Women Role in Environmental Conservation and Development in Nigeria

Raimi, Morufu Olalekan; Suleiman, Romoke Monsurat; Odipe, Oluwaseun E.; Tolulope, Salami John; Modupe, Oshatunberu; Olalekan, Awogbami Stephen; Christianah, Makanjuola Bosede

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“…Given their role in rural communities and potential vulnerability as the majority of the world's impoverished, women are more severely impacted than men by environmental degradation (Bechtel, 2010). By supporting women's financial independence, alternative livelihood programs in developing countries enable local leadership and an innovative, sustainable future for these communities (Raimi et al, 2019).…”

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Can creating sustainable livelihoods with communities impact cotton‐top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) conservation in Colombia?

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Savage²,

Vega

et al. 2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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Conservation and development organizations around the world are increasingly promoting livelihood programs for rural communities as a means of creating sustainable alternatives to activities destructive to remaining wildlife and habitats. In impoverished communities in Colombia adjacent forest patches with critically endangered cotton-top tamarins (Saguinus oedipus), this study evaluates alternative livelihood programs' impact on participating community members' income, wellbeing, sustainable resource use, and attitudes about cotton-top tamarin conservation. We surveyed program participants, their neighbors, and members of reference communities nearby for comparison (n = 253). Participants in the alternative livelihood programs had significantly more access to resources and benefits compared to both the non-participating neighbors and people from the reference communities. However, results revealed challenges of scaling up the programs to include more community members. Participants' attitudes toward sustainable resource use and cotton-top tamarin conservation were not stronger than others who do not receive benefits from the alternative livelihoods programs, and at times were contrary to the conservation goals, revealing a gap in program training for newer participants. Conservation programs using alternative livelihood strategies can apply the lessons learned in our 16 years of implementation and this post hoc evaluation to strengthen the connection between alternative livelihoods and conservation goals.

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confidence: 99%

Can creating sustainable livelihoods with communities impact cotton‐top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) conservation in Colombia?

Maynard

Savage²,

Vega

et al. 2021

Conservat Sci and Prac

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“…Gender and ethnic equity: what can we learn from ancestral and indigenous peoples to deal with socio-environmental issues? Ethnobio Conserv 10:16 of traditional knowledge and gender have emphasized that women have a fundamental role in the management and conservation of biodiversity (Agarwal 1992, Howard 2003 and that considering gender equity has brought more effective results in conservation actions (Cook et al 2019;Raimi et al 2019). An example is the field experiment carried out by Cook et al (2019) which involved 440 forest users from Indonesia, Peru and Tanzania.…”

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Gender and ethnic equity: what can we learn from ancestral and indigenous peoples to deal with socio-environmental issues?

Zank¹,

Hanazaki²,

Melo³

2021

Ethnobio Conserv

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The socio-environmental crisis that we are currently experiencing requires integrative research approaches and actions. Ethnobiology has important potential in this regard, both for its interdisciplinary nature and for recording the relationship between humans and the environment at different times and places. In this way, this opinion essay aims to discuss what we can learn from ancestral societies and Indigenous peoples for the establishment of a more equitable and sustainable world, considering the intersection between gender and ethnic groups. We will begin by examining archaeological data of societies in Old Europe and how domineering and patriarchal societies have been established. We will discuss a few findings about pre-Columbian peoples in America that reinforces the existence of more equitable societies. We add discussions related to gender, in the context of Indigenous peoples, and reflect on the importance of the feminine and of the complementarity in social relationships. Finally, we discuss the role of ethnobiological research in this context and the ways of collaborating to support values that favor the establishment of equitable societies, which are fundamental to address the challenges of this era of change.

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“…Thus, it is a misnomer to talk about natural disasters as if they could exit outside of the actions and decisions of human being and societies. For instance, floods, tornadoes, volcanic eruptions, earthquakes, tusnamis, and other so called natural agent have social consequences only as a result of the pre, trans and post impact activities of individuals and communities [4,7,[9][10][11][12].…”

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“…This same situation is reflected in many other environmental management issues. Environmental groups addressing these issues are natural allies in forming a constituency for mitigating natural disasters [6,10,11,14].…”

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Socio-Demographic Association of Multiple Risk Factors and Their Clustering in Urban Population of Adults

Chebil¹,

Maatoug²,

Ghammam³

et al. 2021

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence and identify factors associated with simultaneous risk factors occurrence (clustering) for chronic diseases among adults. Methods: A cross-sectional population-based study was carried out with 1977 adults in Sousse, Tunisia. The simultaneous occurrence of tobacco smoking, physical inactivity, inadequate or unhealthy diet, obesity, and high blood pressure was assessed. The independent variables were demographic and socioeconomic characteristics. Results: Overall, 61% of Tunisian adults had two or more unhealthy risk factors compared to only 11% with none of the five risk factors. Prevalence of risk factors was greater in older subjects, females, married, with lower education, unemployed, and those with high socioeconomic status. Risk factors clustered in multiple combinations. The simultaneous presence of all risk factors was 40% higher of what would be expected by combining the individual prevalence of these risk factors. Physical inactivity, unhealthy diet, obesity, and high blood pressure showed the strongest association among the clusters. Conclusion: Multiple chronic disease risk factors are frequent and occur more often than expected among Tunisian adults, especially women, married, older subjects, with low education and high socioeconomic level. Information on high risk groups will help in planning future preventive strategies.

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Women Role in Environmental Conservation and Development in Nigeria

Cited by 37 publications

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Can creating sustainable livelihoods with communities impact cotton‐top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) conservation in Colombia?

Can creating sustainable livelihoods with communities impact cotton‐top tamarin (Saguinus oedipus) conservation in Colombia?

Gender and ethnic equity: what can we learn from ancestral and indigenous peoples to deal with socio-environmental issues?

Socio-Demographic Association of Multiple Risk Factors and Their Clustering in Urban Population of Adults

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