Building capacity on gender in forest landscape restoration (FLR)

As restoration efforts at global, national and local levels are being ramped up to tackle the multiple challenges currently faced by ecosystems and humanity, there is an urgent need to ensure that the actions by decision-makers and implementers are informed by such evidence, in order to mitigate adverse impacts and to ensure that restoration efforts contribute to the wellbeing and empowerment of both women and men.

The CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) has been investing in generating knowledge aimed at enhancing understanding of the ways in which gender relations – often in combination with other social relations – influence differentiated perceptions, needs, costs, benefits and impacts associated with forest landscape restoration (FLR).

EnGen Collaborative is providing support to CGIAR partners in developing an evidence-based, interactive online learning module on gender equality and FLR. Building on gender equality and FLR frameworks, EnGen Collaborative is providing insight on international and national policy developments and responding to the learning needs of key stakeholders in the field of FLR on their capacity gaps on gender and social inclusion. The module is providing accessible, interactive opportunities for sharing experiences and enhancing learning to build awareness and capacity on persisting challenges as well as positive practices and outcomes on gender in FLR.