TY - BOOK AU - Agarwal,Bina TI - Gender and green governance: the political economy of women's presence within and beyond community forest SN - 9780199457076 (pbk.) U1 - 333.75082 AGA 23 PY - 2010/// CY - Oxford, New York PB - Oxford University Press KW - Women in forestry KW - India KW - Nepal KW - Community forestry KW - Forestry and community N1 - Includes bibliography (p. [443]-470) and indexes; pt. I. The potential of presence. Presence and representation Gendered interests and the environment From absence to negotiated presence pt. II. The impact of presence. Fieldsites and field profile From exclusion to empowered engagement Rules and rulemakers Violations and penalties Conservation and regeneration Shortages amidst growing plenty pt. III. Beyond presence. Connecting with civil society : weaving a web of strategic alliances Engaging with government : extending the web. part I. The potential of presence part II. The impact of presence part III. Beyond presence N2 - Using primary data from India and Nepal, this volume is the first major study to comprehensively address the issue of gender and the role of women in relation to environmental collective action and green governance. It traces women's history of exclusion from public institutions and looks at how constraints can be overcome ER -