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Women Empowerment and Green Initiative

A Case Study, Indonesia

Abidah Billah Setyowati, WOCAN

Composition

• sition of Fore

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29% 10% 17% 12% 31%

Data 2010-Ministry

• f Forestry
• Most of woman is working as

administration

• women are in a minority at senior

levels of government as there are

• nly two women out of nine Echelon

One officials.

• Only about 10% of technical woman

staffs work in the field

Challenges for woman in forestry sector

• Identification of forestry as work of men. Restrict

leadership position of women, they are in a minority at senior levels of government;

• Restrictions on women’s mobility;
• Women are also less likely than men to have the

networks, contacts, and social and professional experience expected of public leaders.

Opportunities

• Indonesia has second largest forest in the world (136 mil ha)

which women’s roles in forest management are crucial to ensure good forest governance

• CEDAW and Presidential Instruction No 9/2000 on Gender

Mainstreaming in the National Development - The instruction promotes gender equality in the public and private sphere. It requires all government agencies to implement gender mainstreaming for planning, formulation, implementation monitoring and evaluation of national development policies.

• Historically, woman in some area/provinces such as Aceh, West

Sumatera have played strong roles in forest governance and politics at the local level.

Protected Forests30,9 m ha Protected Forests 30,9 m ha Production Forests 80.4 m ha Community forest

Updates

 New initiatives are implemented include:

1) Revitalize a gender working group; 2) Promote more women to take leadership roles; 3) Collaborate with the Ministry of Women Empowerment to develop gender sensitive planning and budgeting.

• Measurable indicators and monitoring are needed to

ensure their effective implementation;

• Enhance leadership skills for women working in the

forestry sector

Prologue

 A case study that underscore the importance

• f women involvement in forest governance

The Setting: Lubuk Beringin



A village covering 2,800 hectares (84 % of the area is

watershed protection forest), in Bungo District, Indonesia;

 Majority of people live below the poverty line;

 Livelihood: rubber

agroforests that also provide durian and

• ther fruits as well as

medicinal plants;

 Insecure tenure: part of

the rubber agroforests are classified as protected area;

 Rampant illegal

logging.

Bungo District, Indonesia

Source: KKI Warsi

What Has Been Done?



Integrated Conservation and Development Programme in 1990s



Forest conservation and revitalization of local institution



Women empowerment – saving groups with initial capital around 3000 USD



A local women’s cooperative, Dahlia, was established



Other initiatives are not sustainable but the women saving group sustain

Payment for Environmental Services

 Micro hydro to generate

electricity in the village

 Granted forest village

permit covering 2,356 ha

 Women’s groups get

additional capital for their cooperation enable women to expand their business

 Cut middlemen and

improve profit

Source: KKI WARSI

 A contract with a big tier

company, bridgestone, was secured

 The cooperative’s total

capital reach 65,000 USD

 Net profits are distributed

annually to its members. Some portions of the profits are allocated for allocated for new investment and watershed protection

Source: KKI Warsi

Broader Implication

 Improving local economy  Increasing commitment to

protect the forest;

 Reduce illegal logging

activities in the area;

 Women’s engagement leads

to successful and sustainable initiative;

 Key to success: accountable

management of the cooperative and willingness to build social relations that fosters collaboration

However.. the Challenges Remain

 Low representation in

local forest institution

 Disappearing act:

women’s initiative has not been sufficiently acknowledged

 Gender responsive

approach has not been considered in a potential future project in the area (REDD+)

Key Message

 Women’s access to decision making processes and

leadership in community forestry initiative and PES is very crucial to ensure inclusive green governance and successful institutional functioning. It not only improves women’s effective voice in decision- making, influences the nature of decisions made, especially the rules of forest use and their implementation but also improves forest condition

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