Addressing gender and rights in forest and land use
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Watch the full presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k9uAb665k8&t=2853 Bimbika Sijapati Basnett, CIFOR's Social Scientist and Gender Coordinator, speaks about how the forestry sector can contribute towards combatting gender inequalities and enhancing the full enjoyment of human rights by women and girls, and the value of aligning the sector's work on gender and rights to the global framework on sustainable development.
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Addressing gender and rights in forest and land use
- 1. Bimbika Sijapati Basnett (with Markus Ihalainen, Steven Lawry, Manon Koningstein and Dian Ekowati) 22nd of May, 2017 Bogor, Indonesia ADDRESSING GENDER AND RIGHTS IN FOREST AND LAND USE
- 2. THE FORESTRY SECTOR HAS A LONG HISTORY OF ENGAGING WITH GENDER ISSUES Photo credits: 1. Angelo Juan Ramos (CIFOR) 2. Juan Carlos Huayllapuma (CIFOR) 3. Ollivier Girard (CIFOR) 4. CIFOR
- 3. GENDER EQUALITY – A GOAL IN ITSELF AND A PRECONDITION TO SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY Addressing structural inequalities, Access and control over productive resources, and participation in decision-making Sustainable and equitable management of terrestrial ecosystems Enhanced access to nutritious food Responsive, inclusive and participatory institutionsGender-responsive climate policy and action Full, productive and decent employment for all Equal opportunities and outcomes; responsible migration
- 4. CIFOR´S GLOBAL GENDER RESEARCH
- 5. 8 REASONS WHY GENDER MATTERS
Hinweis der Redaktion
- His and her Majesties, Excellences, Distinguished Guests, Ladies and Gentlemen: My name is Bimbika Sijapati Basnett. I am a Social Scientist and Gender Coordinator at CIFOR. Today, I will give you a brief overview of how CIFOR is addressing gender and rights in our research globally, including in Indonesia. In the process, I will represent my own views and also share the work of many of my colleagues.
- The forestry sector has a long history of engaging with gender issues. For instance, in my country, Nepal, women's inclusion in forestry programs dates back to the first master plan in the forestry sector in the late 1980s. But for gender issues to be considered seriously in forestry policy, practice and research, it had to be framed in terms of how gender equality and women's empowerment would contribute to sustainable forest management, reduced deforestation, poverty reduction and other environmental and development goals. As a researcher, practitioner and someone actively following progress on women's rights both globally and in my home country, I found these concerns relevant but inadequate, for three reasons: First, why cannot gender equality and women's rights be goals in and of themselves? Why must they be viewed principally as instruments for reaching other objectives? After all, glaring and persistent gender inequalities in rights, resources and representation are a pressing challenge across developing countries. The forestry sector has much to contribute to addressing them. For instance, research in India has shown that reducing deforestation can augment access to forests foods and income that are particularly important for poor women. Second, I saw that women, just as men, are differentiated along class, caste and other social differences. And women, just as men, are not conservation friendly if there are no adequate incentives in place, if their entitlements over resources such as land are insecure, and if the responsibility of caring for children and elderly falls disproportionately on their shoulders. So just adding women is insufficient to guarantee better forest outcomes. And third, when women are just added into existing forestry and conservation programs without thinking through how these policies and programs could also be beneficial to them, then women's presence is just tokenistic. And even worse, existing gender inequalities are heightened because women now need to add participation in forestry projects and programs alongside everything else that they have to do everyday.
- Under the global framework on development since mid-2000s, I have witnessed a substantial change. The MDGs recognized gender equality and women's rights as a goal in and of themselves and also integrated into other development goals. But the SDGs have gone further and included many of the underlying causes of gender inequalities such as access to land and resources, distribution of care etc. that women’s movements have advocated for generations. The Swedish government's 'Feminist Foreign Policy 2015-2018' and efforts to channel support and funding in a way that strengthens women's rights, representation and access to resources - serves to add further weight and legitimacy to these global agreements. At CIFOR, we have embraced these broader changes and aligned our work within this global framework in terms of the research we undertake, how we communicate our work, and the range of actors we work with to ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment objectives are at the heart of sustainable development debates and solutions.
- Map of CIFOR’s global gender research
- Please allow me to give you a few illustrations from the work of many of my colleagues: Forest and land rights – CIFOR has a long history of documenting progress in handing over forest management rights and responsibilities to local and indigenous communities. CIFOR researchers working on Uganda and Nicaragua have now gone a step further and worked alongside women and men in local communities to document the range of rights that women access and how this compares to their male counterparts. The researchers found that there are glaring disparities in rights, and yet responsibilities for forest management are shared between the genders. They also found that when women feel their rights are secure and not dependent on men’s, they are more likely to make investment decisions that are good for them and good for forests. Climate change – Gender is a critical and cross-cutting component of CIFOR’s research on REDD+. CIFOR’s researchers working on REDD+ have been tracing whether and how women participate in REDD+ framework from subnational, national to global levels. For instance, across 5 countries and 60+ research sites where this research is underway, CIFOR researchers have found that women know much less about REDD+ projects, and are involved in very marginal ways. Hence, in decisions that could fundamentally alter the landscapes that they live in, women have limited voice and influence. CIFOR researchers working on REDD+ are actively working with relevant government agencies (such as the Ministry of Women’s Empowerment and Child Protection here in Indonesia), as well as national women's machinery for developing principles and guideless for integrating gender in REDD+ design and implementation. CIFOR researchers working on climate adaptation, mitigation and on the synergies between the two, are also drawing on their research to inform a wide range of policies at the global level including the upcoming gender policy of the 'Green Climate Change Fund'. In addition to embedding gender considerations more deeply and systematically in the themes that CIFOR has worked on since the center was first set up, we are also actively expanding gender research in new and emerging areas: Corporate commitments: We are working towards expanding the global debate on corporate commitments to eliminate deforestation from supply chains by monitoring whether women have a meaningful voice in decisions related to land conversion; whether corporate practices uphold global standards of 'decent employment'; and whether services that are extended to smallholders and local communities target both women and men. In the process, our work is informing alliances and platforms for implementing and monitoring zero deforestation commitments, and multi-stakeholder processes such as those establishing social and environmental certification standards. Migration and mobility: One of the major drivers of forest and land use change in many tropical and sub-tropical countries is migration and mobility. In Nepal, remittances contribute 1/3rd of the GDP, 90% of the migrants are men. We are finding that the impact of male out-migration for women who are left behind can be dramatically different depending on what forest management institutions and social structures they have in their communities. We are actively working with our research and development partners to understand the kinds of policy reforms, institutional changes and cultural shifts needed to support women who are left behind to be at the forefront of forest management efforts. In summary, the forestry sector has much to contribute towards combatting gender inequalities and enhancing the full enjoyment of human rights by women and girls. By aligning our work with the global framework on sustainable development, we hope to contribute knowledge and evidence to advance a global vision rather than strive for results in a piecemeal and isolated manner. Thank you!