Contents
Section 1: Introduction
Objectives of the Training Programme
Aims of this Manual for Africa
Users and Uses of the Manual
How to Use the Manual
A Plea for Critical Comments
Sustainable Agriculture and Resource Conservation
What Are We Talking About?
Where Do Women Come Into the Picture?
Major Problems of Environmental Degradation
The Challenges
Sensitivity to Culture
Notes for Trainers
Section 2: Learning From Rural Women
Why Ask Women?
What Do Rural Women Know?
What Do Rural Women Know About Their Environment?
What Can We Learn From Rural Women?
And What About Men?
Please Experiment!
How Can We Best Talk With Rural Women?
How Can We Get a Quick Overview of the Local Resources?
How Can We Learn About How Women Perceive Their Environment?
How Can We Learn About the Workload of Rural Women?
How Can We Learn About Different Preferences for Resource Use?
How Can We Learn About Conflicts of Interest in a Community?
How Can We Learn About Environmental Changes?
How Can We Learn About Local Institutions and Groups?
And What Next?
Some Practical Points to Remember
Notes for Trainers
For More Information
Section 3: Women’s Organisations for Conservation
Introduction
Case Studies
Lessons from the Case Studies
Recommendations
Potential for Case Study Replication
Notes for Trainers
Acknowledgements to Section 3
Section 4: Conservation Techniques
Introduction
Soil Erosion and Conservation
Organic Farming
Conserving Indigenous Generic Resources
Agroforestry and Community Forestry
Notes for Trainers
Networks and NGOs Concerned with Environmental Conservation and Agriculture