Gender Justice and Community Forest Management

The document establishes a feminist framework for community forest management, emphasizing that patriarchal systems cause structural violence against women and their territories. It highlights that women possess diversified, holistic knowledge of forest products, biodiversity, and conservation, which is essential for the defense of life. The framework advocates for the integration of ecofeminism and territorial community feminisms to dismantle power dynamics and guarantee women's autonomy and right to full participation in the social, political, and economic life of their communities.

• Women possess extensive and diversified knowledge regarding forest species, biodiversity, and conservation, specifically focusing on products related to health, firewood, foraging, food, and family farming to improve soil fertility.
• The patriarchal system is identified as a source of oppression that exacerbates structural violence against women's bodies and territories, necessitating a comprehensive combat against racism, colonialism, and patriarchy.
• Applying a feminist perspective to community forest management enables a holistic view of nature that incorporates emotions, sensibility, and spiritual practice, which helps in recognizing the role of women in caring for forests.

APA

Friends of the Earth International (n.d.). Gender Justice and Community Forest Management. https://www.foei.org/publication/gender-community-forest-management/

Chicago

Friends of the Earth International. Gender Justice and Community Forest Management. n.d. https://www.foei.org/publication/gender-community-forest-management/.

Wikipedia

{{cite report |author=Friends of the Earth International |title=Gender Justice and Community Forest Management |url=https://www.foei.org/publication/gender-community-forest-management/ |access-date=17 August 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@techreport{friendsoftheearthinternationalndgender, author = {{Friends of the Earth International}}, title = {{Gender Justice and Community Forest Management}}, institution = {Friends of the Earth International}, url = {https://www.foei.org/publication/gender-community-forest-management/}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }