Six Rapid Rural Appraisal tools were tested by exploring four questions about gender and forests in two communities in the State of Washington. Tools selected include: Who Counts Matrix, Pebble Sorts (2), Participatory Mapping, Visioning, and an Interview Guide. The resulting data were supplemented by a questionnaire and ethnographic methods. The four questions asked whether men and women think differently about the forest, engage with the forest differently, go to different natural places, and have different visions of the future of the forest and their community. The results showed surprisingly comparable engagement with the forest by men and women and similarities in their visions of the future. In contrast, differences were found in the ways women and men think about the forest and the places they visit. The significant demographic shift toward an older population was also of interest. The use of Rapid Rural Appraisal tools in this setting was instructive, and further application is warranted, particularly when considering collaborative forest management.

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使用快速农村评估工具探索全球北部的性别和森林

通过探索华盛顿州两个社区中关于性别和森林的四个问题，测试了六种快速农村评估工具。选择的工具包括：Who Counts Matrix、Pebble Sorts (2)、参与式映射、愿景和面试指南。所得数据由问卷和人种学方法补充。这四个问题询问男性和女性对森林的看法是否不同，与森林的接触是否不同，是否去不同的自然场所，对森林及其社区的未来有不同的看法。结果显示，男性和女性对森林的参与程度惊人地相似，他们对未来的愿景也有相似之处。相比之下，女性和男性对森林和他们访问的地方的看法存在差异。人口向老年人口的显着转变也令人感兴趣。在这种情况下使用快速农村评估工具很有启发性，有必要进一步应用，特别是在考虑协作森林管理时。