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Strengthening women's tenure rights and participation in community forestry cifor.org blog.cifor.org Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) CIFOR advances human well-being, environmental conservation and equity by conducting research to help shape policies and practices that affect forests in developing countries. CIFOR is a member of the CGIAR Consortium. Our headquarters are in Bogor, Indonesia, with offices in Asia, Africa and Latin America. This research was carried out by CIFOR as part of the CGIAR Research Program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (CRP-FTA). This collaborative program aims to enhance the management and use of forests, agroforestry and tree genetic resources across the landscape from forests to farms. CIFOR leads CRP-FTA in partnership with Bioversity International, CATIE, CIRAD, the International Center for Tropical Agriculture and the World Agroforestry Centre.

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CIFOR infobriefs provide concise, accurate, peer-reviewed information on current topics in forest research No. 53, May 2012 cifor.org The decline in forest cover is expected to continue, principally due to agricultural expansion and cutting for fuel wood. Many areas of the country are already deforested and subject to increased erosion, landslides, siltation of rivers, pollution of surface waters and uncontrolled disposal of solid waste. This deterioration has gender implications as women continue to bear the burden of walking longer distances for water, food and fuelwood. At the national level, Uganda has several policies, legal and institutional frameworks to support equality between men and women, including the Constitution, the Uganda Gender Gender and forestry in Uganda Policy, legal and institutional frameworks Key messages • Despite legal frameworks, policies and strategies in Uganda to support equality between men and women, prominent gender inequalities still exist in forest use and/or management.