Forest food security and gender
20 June 2014
20 June 2014
Forests and trees on farms are a direct source of food, cash income and a range of subsistence benefits for millions of people worldwide, but there are major differences in the benefits that accrue to men and women. Compared with men, women are frequently disadvantaged in...
Dimitra project
20 June 2014
20 June 2014
Dimitra is a participatory information and communication project which contributes to improving the visibility of rural populations, women in particular.
The goal of Dimitra is to highlight the role of women and men as producers, so that their respective interests are better taken into consideration and they can fully participate in...
Forest people programmes
20 June 2014
20 June 2014
Forest Peoples Programme (FPP) was founded in 1990 in response to the forest crisis, specifically to support indigenous forest peoples’ struggles to defend their lands and livelihoods. It works to create political space for forest peoples to secure their rights, control their lands and decide their own futures. FPP...
Forests and gender
25 February 2014
25 February 2014
Taking a gender perspective in forestry has nothing to do with political correctness and everything to do with development and conservation effectiveness: an awareness of the power relations between men and women vis-à-vis forest resources can only help ensure that these resources are used sustainably and equitably. If we ignore...
Watershed management
24 February 2014
24 February 2014
Case study - Project to assist the Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (ERRA) and its partners in restoring livelihoods in the earthquake-affected areas of Pakistan (OSRO/PAK/
701/SWE PROJECT). A damage assessment carried out in the wake of a devastating earthquake in Pakistan in 2005 found that women bore the brunt of...
Participatory forestry
24 February 2014
24 February 2014
The aim of participatory forestry is to ensure that all stakeholders are included in all relevant aspects of forest management, decision-making and policy formulation. Using participatory forestry
approaches, FAO Forestry promotes consensual negotiation among government agencies, civil society, forest users and the private sector – stakeholders who often have divergent interests...
Community-based forest enterprise development
24 February 2014
24 February 2014
The use of non-wood forest products (NWFPs) is an important area of forest management that relates to both the conservation of natural resources and the food security of forest-dependent people. The NWFP sector is complex, however, given the huge variety of landscapes, species and cultural patterns that characterize communities in...
Time for action – Changing the gender situation in forestry
07 February 2014
07 February 2014
Report of the UNECE/FAOI Team of Specialists on Gender and Forestry. The Team of Specialists on ‘Gender and Forestry’ was established in April 2004 by a decision of the former FAO/ECE/ILO Joint Committee on Forest Technology, Management and Training. The objective was to raise visibility of women and women’s involvement...
Women in forestry – Strategies to increase women’s participation in the forestry sector in Europe and North America
07 February 2014
07 February 2014
Proceedings of the Seminar "Women and Forestry"held in Viseu, Portugal from 2 to 6 april 2001. Organized by the Government of Portugal and under the auspices of the Joint FAO/ECE/ILO Committee on Forest Technology, Management and Training in cooperation with IUFRO. Participants from 23 countries attended the seminar.
The main objective...