Talk of the Forest
Soon after becoming the gender officer at the National Trust for Nature Conservation (NTNC) in Nepal, in September 2021, Reetu Deuba was invited to...
Talk of the Forest
The strategy calls for more training to strengthen women’s confidence in contributing to the numerous management options, such as community forest...
Notes from the Field
Nepali journalists attended a media training boot camp organized by RECOFTC Nepal to promote gender equity and social inclusion in the forest...
Notes from the Field
Gender equality is one of the policy priorities for the government of Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The government integrated gender...
Talk of the Forest
In 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic hit the world, Mardha Tillah travelled to Bangkok for a workshop on gender leadership. At that time, she was...
Notes from the Field
Namira Arsa has come a long way in the past two years. Arsa transformed from being an administrator into being a gender expert. She is now leading...
Stories of Change
Gender leaders in Cambodia are working to mainstream gender equality in the forestry sector. Forestry is associated with labour-intensive work....
Notes from the Field
Saraswati Aryal’s parents were never disappointed that they did not have a son. Despite the patriarchal nature of Nepali society, they were happy...
Perspectives
Women from the Boon Rueang community were crucial in the effort to convince the Thai government to stop a plan to industrialize the 483-hectare...