REDD-PLUS RESULTS-BASED PAYMENTS FOR RESULTS ACHIEVED BY COLOMBIA IN THE AMAZON BIOME IN 2015 AND 2016 Gender Assessment and Action Plan

The report assesses gender inequalities in Colombia, specifically within the Amazon biome, to inform a Gender Action Plan for a REDD+ project implemented by FAO and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. It identifies significant gaps in land ownership, labor market participation, and decision-making power for rural and indigenous women. The document outlines a strategy to mainstream gender by promoting women's leadership in forest management, recognizing ancestral knowledge in food security and biodiversity, and implementing differential quotas for participation.

• In Colombia, women generally have higher literacy and education levels than men, but this does not translate to equal labor market participation; for example, the national unemployment rate for women was 13.7% compared to 8.3% for men in the July-September 2019 quarter.
• Gender inequality in land ownership is a critical barrier, with women producers often working on plots of less than five hectares, which occupy only 9.5% of the total area.
• In the Amazon biome, illiteracy rates are significantly higher for women than for men, particularly in the departments of Vaupés, Guainía, and Vichada.
• Multidimensional poverty is higher in households headed by women nationally (21.7%) than those headed by men (18.5%). In the Amazon biome, this trend is seen in Amazonas, Putumayo, Guaviare, Caquetá, Meta, and Cauca, though in Guainía, Vichada, and Vaupés, poverty is higher among men.
• Rural women's work in forest management is often invisible and unpaid, focusing on reproductive tasks and ancestral knowledge of medicinal plants and food security, while men's work is typically commercial and more impactful on deforestation.
• The 'Bosques Territorios de Vida' (EICDGB) strategy incorporates gender as a guiding principle across five action lines to ensure equality in sustainable agricultural production and forest management.
• Participation of women in REDD+ coordination and decision-making events remains low; for instance, in events with indigenous peoples across different regions, women's participation was only 25% compared to 75% for men.
• The project identifies a need to address gender-based violence (GBV) in rural and ethnic contexts, as it severely impacts the sustainability of development processes and women's growth.
• To improve gender equity, the project will adopt differential quotas of 40% for women in the most relevant processes and activities, depending on the local context.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2020). REDD-PLUS RESULTS-BASED PAYMENTS FOR RESULTS ACHIEVED BY COLOMBIA IN THE AMAZON BIOME IN 2015 AND 2016 Gender Assessment and Action Plan. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp134-gender-assessment.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. REDD-PLUS RESULTS-BASED PAYMENTS FOR RESULTS ACHIEVED BY COLOMBIA IN THE AMAZON BIOME IN 2015 AND 2016 Gender Assessment and Action Plan. 2020. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp134-gender-assessment.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2020reddplus, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{REDD-PLUS RESULTS-BASED PAYMENTS FOR RESULTS ACHIEVED BY COLOMBIA IN THE AMAZON BIOME IN 2015 AND 2016 Gender Assessment and Action Plan}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2020}, month = sep, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp134-gender-assessment.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }