Blog for People, Food and Nature

March 19, 2016

On Gender, with Kame Westerman of Conservation International

Kame Westerman Conservation International Mara Novak Louis Wertz

Gender equality is critical to the success of conservation and development projects. But how do we create it where it’s missing? A conservation research project was assessing bush meat use in a forest. They talked to the men, who were the hunters, about what species of animals, and how many, they were catching, killing and […] ...
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March 8, 2016

Initiative Partners Empower Women for Planet 50-50 by 2030

A wide range of Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Initiative partners are celebrating International Women’s Day with powerful stories of women’s empowerment. We’ve gathered them all in one place here on the Landscapes for People, Food and Nature Blog. Read on, and happy #IWD2016. Challenges to improving equity in the Gash Die – Thrive Abby Waldorf ...
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