What’s in a Name? Contested Identities of Grassroots Environmental Defenders in Thailand and their Gendered Dimensions.

This research note explores the identities of environmental defenders in Thailand, including their gendered dimensions, and the ways in which environmental actions manifest as a result. It illustrates that dominant notions of environmentalism in Thailand often do not capture the various manifestations of environmentalism as lived reality, and that many displays of environmental protection are marked by class and gendered dimensions that are related to livelihoods, autonomy and land rights. Elucidating the intersecting, yet often ambiguous, identities of defenders helps expand what “environmentalism” entails and may provoke more holistic policy responses that address the interests of more communities. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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