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New carbon standard to promote benefits for women
2013-06-20 10:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A forester by training, Jeannette Gurung says it's been a "lifelong struggle' to win recognition for women's role in managing trees and other natural resources. And when it comes to climate change, she is frustrated that women are mostly portrayed as victims of its impacts rather than part of the solution. "The world view sees women as secondary citizens, who are not usually primary actors, but are more like charity cases," the founder and director of Women Organizing for Change in Agriculture...
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