We address two aspects of forest lives—violence and care—that are central to forest outcomes but often invisible in mainstream discussions on forests. We argue that questions of violence and care work in forests open up debates about what forests are, who defines them, and how. We draw primarily on feminist work on forestry, violence, and care to examine the gendered nature of forest conflicts and the ‘quiet politics’ of resistance to violence grounded in the everyday work of care that are crucial to understanding forests and their governance. We show how varied practices of resistance to violence and injustice are grounded in cooperative action of care and are an intrinsic part of shaping and regenerating forests. We highlight the importance of close attention to seemingly mundane actions rooted in people’s daily lives and experiences that shape forests.

我们解决了森林生活的两个方面——暴力和关怀——这两个方面对森林成果至关重要，但在关于森林的主流讨论中往往是看不见的。我们认为，森林中的暴力和护理工作问题引发了关于森林是什么、谁定义森林以及如何定义森林的争论。我们主要利用林业、暴力和关怀方面的女权主义工作来研究森林冲突的性别本质以及基于日常关怀工作的抵抗暴力的“安静政治”，这对于理解森林及其治理至关重要。我们展示了抵制暴力和不公正的各种做法如何以合作的关怀行动为基础，并且是塑造和再生森林的内在组成部分。