Migration, youth workshops and forestry: Case studies from Nepal

Poudel, Amir

doi:10.1016/j.tfp.2020.100057

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“…(c) Employee Benefits: Recognizing the holistic needs of its employees, the company introduced benefits such as health insurance, educational scholarships for the children of weavers, and microloans for personal and professional needs (Sinha, S., 2013). (d) Community Workshops: By setting up decentralized weaving centers in various parts of the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Bain Textile enabled women to work closer to their homes, ensuring greater participation and reducing migration for employment (Poudel, A., 2021).…”

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From Looms to Leadership: Women's Empowerment Through Monjulika Chakma's Bain Textile in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts

Sarder Ali Haider,

Takrima Jannat

2023

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Monjulika Chakma's entrepreneurial foray with Bain Textile in 1965 within Bangladesh's Chittagong Hill Tracts marked more than just a business venture; it underscored the transformative capabilities of social entrepreneurship. Anchored on a vision to champion female weavers of the region, Chakma not only propelled the intricate art of traditional Chakma fabrics to prominence but also paved the way for socio-economic upliftment and cultural preservation. Despite humble beginnings and myriad challenges – from scarce weaving resources to the complexities of marketing in a geographically remote area – Chakma's resilience and adaptability catalyzed Bain Textile's ascent. This paper unravels Bain Textile's trajectory, highlighting its role in preserving Chakma heritage, engendering female empowerment, and fostering community development. Drawing upon Chakma's innovative strategies and collaborative ethos, the study underscores the imperative of tenacity, co-creation, and experimentation within the sphere of social entrepreneurship. Chakma's Bain Textile emerges not just as a business archetype but as a testament to entrepreneurship's potential as a conduit for societal change and cultural reverence

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From Looms to Leadership: Women's Empowerment Through Monjulika Chakma's Bain Textile in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts

Sarder Ali Haider,

Takrima Jannat

2023

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“…In this conservation focus, beneficiaries such as youth and local producers were identified as leverage points. There is growing awareness of the need to include youth perspectives, values, and motivations in conservation (Powell et al 2018, Chen et al 2019, Kamat 2019, Poudel 2021, as also emphasized in Target 21 of the Kunming-Montreal GBF (CBD 2022). Consideration of youth perspectives can lead to valuable insights on historical and contextual motivations for supporting, or not supporting, conservation practices (Kamat 2019).…”

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“…This suggests that more targeted interventions for youth in protected areas should be adopted. Examples of engagement include youth workshops (Poudel 2021), or youth councils and strengthened educational opportunities (Chen et al 2019).…”

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Leverage points and levers of inclusive conservation in protected areas

Cebrián-Piqueras,

Palomo,

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Inclusive conservation approaches that effectively conserve biodiversity while improving human well-being are gaining traction in the face of the sixth mass extinction of biodiversity. Despite much theorization on the governance of inclusive conservation, empirical research on its practical implementation is urgently needed. Here, using a correlation network analysis and drawing on empirical results from 263 sites described on the web platform of the PANORAMA initiative (IUCN), we inductively identified global clusters of conservation outcomes in protected and conserved areas. These clusters represent five conservation foci or archetypes, namely (i) community-based conservation, (ii) sustainable management, (iii) conflict resolution, (iv) multi-level and co-governance, and (v) environmental protection and nature's contribution to people. Our empirical approach further revealed that some dimensions of inclusive conservation are crucial as leverage points to manage protected areas related to these clusters successfully, namely improvements in the socio-cultural context and social cohesion, enhancing the status and participation of youth, women, and minorities, improved human health, empowerment of local communities, or reestablishment of dialogue and trust. We highlight inclusive interventions such as education and capacity building, development of alliances and partnerships, and enabling sustainable livelihoods, or governance arrangements led by Indigenous peoples and local communities or private actors, as levers to promote positive transformations in the social-ecological systems of protected areas. We argue that although some of the leverage points we identified are less targeted in current protected area management, they can represent powerful areas of intervention to enhance social and ecological outcomes in protected areas.

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“…Additionally, implementation of programs focusing on youth within a community connected to forestry can reveal the knowledge and prospects of youth and women pursuing careers. Many are considering careers that require higher education as well as moving away from their hometown with the intent to return [35,36].…”

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Integrating Woody Biochar, Women, and Youth in Maine’s Bioenergy Industry: Benefits and Challenges

Novak

Glover

2022

Sustainability

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Over 30% of Maine’s forestry industry is made up of women, with women in the minority comprising a small part of this. Improving representation in this industry can serve as a way for more women to enter the industry, to the benefit of their own professional paths and addressing climate change. Here, we share an effective approach to increase the number of women in the bioenergy sector, with an example of programming that centers mentoring and targets women in underrepresented groups. We found that approximately 29% of women hold executive or leadership positions in Maine companies related to bioenergy. We also discuss current strategies for improving gender-diverse teams in the bioenergy industry and increasing women’s presence in this industry. Presented as a case study, our training program had two goals: (1) a focus on the benefits of biochar and its importance in boosting Maine’s economy and mitigating climate change; and (2) using gender-diverse teams to encourage the next generation of girls and young women. Research universities are well-positioned to offer similar programs, and thus play a critical role in increasing and retaining the number of young women in forestry, agricultural, renewable energy, sustainable materials, and technologies programs. Our experience illustrates that gender-diverse teams can lead to better collaboration, innovation, and teamwork in the bioenergy and agricultural industry. This is the dynamic environment that can foster the relationship-building and mentoring necessary to retain underrepresented groups in the industry.

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Migration, youth workshops and forestry: Case studies from Nepal

Cited by 8 publications

References 5 publications

From Looms to Leadership: Women's Empowerment Through Monjulika Chakma's Bain Textile in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts

From Looms to Leadership: Women's Empowerment Through Monjulika Chakma's Bain Textile in Bangladesh’s Chittagong Hill Tracts

Leverage points and levers of inclusive conservation in protected areas

Integrating Woody Biochar, Women, and Youth in Maine’s Bioenergy Industry: Benefits and Challenges

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