Gender, justice and livelihoods in the creation and demise of forests in North Western Ethopia's Zeghie Peninsula
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2009
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University of British Columbia, Vancouver, CA
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While Zeghie’s landscape is unquestionably long-inhabited and regarded as sacred in the eyes of most of its inhabitants, the dissertation reveals a landscape that is both historically complex and socially troubled. Research and analysis sought to understand deeply rooted gender and power relations, which are fuelling poverty and marginalization. Widespread male emigration and increased numbers of female-headed households have resulted in a fierce struggle for land, and highlight problems pertaining to the absence of justice for women. Deforestation and environmental change in Zeghie are exacerbated by complex social, political-economic, and historical processes entrenched in the micro-politics of property ownership.
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DEFORESTATION, ENVIRONMENTAL DEGRADATION, NATURAL RESOURCES, HARVESTING, COFFEE, LABOUR MIGRATION, GENDER EQUALITY, WOMEN'S RIGHTS, GENDER ROLES, GENDER DISCRIMINATION, ETHIOPIA, ACCESS TO JUSTICE, LITERACY, TRADITIONAL PRACTICES, BIODIVERSITY, LOCAL LEVEL, NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT, SOUTH OF SAHARA