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Feature
- 28 Jan 2015
The wisdom of the crowd: Your top 20 questions for forestry and landscapes
More than 2,800 forestry questions were submitted - and here's the top 20.
Interview
- 6 Dec 2014
Nicaragua study offers hard lessons for inclusion of women in forest decision-making
Those working for gender equality face tough decisions when working with communities.
Interview
- 6 Dec 2014
In face of climate change, gender imbalance stretches from fields to forums—expert
Solution will be collaborative approaches that don't view women as "passive, helpless victims".
Event Coverage
- 29 Oct 2014
On women and social sciences, forestry institutions still missing the picture, expert says
“Truly sustainable forest management remains a chimera.”
Analysis
- 30 Dec 2013
BEST OF 2013, POLEX: Can rural women also have it all?
Women living in tropical forests are not so different from elite women.
News
- 24 Dec 2012
BEST OF 2012: Supernatural powers play key role in forest use
A strictly secular approach to forest management may be at odds with local attitudes.
Video
- 3 Aug 2012
Commericalization of nuts, mushrooms could hurt health of forest dwellers
Quirks of the market mean forest communities trade wild foods for little more than processed sugars.
Event Coverage
- 10 Apr 2012
Taking a serious look at gender issues – starting with ourselves
Organizers of the Trees, Forests and Agroforestry program are committed to utilizing the gender lens.
News
- 8 Mar 2012
Empowering rural women for U.N. International Women’s Day
Global community must move beyond ‘add women and stir’ approach.
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