Posts Tagged ‘Forests’
WEDO Featured in ETFRN Journal: Moving Forward with Forest Governance
Wednesday, April 4th, 2012
NEW YORK (April 1, 2012)– It is widely acknowledged that improving forest governance is an important prerequisite for sustainable forest management and reducing deforestation and forest degradation. Making governance work better for people and forests is not an easy task. Divergent interests, imbalanced power relations and unequal access to information, decision-making, resources and benefits all contribute to this challenge. The latest journal of the European Tropical Forest Research Network (ETFRN), Moving Forward with Forest Governance, …
Tags: Climate Change, Forests, REDD
Posted in Climate Change, Frontpage Featured Library, Library, Mitigation, News, REDD+, UNFCCC |
NEW Publication: Forests and Gender
Wednesday, March 21st, 2012
Tags: Forests
Posted in Forests, Frontpage Featured Library, Library, News |
Mapping gender-sensitive REDD+ strategies in Ghana, Cameroon, and Uganda
Wednesday, January 4th, 2012
NEW YORK (January 4, 2012)– Over the course of several months in 2011, WEDO worked in Ghana, Cameroon and Uganda to create a dialogue around women, climate change and forestry. Project Coordinator Andrea Quesada lead and facilitated workshops on gender and REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation) as part of a new initiative that WEDO and IUCN are jointly implementing to deliver roadmaps to guide the design and implementation of gender-sensitive REDD+ strategies …
Tags: Climate Change, Forests, Gender Equality, REDD
Posted in Africa, Climate Change, Forests, Frontpage Featured Library, Library, Mitigation, News, REDD+ |
We’re With You Francis!- “Why am I the only woman at the table?”
Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011
On this years International Women’s Day, Frances Seymour, Director General of Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) asked “Why am I the only woman at the table?”, speaking of her experience working in forest policy arena. Read her article below.
WEDO is proud to join Francis in her work, particularly promoting women’s rights in forestry.
Tags: Forests, Sustainable Development, Women Leaders
Posted in Forests, News, Sustainable Development |
