April 2, 2012
By Emilio Godoy
MEXICO CITY, Apr 2, 2012 (IPS) - Despite the key role they play in caring for natural resources in the face of climate change, rural women in Mexico do not benefit from payments for environmental services, say activists and experts.
"Women help in the tasks of reforestation and taking care of water resources, but there is no gender focus in the management of natural resources," Victoria Santos, who lives in the town of...