Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:11:12 -0500 https://www.buzzsprout.com/2033124 en-us © 2026 W+ Dialogues yes 94a7c38a-2c9c-5e8d-a548-dec6fe960b17 jeannettegurung@wocan.org episodic false Buzzsprout (https://www.buzzsprout.com) jeannettegurung@wocan.org https://storage.buzzsprout.com/tz10ji5xsme7ktuskpri43d4yt08?.jpg "W+ Standard is a Revolution" Cecile B. Ndjebet, President and Founder of REFACOF jeannettegurung@wocan.org Buzzsprout-14819884 Fri, 08 Mar 2024 09:00:00 -0500 912 full false How can the W+ Standard stimulate women's empowerment in the forest sector? The W+ Standard measures the results of women’s empowerment within the development and climate projects.  Jeannette Gurung (Executive Director of WOCAN) discusses how the application of the W+ Standard to forestry programs of Nepal – a country with a rich history of women’s groups managing community forests - could provide a ‘best-case’ scenario to show the link between women’s empowerment and forest management. 

The application of the W+ Standard and sale of W+ credits can provide recognition and compensation for women’s ‘invisible’ labor to support these women’s groups to maintain the forests.

]]> The W+ Standard measures the results of women’s empowerment within the development and climate projects.  Jeannette Gurung (Executive Director of WOCAN) discusses how the application of the W+ Standard to forestry programs of Nepal – a country with a rich history of women’s groups managing community forests - could provide a ‘best-case’ scenario to show the link between women’s empowerment and forest management. 

The application of the W+ Standard and sale of W+ credits can provide recognition and compensation for women’s ‘invisible’ labor to support these women’s groups to maintain the forests.

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