Papua Special Autonomy in Engagement With Gender, Generations and Deforestation: Insight From Feminist Political Ecology
Worry Mambusy Manoby,
Mia Siscawati,
Kurniawati Hastuti Dewi
Abstract:Forest governance within the framework of Special Autonomy in Papua is about improving the welfare of the Papuan people for indigenous communities. The conversion of customary forests into monoculture plantations is the main problem causing deforestation in Papua. In the patrilineal structure and patriarchal culture inherent in Papua, women only have forest management rights, while ownership rights are in the hands of men, and women will feel the impact more heavily than men when environmental degradation cont… Show more
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