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Does Gender Balance Improve Forestry and Fishery Management?
Blog
Differences in women's and men's access to, control over, and use of local natural resources shapes the way that these resources are managed. Yet women…
Challenges After Conflict: Regional Consultation on Resolution 1325
Blog
Resolution 1325 is not just a tool which can be used to protect women and sustain peace. It is also a testament to strong women…
Empowered Women = Happy Planet? Gender Equality in a Changing Environment
Blog
Gender and women's empowerment are getting increasing attention in global discussions on climate change, sustainable development and the green economy. The international community is recognising…
Women On the Frontlines of Water Insecurity
Blog
Water is essential to life on earth, but we are facing a global crisis. According to a new report released by UNESCO on March 22…
Protecting & Empowering Women & Girls in Situations of Crisis & Conflict
Blog
Since the mid-1990s, there have been significant increases in the recorded number of all disasters and in deaths resulting from those disasters, especially in low-income…
'Outside the Net': Women's Participation in Fishing Activities in Trincomalee District of Sri Lanka
Blog
‘The woman left us slowly and moved to the other side of the beach seine, sat down on the sand and started piling the seaweed…
Women, Human-Wildlife Conflict, and CBNRM: Hidden Impacts and Vulnerabilities in Kwanfu Conservancy, Namibia
Briefs & Development
Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) programmes are designed to ensure that rural residents benefit from conservation initiatives. But where human-wildlife conflict threatens life and livelihood,…
Women’s Land Rights and Empowerment: Impact of the Land Tenure Regularization Reform (LTR) on Contraceptive Use and Domestic Violence in Rwanda
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The Rwandan Land Tenure Regularization reform (LTR) was implemented in 2007 to clarify land ownership in the country especially for women. Specifically, the reform enabled…
Social Capital, Conflict, and Adaptive Collaborative Governance: Exploring the Dialectic
Briefs & Development
Previously lineal and centralized natural resource management and development paradigms have shifted toward the recognition of complexity and dynamism of social-ecological systems, and toward more…
"We Have No Voice for That": Land Rights, Power, and Gender in Rural Sierra Leone
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Much attention has recently focused on the lease of land throughout the global south to nations and corporations in the global north. It is argued…
“Coffee Has Given Us Voice”: Coffee Cooperatives and Women Empowerment in Rwanda’s Rural Areas
Briefs & Development
In many developing countries in general and particularly in Rwanda’s rural areas, women are the poorest and most vulnerable group. This category of Rwanda’s population…
Promoting Equal Partnerships in Afghan Agriculture
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Boosting the position of women as equal partners in the agricultural industry is the aim of a new national strategy that is part of a…
Natural Resources and Gender in Conflict Settings
Briefs & Development
Over the past fifty years, analyses of world affairs have been steadily enriched by thinking through the core issues of justice and ethics, trade and…
Gender-Sensitivity in Natural Resource Management in Cote d'Ivoire and Sudan
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Over the past decade, a wide body of scholarship has emerged on the relationship between violent conflict and natural resources. As this research unequivocally demonstrates,…
Women's Land Rights and Africa's Development Conundrum- Which Way Forward?
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How can African countries use land policies to ensure agricultural development and inclusive growth? Particularly in countries which are dominated by patriarchal land ownership systems?…
Alina Saba of Nepal and Agnes Kinaka of Papua New Guinea Reflect on Their Participation in the UN Climate Summit
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In addition to the 120 Heads of State who attended the UN Climate Summit in September, 38 civil society representatives were selected by their peers…
Afghanistan’s Mining Industry, Crucial for Economy, Holds Risks for Women
Blog
As Afghanistan attempts to develop its economy by attracting investment to its mining sector, the already daunting conditions for women in rural areas could worsen…
Ecocentrism in India: An Incredible Model of Peaceful Relation with Nature
Briefs & Development
This article highlights the importance of traditional knowledge, culture and tradition practices in achieving sustainable development. Indian civilization is one of the most primitive and…
Gender, Smallholder Livestock Production, Improvement and Conservation in Africa
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Policy makers, developmental agents and researchers are now aware of the need to incorporate gender issues in smallholder livestock production planning and development in order…
Resources and Resourcefulness: Roles, Opportunities and Risks for Women Working at Artisanal Mines in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Two dominant narratives have characterized the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC): (1) the horrific abuse of women through sexual violence and…
Mineral Wealth and Rural Livelihoods in Sierra Leone: Where Does Artisanal Mining Fit In? [Video]
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Dr. Roy Maconachie from the Department of Social and Policy Sciences at the University of Bath investigates the role of artisanal mining in post-war Sierra…
After War, Launching Liberia’s Future
Country Assessments
LAUNCH is working to empower tens of thousands of Liberia’s most vulnerable to lift themselves out of poverty. A USAID Food for Peace program, LAUNCH,…
Women and Natural Resources: Unlocking the Peacebuilding Potential
Briefs & Development
This report focuses on the relationship between women and natural resources in conflict-affected settings, and discusses how the management of natural resources can be used…
Mujeres y Recursos Naturales: Liberando el Potencial Para la Consolidacion de la Paz
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Las diversas experiencias de las mujeres en tiempos de conflicto tienen poderosas implicaciones para la consolidación de la paz. Su capacidad para recuperarse del conflicto…
Realizing Women’s Right to Land and Other Productive Resources
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The purpose of this publication is to provide detailed guidance for lawmakers and policymakers, as well as civil society organizations and other stakeholders, to support…
Building Sustainable Peace and Prosperity through Women's Land Tenure Security: A Zambian Case Study
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Land security continues to be an understudied issue, despite the fact that conflicts over land have been part of human history since ancient times. Particularly…
Youth Livelihoods, Activism and Extractive Industry in Sierra Leone
Briefs & Development
Over the past decade, neoliberal reforms, soaring commodity prices and heightened global resource demands have led to significant growth in extractive industry investment in sub-Saharan…
Building Peace around Water, Land and Food: Policy and Practice for Preventing Conflict
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This paper looks at the need to take a conflict prevention approach to natural resource management, outlining relevant international law and considering useful examples of…
Looking Back, Moving Forward: International Approaches to Addressing Conflict-Related Sexual Violence
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Based on a review of existing literature, this article provides an initial analysis of obstacles to addressing impunity for widespread conflict-related sexual violence. First, a…
Gender and Post-Conflict Governance: Understanding the Challenges
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Around the world, as countries undertake transitions towards peace, good governance and democracy, women have asserted their demands for participation, representation, accountability and political freedom.
As universal…