Indigenous Women: Leaders for Thriving Ecosystems and Communities

Indigenous Women: Leaders for Thriving Ecosystems and Communities

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The Nature Conservancy
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Around the world, TNC practitioners and partners are working together to support a culturally responsive approach to gender equity in indigenous- and community-based conservation.

Citations -

11% forest cover:
Agarwal B. 2009. Gender and forest conservation: The impact of women’s participation in community forest governance. Ecological Economics. 2009;68(11):2785-99. https://econpapers.repec.org/article/eeeecolec/v_3a68_3ay_3a2009_3ai_3a11_3ap_3a2785-2799.htm

85 gigatons CO2 equivalent:
Project Drawdown: https://drawdown.org/solutions/health-and-education

And the associated comparison calculation (22,000 coal-fired power plants in a year comparison):
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator: https://www.epa.gov/energy/greenhouse-gas-equivalencies-calculator

12-17% reduction in undernourishment:
Jägerskog, A., Jønch Clausen, T. (eds.) 2012. Feeding a Thirsty World – Challenges and Opportunities for a Water and Food Secure Future. Report Nr. 31. SIWI, Stockholm. “Women in Agriculture: Closing the Gender Gap for Development” By Sibyl Nelson, Ilaria Sisto, Eve Crowley and Marcela Villarreal: https://www.droughtmanagement.info/literature/SIWI_feeding_a_thirsty_world_2012.pdf. Largely based on FAO’s The State of Food and Agriculture - Women in Agriculture: Closing the gender gap for development (2011).

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