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| Environmental Protection efforts, Women's rights, and Ecofeminism in Uganda
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Kisubi Esther Christine and Adungo Jephther
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Abstract:
(The environment and women have been depicted as correlating by many studies. Using a desktop, documentary review method, the study examines the ecofeminism theories, women's rights and how they interact with the environment, and how women can be a natural blessing for environmental conservation in Uganda. The study found that women's representation in national governments and decision-making positively impacts the country's environmental protection efforts. It also found that women in Uganda face challenges that deny them adequate access, control, and use of land due to property rights that are rooted in the patriarchal and cultural institutions, that vest those rights in men. It is therefore recommended that barriers to women's participation in decision-making need to be addressed. That property rights and women's economic empowerment should be addressed as well as environmental awareness should be promoted at all levels for sustainable development and environmental protection to take root.)
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