Search results

Showing items 1 through 9 of 20.

Library Resource

Women's perceptions of tenure security

Evidence from 33 Countries

Reports & Research
March, 2019
Morocco, Tunisia, Kenya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Cameroon, Namibia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Ghana, Côte d'Ivoire, Liberia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Cambodia, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Jordan, United Kingdom
gender equity in access to land
land tenure
land tenure systems
property rights
tenure security
women
This report uses household-level data from 33, mostly developing, countries to analyse perceptions of tenure insecurity among women. We test two hypotheses: (1) that women feel more insecure than men; and (2) that increasing statutory protections for women, for instance by issuing joint named titles or making inheritance law more gender equal, increases de facto tenure security.
Library Resource

Women's empowerment and gender equity in agriculture: A different perspective from Southeast Asia

Journal Articles & Books
December, 2017
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Land & Food Security
Land & Gender
land equity
poverty
food security
women
Women's empowerment is considered a ‘prerequisite’ to achieving global food security. Gender systems, however, are diverse and complex. The nature and extent of gender inequity and the conditions necessary to empower women vary across countries, communities and regions. The study of different gender systems is thus fundamental to capture cross-cultural variations in gender specific needs and constraints to effectively address gender gaps.
Library Resource

Understanding Women's Participation in Forestry in Viet Nam

Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2015
Vietnam
Land & Gender
gender equity
This brief discusses how gender perspectives are being integrated in Viet Nam's forest policies, laws and regulations in terms of women's representation, participation, access and decision-making in forest use and management. The brief also highlights the key challenges that prevail and outlines recommendations to promote gender mainstreaming further in forestry.
Library Resource

Stories of Change (2009 - 2016)

Reports & Research
May, 2016
Indonesia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
agroforestry systems
community forestry
forestry
gender equity
land governance
Since 2009 RECOFTC through the Grassroots for Capacity Building for REDD+ in Asia project have been working to develop capacities of local partners in five countries (Indonesia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Nepal and Viet Nam) to facilitate awareness raising on and initiatives to deal with climate change and REDD+.
Library Resource

REDD-Net Asia-Pacific Bulletin #1: Introducing Equity in REDD

Institutional & promotional materials
October, 2009
Nepal, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Land & Gender
Land Conflicts
Land in post-conflict settings
conflicts
forestry
gender equity
land governance
This bulletin draws on country-level experience to share civil society perspectives on the challenges, opportunities, and possible approaches for pro-poor REDD. As governments begin to formulate their national REDD programs, questions are emerging about the role of local people in design and implementation, and the socio-economic implications for the rural poor. Drawing on experiences from Nepal and Vietnam, this bulletin includes:
Library Resource

Pathways for the recognition of customary forest tenure in the Mekong region

Reports & Research
November, 2022
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
gender equity
land governance
forest law
customary law
forestry
land dispute resolution
land tenure
customary land rights
land tenure systems
customary tenure
local communities
Globally, about 2 billion people claim ownership of their homes and lands through a customary tenure system. Customary tenure has long been insecure and is under growing pressure in many places. But it is also increasingly recognized through a variety of mechanisms, formal and informal. RECOFTC released a new report on the recognition of customary tenure of communities living in forested landscapes in Cambodia, Lao People’s Democratic Republic, Myanmar and Viet Nam. It also includes a case study from Thailand.
Library Resource

Optimizing the Role of Community Forestry to Achieve the Sustainable Development Goals through the ASEAN Cooperation on Food, Agriculture and Forestry

Policy Papers & Briefs
June, 2016
Indonesia, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Malaysia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
agroforestry systems
community forestry
forestry
gender equity
land governance
Community Forestry (CF) can play a fundamental role in achieving nearly all the SDGs through its focus on improving livelihoods, strengthening local governanceand, halting deforestation and improving forest quality.Various experiences of CF in the region have demonstrated that the allocation of forest management rights and responsibilities to local people is an effective strategy for sustainable forest management and provides potential contribution to improved outcomes for forest cover and condition and local livelihoods.
Library Resource

Mainstreaming Gender into Forest Policies

Institutional & promotional materials
February, 2013
Indonesia, India, Cambodia, Nepal, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, South-Eastern Asia
Land & Gender
gender equity
It has been proven time and again that integrating gender issues into forestry policies and practices by addressing women’s roles and needs is central to the sustainable management, conservation and governance of forests. In the Asia-Pacific region alone, there are about 450 million people who rely on forests for their livelihoods and 50% of them are women.
Library Resource

Indigenous Women in Southeast Asia: Challenges in their Access to Justice

Policy Papers & Briefs
March, 2013
Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, South-Eastern Asia, Thailand, Vietnam
Land & Gender
gender equity in access to land
land access
land ownership
land rights
legal empowerment
This briefing paper is prepared as part of the advocacy of the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact (AIPP) for the respect, protection and recognition of the human rights of indigenous women. In this paper, we focus on access to justice for indigenous women in Southeast Asia facing development-induced violence.
Library Resource

Green Mekong Case Study: Na Ot village, Na Ot commune, Mai Son district, Son La province, Viet Nam

Reports & Research
April, 2015
Vietnam
Forest Landscape Restoration
Forest Tenure
Indigenous & Community Land Rights
Land & Gender
community forestry
forest management plans
forestry
gender equity
land governance
This is a case study under the USAID supported "Grassroots Equity and Enhanced Networks in the Mekong Program" for Na Ot village, Na Ot commune, Mai Son district, Son La province, Viet Nam. The Na Ot villagers have protected their forest ever since the establishment of the village, but poverty has been one of the reasons why they didn’t take part in the protection more proactively in the previous years as they had to focus on income generation.