Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research

Around the world, climate change is being tackled, not just in parliaments and global summits, but also in villages and farming communities. In these local spaces, lives and livelihoods depend directly on natural resources, and decisions are often made in groups. Globally, including women in action...

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Autores principales: Kosec, Katrina, Clayton, Amanda, Robinson, Amanda Lea, Dulani, Boniface
Formato: Opinion Piece
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Publicado: The Conversation 2025
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175989
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description Around the world, climate change is being tackled, not just in parliaments and global summits, but also in villages and farming communities. In these local spaces, lives and livelihoods depend directly on natural resources, and decisions are often made in groups. Globally, including women in action against climate change is seen as crucial. Especially in rural agricultural settings, women bear a substantial burden from the warming planet. But there has been little research on whether simply having more women involved in climate action changes the decisions taken by communities to combat global warming – or whether it matters.
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spelling CGSpace1759892025-12-08T10:29:22Z Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research Kosec, Katrina Clayton, Amanda Robinson, Amanda Lea Dulani, Boniface women climate change natural resources management rural areas forests Around the world, climate change is being tackled, not just in parliaments and global summits, but also in villages and farming communities. In these local spaces, lives and livelihoods depend directly on natural resources, and decisions are often made in groups. Globally, including women in action against climate change is seen as crucial. Especially in rural agricultural settings, women bear a substantial burden from the warming planet. But there has been little research on whether simply having more women involved in climate action changes the decisions taken by communities to combat global warming – or whether it matters. 2025-07-23 2025-08-05T13:50:37Z 2025-08-05T13:50:37Z Opinion Piece https://hdl.handle.net/10568/175989 en https://doi.org/10.1111/ajps.12994 Open Access The Conversation Kosec, Katrina; Clayton, Amanda; Robinson, Amanda Lea; and Dulani, Boniface. 2025. Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research. The Conversation US, Inc. Published online July 23, 2025. https://theconversation.com/forest-loss-in-malawi-how-having-women-at-the-table-affected-debates-and-decisions-about-solutions-research-259699
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Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research
title Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research
title_full Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research
title_fullStr Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research
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title_short Forest loss in Malawi: how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions – research
title_sort forest loss in malawi how having women at the table affected debates and decisions about solutions research
topic women
climate change
natural resources management
rural areas
forests
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