Out of the Lion's Den, Into the Crocodile's Jaws?: Lessons from policy developments on customary forest in Bulukumba
Policy Papers & Briefs
December, 2015
Indonesia
South-Eastern Asia
AGROVOC URI: http://aims.fao.org/aos/agrovoc/c_12069
Gender biases persist in forestry research and practice. These biases result in reduced scientific rigor and inequitable, ineffective, and less efficient policies, programs, and interventions. Drawing from a two-volume collection of current and classic analyses on gender in forests, we outline five persistent and inter-related themes: gendered governance, tree tenure, forest spaces, division of labor, and ecological knowledge.