Women, rural communities, and Indigenous Peoples continue to face reduced access to basic human needs and livelihood opportunities – and the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to push an extra half a billion people into extreme poverty.
CIFOR-ICRAF recognizes that solving complex social and environmental problems means addressing power and inequality for effective collaboration and just outcomes. For over two decades, our researchers have been making connections between poverty, land rights, livelihoods and gender.
Equity: Fast facts
Of those living in extreme poverty,
more than 90%
depend on forests
for at least part of their livelihoods
more than 90%
depend on forests
for at least part of their livelihoods
On average,
10% of people
live in extreme poverty,
including one in five children
10% of people
live in extreme poverty,
including one in five children
In developing countries,
43%
of agricultural workers are women
43%
of agricultural workers are women
