Women and forestry: operational issues

Augusta Molnar and Gotz Schreiber

No 184, Policy Research Working Paper Series from The World Bank

Abstract: Women are major actors in forestry throughout the developing world. Women and children are the primary collectors of fuel and fodder for home consumption and for sale to urban markets. This alone gives women a major role in the management and conservation of renewable forest resources. When convinced of the utility and practicality of a forest improvement or management scheme, women can be a powerful lobby to persuade their entire houshold or community to invest the resources necessary to make the scheme work. Involving women in forestry projects often makes the difference between achieving or not achieving project objectives, particularly for the long-term sustainability of interventions.

Keywords: Forests and Forestry; Environmental Economics & Policies; Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems; Forestry; Health Monitoring & Evaluation (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 1989-05-31
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