Gender, Class, Ecological Decline, and Livelihood Strategies: A Case Study ofSiquijor Island, The Phillipines

摘要

This case study examines the complex relationship between economic activity,gender roles, and environmental degradation in the villages of Tubed and Napo on Siquijor Island, a remote island province in the Philippines. A companion study (not included) examines the same issues on the island of Leyte. Specific issues discussed include: (1) resource decline and issues of sustainability in the two communities; (2) household livelihood systems and stratification; (3) gender and class patterns of resource management; (4) community responses to challenging resource conditions; (5) links between household and community in assuring livelihoods; and (6) policy and research implications.