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

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He says, she says: ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon. / Cruz-Garcia, Gisella S.; Cubillos, Martha Vanegas; Torres-Vitolas, Carlos et al.
In: Ecosystem Services, Vol. 37, 100921, 06.2019.

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Cruz-Garcia, GS, Cubillos, MV, Torres-Vitolas, C, Harvey, CA, Shackleton, CM, Schreckenberg, K, Willcock, S, Navarrete-Frías, C & Sachet, E 2019, 'He says, she says: ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon', Ecosystem Services, vol. 37, 100921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100921

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Cruz-Garcia, G. S., Cubillos, M. V., Torres-Vitolas, C., Harvey, C. A., Shackleton, C. M., Schreckenberg, K., Willcock, S., Navarrete-Frías, C., & Sachet, E. (2019). He says, she says: ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon. Ecosystem Services, 37, Article 100921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100921

CBE

Cruz-Garcia GS, Cubillos MV, Torres-Vitolas C, Harvey CA, Shackleton CM, Schreckenberg K, Willcock S, Navarrete-Frías C, Sachet E. 2019. He says, she says: ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon. Ecosystem Services. 37:Article 100921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100921

MLA

Cruz-Garcia, Gisella S. et al. "He says, she says: ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon". Ecosystem Services. 2019. 37. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100921

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Cruz-Garcia GS, Cubillos MV, Torres-Vitolas C, Harvey CA, Shackleton CM, Schreckenberg K et al. He says, she says: ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon. Ecosystem Services. 2019 Jun;37:100921. Epub 2019 Apr 5. doi: 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100921

Author

Cruz-Garcia, Gisella S. ; Cubillos, Martha Vanegas ; Torres-Vitolas, Carlos et al. / He says, she says: ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon. In: Ecosystem Services. 2019 ; Vol. 37.

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TY - JOUR

T1 - He says, she says: ecosystem services and gender among indigenous communities in the Colombian Amazon

AU - Cruz-Garcia, Gisella S.

AU - Cubillos, Martha Vanegas

AU - Torres-Vitolas, Carlos

AU - Harvey, Celia A.

AU - Shackleton, Charlie M.

AU - Schreckenberg, Kate

AU - Willcock, Simon

AU - Navarrete-Frías, Carolina

AU - Sachet, Erwan

PY - 2019/6

Y1 - 2019/6

N2 - 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.

AB - 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.

KW - conservation

KW - participatory methods

KW - qualitative

KW - prioritization

KW - valuation

KW - wellbeing

U2 - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100921

DO - 10.1016/j.ecoser.2019.100921

M3 - Article

VL - 37

JO - Ecosystem Services

JF - Ecosystem Services

SN - 2212-0416

M1 - 100921

ER -