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Gender integration within the Mt. Mantalingahan protected landscape
Résumé
While the Mt. Mantalingahan Protected Landscape was designed with input and consent from the indigenous communities living within and adjacent to the area, primarily indigenous leaders (all male) were consulted. We conducted an analysis through documents, interviews and surveys to identify how, and to what extent, both men and women were (and are) involved in management. We used these results to inform development of the new management plan, which is now more gender-informed.
Classifications
Région
Asie du Sud-Est
Ampleur de la mise en œuvre
Local
Ecosystème
Forêt de conifères tropicaux
Écosystèmes forestiers
Thème
Acteurs locaux
Culture
Gestion des ressources forestières
Gestion et Planification des Aires protégées et conservées
Gouvernance des Aires protégées et conservées
Indigènes
L'intégration du genre
Moyens d'existence durables
Services écosystèmiques
Défis
Changements dans le contexte socio-culturel
Manque de sensibilisation du public et des décideurs
Mauvaise surveillance et application de la loi
Mauvaise gouvernance et participation
Défis
This case study highlights many of the same challenges often seen in conservation: an assumption that leaders can necessarily speak for diverse interests and needs, patriarchal cultures where women are not allowed in the decision-making and consultation arenas, and a lack of time/understanding on the part of conservationists to take the extra steps and ensure the voices of less visible constituents are incorporated.
Bénéficiaires
All men and women who live in, or use resources from, the Mt. Mantalingahan Protected Area.
Comment les blocs constitutifs interagissent-ils entre eux dans la solution?
The gender analysis, using BB1 (gender guidelines), allowed for gathering of specific feedback and recommendations. These recommendations were then used to inform BB2 (integration into the management plan). It was only because of the first BB that the second could occur, and without the ability to integrate recommendations into the management plan, gathering the data would have been insufficient to make any real change.
Impacts
Together with the survey and interview participants, we developed recommendations for making the new management plan more responsive to the needs, interests and priorities of both men and women. These recommendations were accepted by the management board and have been adopted into the new 5-year management plan for the Landscape (which was being drafted). It remains to be seen what the actual impacts of these changes are towards the end of the 5 years; we plan to conduct another assessment at that time. This case study provides a good example of how powerful it can be to provide recommendations at an opportune time (e.g. when a management plan is being updated).
Histoire
Blog about a female ranger in the area: http://blog.conservation.org/2016/03/on-remote-philippine-island-female-forest-rangers-are-a-force-to-be-reckoned-with/
Images
Contribué par
Kame Westerman
Autres contributeurs
Conservation International
Conservation International
Autres organisations
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