Melinda Firds Program Management Unit Assistant
World Agroforestry (ICRAF)
Jl. CIFOR, Situ Gede, Sindang Barang,
Bogor Barat - Indonesia 16115
Tel: +62 2511 8625415
Fax: +62 2511 8625416
Email: icrafseapub@cgiar.org
Gender Roles And Land Use Preferences-Implications To Landscape Restoration In Southeast Asia
Author
Delia Catacutan and Grace B.Villamor
Editors
Ilan Chabay, Martin Frick and Jennifer Helgeson
Year
2015
Book Title
Land Restoration: Reclaiming Landscapes for a Sustainable Future
Publisher
Elsevier
City of Publication
London, UK
Number of Pages of the book
11
Pages
431-440
Call Number
BC0424-15
Abstract:
Land restoration has been proposed to reverse degradation. However, to make land restoration efforts
effective, social factors including gender appreciation of land uses must be considered (Villamor
et al., 2014a; Ban et al., 2013; Bernard et al., 2014). We argue in this section that the pathway to land
restoration is influenced by the way that land is appreciated by multiple direct stakeholders. The diversity
of these stakes is an important consideration in efforts to reclaim or restore land. Through three
case studies conducted in Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, we highlight the roles that women
play in agriculture and decision making, as well as their choices over land use. We found that contextspecific
gender roles and an appreciation of land uses play a role in predicting future changes in landuse
and land restoration efforts. Our case study findings are instructive for future land restoration
efforts in southeast Asia.
Download file(s):Click icon to download/open file.
