CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. LIST OF FIGURES, PLATES AND TABLES viii
4. PREFACE x
5. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi
6. NOTES AND ACRONYMS xiii
7. INTRODUCTION xv
8. PART ONE. Conservation, gender and the environment
9. 1. FOREST COMMUNITIES AND FOREST CONSERVATION 3
10. 2. GENDER AND THE ENVIRONMENT 23
11. PART TWO. Gender and resource use in the Gola forest of Sierra Leone
12. 3. THE GOLA FOREST OF SIERRA LEONE 43
13. 4. FARMING, FOOD AND FALLOWS 68
14. 5. TREE CROPS, CASH CROPS 100
15. 6. TIMBER AND NON-TIMBER FOREST PRODUCTS 130
16. 7. HUNTING AND FISHING 156
17. 8. MONEY, FOOD AND MANAGING 181
18. 9. CONCLUSIONS: FOREST RESOURCES, FOREST FUTURES 208
19. APPENDIX I. Research Methods 228
20. APPENDIX II. Plant and Animal Names 231
21. NOTES AND REFERENCES 237
22. GLOSSARY 243
23. BIBLIOGRAPHY 248
24. INDEX 261