Social & Gender Analysis in Natural Resource Management

This volume presents encounters with rural men and women in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries working for local and national governments and for non-governmental organizations. Six case studies are offered to highlight the diversity of efforts to integrate social and gender analysis into natural resource management research. These cases present examples of challenges and opportunities, as well as successes and disappointments encountered while integrating social and gender analysis. They also demonstrate the variety of methods used and adapted in diverse contexts, reflect on what has been done and is being done in terms of capacity development and, most importantly, how this is being done and the factors that affect the process. The perspective from which it is presented makes it very interesting. The authors have taken much care to provide the readers with an adequate description of the study context where the learning projects are implemented, gender-related information including equity, access to land and other resources, and information as well as outcome of the action-oriented projects where different stakeholders are involved in various ways...this book, beyond doubt provides many valuable insights. -- Journal of Social and Economic Development

Integrating Social and Gender Analysis into Natural Resource Management Research - Ronnie Vernooy and Liz Fajber Chanda Gurung and Nawraj Gurung The Social and Gendered Nature of Ginger Production and Commercialization A Case Study of the Rai, Lepcha and Brahmin-Chhetri in Sikkim and Kalimpong, West Bengal, India Strengthening Market Linkages for Women Vegetable Vendors - Vengota Nakro and Chozhule Kikhi Experiences from Kohima, Nagaland, India Enhancing Farmers' Marketing Capacity and Strengthening the Local Seed System - Deepa Singh, Anil Subedi and Pitamber Shrestha Action Research for the Conservation and Use of Agrobiodiversity in Bara District, Nepal Empowering Women Farmers and Strengthening the Local Seed System - Yiching Song and Linxiu Zhang with Ronnie Vernooy Action Research in Guangxi, China Creating Opportunities for Change - Hoang Thi Sen and Le Van An Strengthening the Social Capital of Women and the Poor in Upland Communities in Hue, Viet Nam Herder Women Speak Out - H Ykhanbai et al Towards More Equitable Co-Management of Grasslands and Other Natural Resources in Mongolia Similarities and Differences - Ronnie Vernooy and Linxiu Zhang From Improved Understanding to Social Transformations Social and Gender Analysis is Essential, Not Optional - Ronnie Vernooy and Linxiu Zhang Enhanced Capacities and Remaining Challenges