Drawing on feminist and development literature, this paper suggests several important lessons and considerations for building equitable approaches to REDD+. Specifically, we illustrate the conceptual and practical significance of women's participation for achieving the goals of REDD+as well as the limits and opportunities for gendering participation in REDD+. We argue that the standing debates over how and in what context gender becomes instrumentalised, technicalised or institutionalised in development provide important cautionary tales for the implementation and reporting of REDD+safeguards. By doing so, this paper contributes to the growing literature on gender, development, natural resource management and REDD+.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1080/01436597.2016.1191342Altmetric score:
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Publication year
2016
Authors
Bee, B.A.; Sijapati Basnett, B.
Language
English
Keywords
gender, women's participation, development, natural resources management, forest governance, climate change
