Aijazi, Omer and Basu, Sejuti (2021) Critical approaches to gender in mountain ecosystems. International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Switzerland. ISBN 978-2-8317-2167-5
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Women are vital to environmental action in mountain ecosystems. Their contributions to resource management, biodiversity conservation, water and food security cannot be stressed enough. On average, women in mountainous communities are more likely to engage in agricultural activities than their male counterparts. Similarly, they are more likely to stay behind as men migrate to urban centres. Since women are at the forefront of mountain ecosystems, they are also more sensitive to environmental change and degradation. This timely volume extends understandings of gender in mountain ecosystems and the multiplier gains achieved by supporting and empowering women. Organised as a series of research articles and reports, the volume integrates emerging insights from critical feminist literature and gender studies with discussions on mountain ecosystem management. The editors have attempted to minimise persistent disconnects between academic and policy discourses. Contributing authors range from researchers in universities and regional think-tanks to practitioners and policymakers in grassroots organisations, civil society groups and government offices. Geographical coverage is also impressive: authors cover mountain communities in South Asia, Europe, North America and West Africa.
| Item Type: | Books |
|---|---|
| Keywords: | Critical Approach, Gender, Equality, Mountain Ecosystems, Resource Management, Biodiversity Conservation, Migration, Empowerment, Policy |
| Subjects: | Gender in Fisheries and Aquaculture |
| Depositing User: | Jeeva ICSF Rajan |
| Date Deposited: | 23 Dec 2021 07:29 |
| Last Modified: | 23 Dec 2021 07:29 |
| URI: | http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/6517 |
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