Conservation of the Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve, Chiapas: A women's issue

The Biosphere Reserve of Montes Azules (REBIMA in Spanish) is a historically problematic place where intertwined prejudices and problems hinder environmental conservation. Indigenous women are increasingly joining the resistance and leadership in the area, although Martha E. Villavicencio Enríquez a...

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Published in:Development (Society for International Development) 2011-12, Vol.54 (4), p.473-479
Main Author: Villavicencio Enriquez, Martha E
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Area planning & development
Biosphere
Chiapas
Compensation
Conservation
Development and Social Change
Development Economics
Development Policy
Development Studies
dia
Dialogue
Environmental management
Environmental protection
Evictions
Females
Human rights
Indigenous Populations
International organizations
Land
Leadership
Management
Native peoples
Prejudice
Rainforests
Resistance
Settlements & damages
Skills
Social Sciences
Studies
Violations
Wildlife conservation
Women
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Summary:The Biosphere Reserve of Montes Azules (REBIMA in Spanish) is a historically problematic place where intertwined prejudices and problems hinder environmental conservation. Indigenous women are increasingly joining the resistance and leadership in the area, although Martha E. Villavicencio Enríquez argues that their experience has not been properly taken into account both in the generation of concepts about spatial planning and training and in the proposal of new skills for the management of the land.
ISSN:1011-6370
1461-7072
DOI:10.1057/dev.2011.91