Women in Resistance
When forests are destroyed, women in forest-dependent communities are hit hard: Their living conditions are particularly precarious; and providing food, medicine, materials and clean water becomes even harder. The traditional knowledge and wisdom that women pass down from generation to generation are also at risk. That is why women are often on the frontlines of the resistance to forest destruction.
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16 June 2022
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22 December 2018
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5 October 2016
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30 April 2011
Brazil: Women in Camp Sister Dorothy Stang – for their right to life, against monoculture eucalyptus
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29 April 2009
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17 October 2007
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23 May 2007