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.

Bulletin articles 28 February 2013
Bulletin articles 14 December 2012

Testimonies of community women impacted by carbon and forest conservation projects that today are included in the so-called Green Economy.

Bulletin articles 14 December 2012

A story of the peoples of the Atlantic Forest in southern Brazil in a disputed territory where the green economy competes with community-based economies.