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Gender, local governance and non timber forest products. The use and management of Satureja macrostema in Oaxaca's central valleys, Mexico.
- Source :
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Women's Studies International Forum . Nov2017, Vol. 65, p47-52. 6p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- This paper explores the gendered norms regulating access, use and management of poleo Satureja macrostema (Benth.) Briq., a multi-purpose Non Timber Forest Product used as ornament, food or medicine in western and central Mexico. Research was conducted in San Miguel Mixtepec, a Zapotec community of Oaxaca's Central Valleys. Drawing on the literature on governance, forests and gender rights, the paper aims at answering the following questions: who gets to make poleo access, use and management rules? How does gender ideology shape these rules? Whose knowledge (men's, women's, both) takes precedence in poleo decision-making? What is the relationship between these rules and governance efficiency? Results show that poleo harvesting practices are regulated by male-dominated institutions that do not grant rights to women. Female plant uses remain unaccounted for, in spite of the fact that they are more varied than men's. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 02775395
- Volume :
- 65
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Women's Studies International Forum
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 126365836
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wsif.2016.08.003