Payments for environmental services, gendered livelihoods and forest management in Vietnam: a feminist political ecology perspective
Authors:
Wouter Tuijnman
(Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
,
Mucahid M. Bayrak
(National Taiwan Normal University)
,
Pham Xuan Hung
(Hue University)
,
Bui Duc Tinh
(Hue University)
Abstract
Economic approaches to combat environmental degradation and deforestation have resulted in development initiatives such as the Payment for Environmental Services program (PES). This study deals with the effects of PES on women's livelihoods in Thuong Lo commune, Central Vietnam. Employing a feminist political ecology perspective and adopting a qualitative approach, we analyze the gendered roles, responsibilities and effects of PES on local livelihoods. We found that the women in our study portrayed different preferences and knowledge in relation to PES, forest management and livelihoods. Women are often excluded in PES projects due to a range of various socio-cultural factors.
Keywords: Co Tu people, Central Vietnam, livelihoods, women's empowerment, gender, forest management, Payments for Environmental Services
How to Cite:
Tuijnman, W., Bayrak, M. M., Hung, P. X. & Tinh, B. D., (2020) “Payments for environmental services, gendered livelihoods and forest management in Vietnam: a feminist political ecology perspective”, Journal of Political Ecology 27(1), 317-334. doi: https://doi.org/10.2458/v27i1.23643
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