In celebration of International Women’s Day on 8 March, CIFOR has created a special feature spotlighting the issue of women and land rights. Securing tenure can be hard and complicated in many places around the world, but it becomes even more difficult when gender dynamics come into play. CIFOR’s collection of materials on women and land rights spans Asia, Latin America and Africa and covers decision-making, traditional gender roles, forest-based enterprises and much more.
Women & Land Rights
Publication
Gender and formalization of native communities in the Peruvian Amazon
Indigenous women are affected not only by the tenure security of their collective land but also by their status as women; hence, both national law and community norms are of paramount importance.
Presentations
Strengthening women's tenure and rights to forests and trees and their participation in decision making
Presented by Dr. Esther Mwangi on February 8, 2018, during the "More than a seat at the table: Strengthening women's tenure and rights to forests and trees and their participation in decision making" webinar, organized by the CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research and the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) and the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR).
Analyzing social differentiation within collective tenure regimes: Forest tenure reforms and women’s rights
Presented by Iliana Monterroso, from the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), at the XVI Biennial IASC Conference ‘Practicing the commons: self-governance, cooperation, and institutional change’, in Utrecht, the Netherlands, on July 11, 2017.