to a combined qualitative / quantitative international comparative study on REDD+, to a longitudinal examination of oil palm and gender roles over time in Kalimantan. Issues are examined across scales, from the household to the nation state and the global arena; and reach back to the past to inform present and future considerations. The collection will be of relevance to academics, researchers, policy makers and advocates with different levels of familiarity with gender issues in the field of forestry.
Work in Tropical Forests
Author: Siegfried Lewark
Publisher: Springer Nature
Published: 2022-01-31
Total Pages: 301
ISBN-13: 3662644444
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book presents a synopsis, with an innovative approach, of abundance, types and conditions of work performed in the tropical plantation and natural forests. It covers work of formally and informally employed, and of own-account small-scale forest users, women and children. Activities in tree harvesting are analyzed, also on-site conversion by pitsawing, planting and pruning. The abilities of the workers and their efforts while fulfilling their tasks, resulting in performance and workload, are described with many examples of published studies. Influencing variables from organizational, technical and managerial sides are considered as much as included in the studies. The detailed descriptions demonstrate the methodical state of ergonomic research. For better understanding of the coverage the background of the development of forest work science is described. The lasting influence of Taylorism and the roles of ILO and FAO as well as NGOs, e.g. in certification, are pointed out.
Making sense of ‘intersectionality’
Author: Colfer, C.J.P.
Publisher: CIFOR
Published: 2018-04-22
Total Pages: 40
ISBN-13: 6023870694
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe forestry sector has engaged with gender issues to the extent that including 'women' mattered for sustainable forest management and other forest-related goals. More recently, there has been a growing recognition that gender equality is a goal in its ow
Gender, rural livelihoods and forestry
Author: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Published: 2017-01-01
Total Pages: 81
ISBN-13: 9251097976
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe main purposes of this research are to identify and analyse the role of women and men in the forestry sector in Kosovo, and women’s and men’s ownership and use of forests. The report also aims to analyse the gender issues within the institutional policy and legal framework that governs forest management, in order to provide recommendations on how to mainstream gender in forest policies in Kosovo more effectively. The research forms part of a project entitled, “Support to Implementation of the Forest Policy and Strategy in Kosovo” (GCP/KOS/005/FIN) funded by Finland, which aims to increase the forestry sector’s contribution to the national economy through the sustainable use of forest resources, taking into account multipurpose forestry, and the economic, social and environmental benefits of forests, as well as the sector’s contribution to climate change mitigation. The study demonstrates women’s limited access to decision-making and information compared with men, and women’s pen ding property rights. Furthermore, the high unemployment rate is the main obstacle identified by rural community members, especially women. The report also demonstrates the interests of rural women in improving their skills in the collection, processing and marketing of non-wood forest products (NWFPs). Consequently, the report shows the importance of improving women’s access to information, capacity development and decision-making. It concludes by emphasizing that NWFPs have strong potential fo r reducing food insecurity and poverty in the regions of the study, particularly when both women and men are effectively supported.
Reclaiming Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Author: Kendi Borona
Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Published: 2019-01-03
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 1527524124
DOWNLOAD EBOOKConservation has, over the last couple of decades, coalesced around the language of ‘community-engagement’. Models that seemed to prop up conservation areas as those emptied of human presence are cracking under their own weight. This book grounds our understanding of people-forest relationships through the lens of Indigenous Knowledge Systems (IKS) in the Nyandarwa (Aberdare) forest reserve in Kenya, home to the Agĩkũyũ people. It confronts the history of land dispossession in Kenya, demonstrates that land continues to be a central pillar of Agĩkũyũ indigenous environmental thought, and cements the role of the forest in sustaining the struggle for independence. It also shines a light on seed and food sovereignty as arenas of knowledge mobilization and self-determination. The book concludes by showing how IKS can contribute to forging sustainable people-forest relationships.
Hunting Practices of the Wachiperi
Author: Rodolfo Tello
Publisher: Amakella Publishing
Published: 2016-12-14
Total Pages: 163
ISBN-13: 1633870057
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen it comes to environmental conservation and sustainable development initiatives in tropical forests, indigenous peoples are key players. They have been described often as either conservationists or destroyers of biodiversity. The position adopted on this matter is important because it guides the design and implementation of conservation strategies. The central question about what makes indigenous peoples conserve or degrade biodiversity, however, has posed a significant challenge, particularly in light of widespread trends such as cultural change, market expansion, and greater diversification of livelihoods. The reasons why indigenous communities end up degrading or conserving natural resources are addressed in a comprehensive yet accessible manner in this book, filling a critical gap in current knowledge about the socioeconomic drivers of biodiversity loss, and the rise of community-based conservation, using the hunting trends and conservation efforts of the Wachiperi for this analysis. Readers could greatly benefit from the lessons provided in this book about achieving both socioeconomic development and biodiversity conservation by engaging indigenous communities in a sustainable manner.
