Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: This article examines how gender shapes forest governance within Indonesia's social forestry schemes, a key component of the country's 2060 net-zero emissions agenda.Drawing on feminist political ecology and commons scholarship, we develop a 'gendered commoning' framework to compare two village cases with contrasting governance models: a maledominated forest group in Pundilemo (South Sulawesi) and a more gender-inclusive group in Banyusoco (Yogyakarta).Based on multi-sited fieldwork (2023-24) and a mixed-methods design, the study finds that, as a result of the governance structure in Pundilemo, male forest decision-makers benefit the most, primarily from agricultural inputs, whereas, in Banyusoco a gender-inclusive approach promotes relatively better benefits for women, improves food and water security, and encourages diversified livelihoods and agroforestry.The comparison demonstrates that social forestry is not a gender-neutral policy space but one shaped by embedded inequalities and competing values.More inclusive models of governance enable more equitable and regenerative outcomes to better integrate women's knowledge and leadership in climate-related forest governance.
DOI: 10.25911/0sem-kw09
Language: English
Subfield: Global and Planetary Change
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W7222247018