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WOCAN Publications Highlighted in the CGIAR Newsletter Celebrating International Women’s day…

On 7 March,CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry featured the followingWOCANpublications in their “Gender Cross-cutting Theme Newsletter No. 3″celebrating International Women’s Day.

A guidance note to integrate gender in implementing REDD+ social safeguards in Indonesia
This guidance note lists recommendations for both policies and projects, including the following:

§ Ensure that women participate effectively and meaningfully in the development and implementation of REDD+ policies.

§ Develop a roadmap for gender mainstreaming in REDD+.

§ Develop gender-responsive monitoring.

§ Strengthen women’s organizations, networks and self-help groups.

Case study: An assessment of gender and women’s exclusion in REDD+ in Nepal
WOCAN and the Himalayan Grassroots Women’s Natural Resource Management Association (HIMAWANTI) Nepal conducted this assessment in February 2012 to provide a review of REDD+ policy, processes and pilots in Nepal from a gender perspective. The study also sought to highlight the extent to which these have included or excluded women at national and local levels. It offers recommendations on how REDD+ initiatives can more effectively include women and address gender issues.

Gender and REDD+: An assessment in the Oddar Meanchey Community Forestry REDD+ site, Cambodia
Cambodia’s Forestry Administration, the international development NGO Pact and several other partners have been developing the Oddar Meanchey Community Forestry REDD+ project in an effort to access sustainable financing for forest protection through the international voluntary carbon market. Using the Harvard Analytical Framework as a conceptual methodology, Pact initiated a gender assessment of the project to identify ways to effectively mainstream gender during the project implementation. A Japanese institute provided funding and WOCAN provided technical support. To collect data, researchers conducted in-depth interviews and focus group discussions in four of the 13 community forestry sites in the project area in April 2012.

Integrating gender into REDD+ safeguards implementation in Indonesia
This report provides a country-level situation analysis of gender in the forestry sector and analyzes the extent to which gender has been integrated into REDD+ policies in Indonesia. Drawing on lessons learned from the UN-REDD Indonesia Programme, particularly in Central Sulawesi Province, the report identifies entry points for strengthening gender aspects in REDD+ policies and programs and the implementation of REDD+ social safeguards.

Scoping study of good practices for strengthening women’s inclusion in forest and other natural resource management sectors
This report was produced by Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture and Natural Resource Management (WOCAN), the United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (UN-REDD) and the United States Agency for International Development (USAID)-funded Lowering Emissions in Asia’s Forests (LEAF) project for the Joint Regional Initiative. The aims of the study were to examine the challenges and barriers that prevent the inclusion of women and the integration of gender perspectives in REDD+ in Asia Pacific, identify practical entry points, analyze existing good practices and share knowledge through multi-sectoral and stakeholder dialogues for the replication of successful outcomes.

WOCAN policy brief: How bringing gender perspectives into REDD+ policies could enhance effectiveness and empowerment