Public institutions and gender relations in sustainable forest management, Cintalapa, Chiapas

Authors

  • Ana Lilia Palacios Vázquez
  • Elia Pérez Nasser
  • Ma. Antonia Pérez Olvera

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v8i18.223

Keywords:

conservation and management, gender gaps, sustainable forest development

Abstract

This research analyzes gender relations in two rural  communities in Cintalapa municipality, Chiapas, within the  La Sepultura Biosphere Reserve and the influence of public  institutions related to sustainable forest management. Forest  management is based on techno-scientific aspects that  prioritize valuable resources in the market at the expense  of biodiversity and resources relevant to women; it is a  reductionist management strategy that partially perceives  the forest. The public environmental management system, on  the one hand, empowers public environmental institutions to  manage and regulate forest resources considered technically  fit for use; on the other hand, it promotes the conservation  of biodiversity through natural protected areas, and should  therefore address gender mainstreaming in all programs.  Data collection in the field research conducted in 2014 was  done through: eight semi-structured interviews with key  actors, two group interviews differentiated by sex, four  differentiated participatory workshops, and a survey of 33  women and 28 men. It was found that public institutions  accentuate gender gaps through public programs aimed  at women with no gender perspective, due to the lack of  knowledge of the subject; so that, traditional division of  labor is reinforced based solely on difference by sex.  

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Author Biography

Elia Pérez Nasser

En esta investigación se analizan las relaciones de género en dos comunidades rurales del municipio de Cintalapa, Chiapas, al interior de la Reserva de la Biosfera La Sepultura y la influencia de las instituciones públicas relacionadas con el manejo forestal sustentable. El manejo forestal se basa en aspectos tecno- científicos que priorizan recursos de valor en el mercado a costa de la biodiversidad y de los recursos relevantes para las mujeres; constituye una estrategia de manejo reduccionista que percibe el bosque de manera parcial. El sistema de gestión ambiental público, por un lado, faculta a las instituciones públicas ambientales para administrar y regular los recursos forestales considerados técnicamente aptas para el aprovechamiento; por otro, promueve la conservación de la biodiversidad mediante las áreas naturales protegidas, por lo que debería atender la transversalidad de la perspectiva de género en todos los programas. La obtención de datos en la investigación de campo realizada en 2014 fue mediante: ocho entrevistas semiestructuradas a actores clave, dos entrevistas grupales diferenciadas por sexo, cuatro talleres participativos diferenciados y se aplicó una encuesta a 33 mujeres y 28 hombres. Se encontró que las instituciones públicas acentúan las brechas de género a través de los programas públicos dirigidos a mujeres sin perspectiva de género, por el desconocimiento del tema; de manera que se refuerza la división tradicional del trabajo basado únicamente en la diferencia por sexo.

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Published

2017-09-08

How to Cite

Palacios Vázquez, Ana Lilia, Elia Pérez Nasser, and Ma. Antonia Pérez Olvera. 2017. “Public Institutions and Gender Relations in Sustainable Forest Management, Cintalapa, Chiapas”. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Agrícolas 8 (18). México, ME:3813-25. https://doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v8i18.223.

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No. 18 (2017): Special

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