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FOREST CONSERVATION

Diversity in decision-making

Nature Climate Change volume 9, pages 258–259 (2019)Cite this article

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Women have typically been excluded from forest conservation programs due to traditional decision-making structures in their villages and local governments. Research now shows that greater representation of women in forest-user groups leads to more equitable sharing of program benefits and increases conservation outcomes.

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  1. Philipps-University Marburg, School of Business and Economics, Marburg, Germany

    Björn Vollan

  2. University of Arizona, School of Government and Public Policy, Tucson, AZ, USA

    Adam Douglas Henry

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Vollan, B., Henry, A.D. Diversity in decision-making. Nat. Clim. Chang. 9, 258–259 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41558-019-0441-9

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