Environment, Biodiversity and Agricultural Change in West Africa (UNU, 1997, 141 pages): Pilot study of production pressure and environmental change in the forest-savanna zone of southern Ghana: 12: Gender and non-governmental organizations in environmental management: Conclusion

Environment, Biodiversity and Agricultural Change in West Africa (UNU, 1997, 141 pages)

Pilot study of production pressure and environmental change in the forest-savanna zone of southern Ghana

12: Gender and non-governmental organizations in environmental management

		(introductory text...)
		Gender and non-governmental organizations
		Environmental and agricultural changes
		Measures for coping with the adverse changes
		The relative roles of NGOs and GOs
		Conclusion

Conclusion

Although this section on gender and NGOs in the management and sustainable use of the environment has been only exploratory, it is hoped that it will serve as a basis for further research into the gender and NGO issue, with special reference to women's access to critical resources such as training in farming systems, extension services, land, technology, credit, farming inputs and strategies for wood-fuel management to stem the environmental degradation.

Reference

Assimeng, M. 1987. Women's Organisations in Ghana. Legon: University of Ghana Press.