Logging conflicts in Southern Cameroon: A feminist ecological economics perspective

Veuthey, Sandra; Gerber, Julien‐François

doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2009.09.012

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“…The men are engaged in high valued food/cash crops and NTFPs for market exchange whereas the women are engaged in food crops and NTFPs for subsistence and food security. These findings resonate with findings from Cameroon where Bantu women's role in agriculture was vital for food security Lapuyade 2001, Veuthey andGerber 2010). These findings reveal that gendered roles and responsibilities of forest use and management are rather nuanced and require policy makers to consider these nuances in gender roles while designing localized and context-specific policies.…”

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Gendered forests: exploring gender dimensions in forest governance and REDD+ in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Samndong¹,

Kjosavik²

2017

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ABSTRACT. In this study we analyze gender relations legitimatized by socio-political institutions of forest governance in REDD+ pilots in Équateur Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Using data from interviews, focus group discussions, and field observations, we show that men and women have different knowledge and use of forests, but these differences are not given due consideration in forest governance. Women's voices are often muted in decision-making arenas and they occupy only a nominal position in both forestry and development initiatives as compared with men. This status quo is extended to the REDD+ pilot projects as well. Women have limited information about REDD+ compared with men. The mechanisms used to establish new village organization for REDD+ exclude women from decision making in the ongoing REDD+ pilot project. We show that women's bargaining power for equal inclusion in decision-making processes and for sharing benefits are constrained by existing social norms regarding local access to land and material resources, existing gender division of labor, local perceptions regarding women's roles and contributions/ responsibilities, as well as men's dominant position in rural settings. For a gender transformative REDD+, we suggest that REDD+ actors should attempt to bring about institutional changes that transform gender relations and thereby increase women's bargaining power.

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Gendered forests: exploring gender dimensions in forest governance and REDD+ in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Samndong¹,

Kjosavik²

2017

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“…Silverschmidt attributes men's sexual promiscuity and domestic violence as attempts to reassert manhood in this changed context where they are disempowered, unable to fulfil traditional expectations. In Cameroon, Veuthey and Gerber (2010) stress the importance of building a house, clearing a field, hunting and (traditionally) warfare as central to men's roles. Such expectations constrain men, just as norms of female behaviour limit and condition women's lives.…”

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“…Veuthey and Gerber (2010), for instance, positively assess women's use of community interest groups-which have been encouraged by the government-in southern Cameroon.…”

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The gender box : A framework for analysing gender roles in forest management

Colfer¹

2012

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“…Forest guards on many occasions have come under attack in dealing with poachers and chainsaw operators whose illegal activities endanger forest management. Research has established that forest issues can be addressed effectively if concern organization, stakeholders, and government agencies cooperate and work within a framework that seek to address issues holistically from all angles of forest community [18]. The conceptual framework of the study as shown in Figure 1 is based on the concept that, livelihood activities of forest communities create unsustainable forest management but the fringe communities cannot also do without.…”

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Livelihood Economic Activities Causing Deforestation in Northern Ghana: Evidence of Sissala West District

Fagariba¹,

Song²,

Soule³

2018

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Policymakers and international organizations are making the conscious effort to address climate change through afforestation and sustainable ecosystem management. Economic activities including agriculture, mining, and infrastructure improvement to meet basic human needs continuously degrade the natural and forest resources. The rate of deforestation in Ghana is alarming due to over-reliance on forest resources by forest-dependent communities. Perceived causes of deforestation differ from individuals and groups perspective. This depends on factors including environmental knowledge, education level, market demand and socio-economic activities. Simple random sampling and key informant interview with the aid of semi-structured questionnaire was used to elicit information from the indigenes of Sissala West District to determine their perceptions of causes of deforestation. The study indicated that poverty, high illiteracy, population growth and lack of alternative source of livelihood were the indirect causes which trigger livelihood economic activities such as farming, charcoal burning, wood logging and hunting leading to degradation of the ecosystem. It was also realized that majority of the indigenes are uneducated and this contributes to their unawareness of rate of deforestation. Recommendations suggested to address challenges were enforcement of bye-laws and stringent government environmental policies to deter people from degrading the forest. Education, agroforestry, afforestation, and provision of alternative livelihood were also good interventions suggested.

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Logging conflicts in Southern Cameroon: A feminist ecological economics perspective

Cited by 46 publications

References 16 publications

Gendered forests: exploring gender dimensions in forest governance and REDD+ in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Gendered forests: exploring gender dimensions in forest governance and REDD+ in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

The gender box : A framework for analysing gender roles in forest management

Livelihood Economic Activities Causing Deforestation in Northern Ghana: Evidence of Sissala West District

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Logging conflicts in Southern Cameroon: A feminist ecological economics perspective

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Gendered forests: exploring gender dimensions in forest governance and REDD+ in &Eacute;quateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Gendered forests: exploring gender dimensions in forest governance and REDD+ in &Eacute;quateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

The gender box : A framework for analysing gender roles in forest management

Livelihood Economic Activities Causing Deforestation in Northern Ghana: Evidence of Sissala West District

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Gendered forests: exploring gender dimensions in forest governance and REDD+ in Équateur Province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

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