The World Bank Group Forest Carbon Partnership Facility commissioned Resource Equity to undertake these studies for the project, Understanding and Strengthening Gender Equity in Land and Forest Tenure in REDD+. These previously unpublished studies were used to inform the project’s final synthesis report. Included Countries: Côte d’Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Dominican Republic, Fiji, Mexico, Mozambique, Nepal, Nicaragua, Republic of Congo, Vietnam. Authors: Giovarelli, R.
Record Topic: Climate Change
Framework law to regulate reduction of vulnerability, mandatory adaptation to the effects of climate change, and the mitigation of greenhouse gas effects (Decree No. 7-2013)
Ley Marco para Regular la Reducción de la Vulnerabilidad, la Adaptación Obligatoria ante los Efectos del Cambio Climático y la Mitigación de Gases de Efecto Invernadero, Decreto Legislativo 7-2013 (2013)
Law for the Promotion of the Establishment, Recovery, Restoration, Management, Production and Protection of Forests in Guatemala (PROBOSQUE, Decree No. 2-2015)
Decreto Nº 2-2015: Ley de fomento al establecimiento, recuperación, restauración, manejo, producción y protección de bosques en Guatemala – PROBOSQUE.
National Policy for the Promotion and Comprehensive Development of Women and an Equal Opportunity Plan 2008-2023
Política Nacional de Promoción y Desarrollo Integral de las Mujeres y el Plan de Equidad de Oportunidades 2008-2023
National Climate Change Action Plan 2010-2015
Estrategia Nacional Ambiental y del Cambio Climático Plan de Acción 2010-2015
Uneven Ground: Land Inequality at the Heart of Unequal Societies
Research Findings from The Land Inequality Initiative Synthesis Report
Gender quotas increase the equality and effectiveness of climate policy interventions
Collective tenure rights: Realizing the potential for REDD+ and sustainable development
Information brief
The role of property rights in shaping the effectiveness of protected areas and resisting forest loss in the Yucatan Peninsula
This research paper investigates how a common conservation intervention (protected areas), has varying impacts depending on the underlying property rights and the profitability of forests.
Harnessing the Power of Data for Gender Equality
Introducing the 2019 EM2030 SDG Gender Index