Gender Assessment for the Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2

The report provides a gender assessment for the Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2 (MSLF2), identifying how land degradation and deforestation disproportionately affect women due to systemic gaps in land rights and resource access. It outlines a programmatic approach to integrate gender lens investing, aligning with the 2X Challenge criteria and GCF Gender Policy. The fund sets specific targets, including that 35% of jobs created will go to women and 44% of total beneficiaries will be women. The document also provides detailed gender profiles for Ghana, Costa Rica, Peru, the Philippines, and Malaysia, highlighting country-specific labour force participation and legal frameworks.

• Land degradation and deforestation disproportionately impact women, who are reported to be twice as affected by these issues as men. This is linked to gender biases in land rights, access to resources, and decision-making processes.
• Women face significant global barriers in agriculture; while they make up 43% of the global agricultural labour force (rising to 60% in least-developed countries), they represent only 15% of landholders globally and 30% of cooperative memberships.
• The MSLF2 aims for 50% of its portfolio to align with the 2X Challenge criteria by the end of the fund's life. It specifically targets that 35% of jobs created under the fund will go to women and 44% of total beneficiaries will be women.
• Mirova will implement a gender lens across the investment cycle, including pre-screening, due diligence, and contracting. Every investment must include a Gender Action Plan (GAP) as part of the contractual Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP).
• The fund will provide gender-related technical assistance (TA) to investees. All portfolio companies will receive awareness-raising webinars, while approximately 40% of the portfolio is expected to receive hands-on support for GAP implementation.
• In Ghana, women's labour force participation is 67%, and they are highly entrepreneurial, with 37.2% of business owners being women. However, they face land access barriers, with women holding only 38% of total agricultural land.
• Costa Rica has high gender equality in HDI achievements and has doubled its tropical rainforests since the 1980s. Despite this, a gender pay gap persists where men earn approximately 1.4 times more than women.
• Peru exhibits high rates of violence against women, with 6 or 7 out of 10 women suffering violence at some point in their lives. While women's labour force participation is 70%, they earn 27.5% less than men.
• In the Philippines, women's labour force participation is relatively low at 48%. Only 10% of all landowners are women, which contributes to economic vulnerability and limited decision-making power in agriculture.
• Malaysia's women's labour force participation is 56%. While women are prominent in the agro-based industry (73% of entrepreneurs), they face challenges in accessing productive resources and experience a significant gender pay gap.

APA

Green Climate Fund (2025). Gender Assessment for the Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp263-genderassessment2.pdf

Chicago

Green Climate Fund. Gender Assessment for the Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2. 2025. https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp263-genderassessment2.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{greenclimatefund2025gender, author = {{Green Climate Fund}}, title = {{Gender Assessment for the Mirova Sustainable Land Fund 2}}, institution = {Green Climate Fund}, year = {2025}, month = jan, url = {https://www.greenclimate.fund/sites/default/files/document/fp263-genderassessment2.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }