CIAO DATE: 04/05

Indigenous peoples, gender and natural resource management

Abstract

In 2003, five organizations—WWF-Denmark, Nepenthes, IWGIA, K.U.L.U, and DIIS—that all work with aspects of natural resource management, indigenous peoples, and gender, but each having its particular focus and expertise, decided to form a network in order to share, explore and strengthen their experiences and knowledge within the field emerging at the intersection between the three subjects.

The incentive behind creating the network for Indigenous Peoples, Gender and Natural Resource Management (IGNARM) (www.diis.dk/graphics/IGNARM/ignarm) is to gain an understanding of how indigenous gender relations and natural resource use and management influence and depend upon each other, and to contribute to the understanding of how the management of natural resources and indigenous peoples' aspirations of development can be integrated and made more sustainable by including the knowledge, expertise, needs, priorities, and active participation of indigenous women and men.

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