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Biodiversity conservation must move beyond simplistic gender views to achieve equity and effectiveness. Integrating feminist political ecology offers a deeper understanding of power, intersectionality, and subjectivity for better conservation outcomes.

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  • Environmental Science
  • Conservation Biology
  • Gender Studies

Background:

  • Global biodiversity conservation increasingly emphasizes gender equity.
  • Gender equity is integrated into global environmental policy and funding.
  • Current conservation approaches often oversimplify gender, equating it with women or a male-female binary.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critique narrow gender conceptualizations in biodiversity conservation.
  • To advocate for deeper engagement with feminist theory, particularly feminist political ecology.
  • To explore how feminist political ecology can enhance gender equity in conservation.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and theoretical analysis of gender in conservation.
  • Examination of feminist political ecology frameworks.
  • Analysis of power dynamics, intersectionality, and subjectivity in conservation contexts.

Main Results:

  • Oversimplified gender approaches risk inequitable conservation processes and ineffective outcomes.
  • Feminist political ecology provides a robust framework for understanding complex gender dynamics.
  • Attention to power, intersectionality, and subjectivity is crucial for advancing gender equity.

Conclusions:

  • Biodiversity conservation needs to adopt more nuanced understandings of gender.
  • Feminist political ecology offers valuable theoretical tools for improving gender integration in conservation.
  • A sophisticated approach to gender is essential for equitable and effective conservation practices.