He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon

Although it has been hypothesized that men and women vary in the way they value ecosystem services, research on ecosystem services rarely incorporates a gender dimension. We conducted research with nine indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon to understand which ecosystem services men and wom...

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Autores principales: Cruz García, Gisella S., Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina, Torres Vitolas, Carlos A., Harvey, Celia A., Shackleton, Charlie M., Schreckenberg, Kate, Willcock, Simon P., Navarrete Frías, Carolina, Sachet, Erwan
Formato: Journal Article
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: Elsevier 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100719
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author Cruz García, Gisella S.
Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina
Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.
Harvey, Celia A.
Shackleton, Charlie M.
Schreckenberg, Kate
Willcock, Simon P.
Navarrete Frías, Carolina
Sachet, Erwan
author_browse Cruz García, Gisella S.
Harvey, Celia A.
Navarrete Frías, Carolina
Sachet, Erwan
Schreckenberg, Kate
Shackleton, Charlie M.
Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.
Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina
Willcock, Simon P.
author_facet Cruz García, Gisella S.
Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina
Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.
Harvey, Celia A.
Shackleton, Charlie M.
Schreckenberg, Kate
Willcock, Simon P.
Navarrete Frías, Carolina
Sachet, Erwan
author_sort Cruz García, Gisella S.
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description Although it has been hypothesized that men and women vary in the way they value ecosystem services, research on ecosystem services rarely incorporates a gender dimension. We conducted research with nine indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon to understand which ecosystem services men and women perceive as most important for their wellbeing and to rank them according to locally-defined criteria of importance. Participants identified a total of 26 ecosystem services and 20 different ranking criteria. Ecosystem services such as land for agricultural fields (a supporting service), and provision of fish and medicinal plants were equally important for both men and women. Wild fruits and resources to make handicrafts were more frequently mentioned by women, whereas timber, materials for making tools and coca leaves were more frequently mentioned by men. There were also differences in the criteria used to value ecosystem services, with 11 criteria mentioned by both men and women, five mentioned exclusively by women and another four only by men. Our results suggest that taking gender differences into account in ecosystem services assessments may result in the prioritization of different services in conservation and sustainable development programs, and may lead to different outcomes for ecosystem service provision and local livelihoods.
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spelling CGSpace1007192025-09-25T13:01:41Z He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon Cruz García, Gisella S. Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina Torres Vitolas, Carlos A. Harvey, Celia A. Shackleton, Charlie M. Schreckenberg, Kate Willcock, Simon P. Navarrete Frías, Carolina Sachet, Erwan ecosystem services servicios de los ecosistemas valuation estimación gender Although it has been hypothesized that men and women vary in the way they value ecosystem services, research on ecosystem services rarely incorporates a gender dimension. We conducted research with nine indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon to understand which ecosystem services men and women perceive as most important for their wellbeing and to rank them according to locally-defined criteria of importance. Participants identified a total of 26 ecosystem services and 20 different ranking criteria. Ecosystem services such as land for agricultural fields (a supporting service), and provision of fish and medicinal plants were equally important for both men and women. Wild fruits and resources to make handicrafts were more frequently mentioned by women, whereas timber, materials for making tools and coca leaves were more frequently mentioned by men. There were also differences in the criteria used to value ecosystem services, with 11 criteria mentioned by both men and women, five mentioned exclusively by women and another four only by men. Our results suggest that taking gender differences into account in ecosystem services assessments may result in the prioritization of different services in conservation and sustainable development programs, and may lead to different outcomes for ecosystem service provision and local livelihoods. 2019-06 2019-04-09T18:25:12Z 2019-04-09T18:25:12Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100719 en Open Access Elsevier Cruz-Garcia, Gisella S.; Vanegas Cubillos, Martha ; Torres-Vitolas, Carlos ; Harvey, Celia A.; Shackleton, Charlie M.; chreckenberg, KateS; Willcock, Simon ; Navarrete-Frías, Carolina & Sachet, Erwan (2019). He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon. Ecosystem Services, 37: 100921
spellingShingle ecosystem services
servicios de los ecosistemas
valuation
estimación
gender
Cruz García, Gisella S.
Vanegas Cubillos, Martha Cristina
Torres Vitolas, Carlos A.
Harvey, Celia A.
Shackleton, Charlie M.
Schreckenberg, Kate
Willcock, Simon P.
Navarrete Frías, Carolina
Sachet, Erwan
He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon
title He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon
title_full He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon
title_fullStr He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon
title_full_unstemmed He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon
title_short He says, she says: Ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon
title_sort he says she says ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the colombian amazon
topic ecosystem services
servicios de los ecosistemas
valuation
estimación
gender
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/100719
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