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Women and Sustainable Development Some thoughts on development and sustainable development p10 Consumption patterns of the North - the cause of environmental destruction and poverty in the South p19 Women's perspectives: towards an ethical, equitable, just and sustainable livelihood in the 21st century p28 Women, waste and planet safety - proposal for a North South alliance p36 Introduction to case studies The Penan of Sarawak p43 Mrs Njeri's Farm p44 Soil and water conservation: Mwethya groups in Kenya p45 Women's book on environment launched p46 |
Indians march for salt p47 Greening takes root p49 Resisting the industrial invasion p52 The Chipko Movement - a poem p55 Indigenous women, environment and sustainable development p56 Women, environment and development from a northern perspective p62 Custom - a poem p66 After the Earth Summit women take action p67 Statement policies UNCED accords: focus on women p68 |
Extracts from: If the world were a village of 1,000 people p69 Statement on population and the environment p70 A declaration of interdependence p72 Networks The United Nations' approach to women and development p74 The environment economy and the well-being of people - Canadian style p75 Defending the land, defending their livelihood - Women of KAMMI in the Philippines p76 Law network established p77 Bibliography Selected bibliography on sustainable |
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Women In Action covers a broad range of issues affecting women globally, but focusing on the particular needs and concerns of women in the Global South, and forwarding a progressive perspective tempered by the experiences of the third world women's movements.
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Recognising Women’s Participation in Sustainable and Lasting Peace. Isis International realised it is essential to initially find out to what extent or if any at all do peace advocates include or consider women and gender in their peace work with from ICCO foundation, Isis carried out a study on women peacemakers in the Philippines.
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