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Community Forest Management: Whose Participation ... ?
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In spite of its great promise as a participatory form of forest-related development in India, Joint Forest Management (JFM) still focuses mainly on forest protection to regenerate timber. This has led to a differential impact of JFM between men and women. This chapter highlights the need for and difficulties of participatory approaches in the context of JFM that allow for the concerns of different groups to be understood, respected and addressed.
From Crops to Gender Relations: Transforming Extension in Zambia
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This chapter describes the process of institutionalising a gender-oriented participatory extension approach in Siavonga District, Zambia.
"Salt and Spices": Gender Issues in Participatory Programme Implementation in AKRSP, India
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This chapter describes the efforts of and problems encountered by an NGO, Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), India, in its attempts to integrate the concerns of men and women, while supporting local village institutions in managing their natural resources.