Increasing women’s participation in community-based conservation: key to success?

Authors

  • Onja Harinala Razafindratsima Rice University
  • Amy Elizabeth Dunham Rice University

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Author Biographies

Onja Harinala Razafindratsima, Rice University

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Department of BioSciences

Amy Elizabeth Dunham, Rice University

Assistant Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Department of BioSciences

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In Madagascar, there is an urgent need and also an opportunity to mainstream the integration of gender in conservation planning and implementation

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30-08-2015

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