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Prosperity in place

Meaningful work for mobile youth that enhances forest landscapes

Year of publication 2020

Place of publication London, UK ;

Pages 77 p.

Author Macqueen, D., Campbell, J.

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-132296-3

Synopsis (short abstract) Future generations are shaped by the opportunities afforded now to youth. Yet youth - defined here as those between 15-24 years of age – make up close to half the world’s unemployed. Rural rates of unemployment are particularly high. This is especially so for young women. United Nations figures class 75 percent of youth as underutilised. By this they mean: unemployed, in irregular (informal jobs), or outside of formal education and training. Underutilised youth are a missed opportunity. This report is written for the leaders of Forest and Farm Producer Organisations (FFPOs). In rural areas, FFPOs are often the major, or sometimes only employers. Set up to pursue the values of their members, FFPOs contribute to rural prosperity: namely ‘a negotiated vision of that which people value and have reason to value in line with the common good’. All people have their own vision of what prosperity looks like – and that is why a negotiation of a collective vision is important – so that the perceptions of different groups of people, such as youth, are taken into account.

Last updated date 23/04/2020.

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Macqueen, D. and Campbell, J. (2020) Prosperity in place: Meaningful work for mobile youth that enhances forest landscapes. London, FAO and IIED


https://doi.org/10.4060/ca8209en

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