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Quand le savoir des femmes autochtones est moteur d'innovation : conjuguer aspects culturels, socioéconomiques et écologiques à travers l'entreprenariat communautaire en Inde et au

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Thora Martina Herrmann

Résumé de la communication

Gender, the socially constructed roles and characteristics assigned to women and men in a specific culture, plays a key role in people’s access to, use of and control over biodiversity. This is especially relevant in the case of medicinal plants, as in numerous societies, it is mainly women who are wild plant gatherers and managers, home gardeners and plant domesticators, herbalists and healers, as well as seed custodians. Yet, in many countries women’s knowledge and practices are neglected as insignificant and gendered realities are not acknowledged in many development and plant conservation initiatives. This results in serious inequities in the distribution of the benefits of biodiversity and affects its sustainable management. We will show, through the analysis of three innovative study cases, represented by the women-lead cooperative GMCL in India as well as the Associacion Lafkenche and Choyun Kimn in Chile the link between gender and medicinal plants biodiversity uses, sustainable management and access. We will explore in our talk in detail the link between women-based businesses in herbal products and sustainable rural development in a challenging environment counting on limited resources. Finally, our talk shall give an understanding of the key role that women entrepreneurship centred upon the herbal sector can play in reinforcing local health care and promoting empowerment poor rural indigenous and tribal women.

Résumé du colloque

Annonce d'un grand colloque sur la biodiversité en été 2010 Lancement d'un nouveau produit de mobilisation des conniassances pourtant sur les savoirs autochtones à l'échelle locale et internationale; Présentation des nouveaux livres dans le domaine des savoirs et savoir-faire autochtones;

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