THE CANOPY CUT

The Canopy Cut is a quarterly quick reference resource for market systems and private sector development and engagement practitioners interested in the practical application of current trends in Gender Equality and Social Inclusion (GESI). It is a curated list comprising a range of resources from blogs to detailed guidance to infographics – which have been published and circulated on public platforms like the BEAM Exchange, LinkedIn, and Marketlinks. 

The Canopy Cut is not intended to be comprehensive and the emphasis on different angles of GESI may vary from edition to edition.

If you’d like to be included in our email distribution list, please email [email protected]

Andrew Panton

Senior Consultant

I am committed to improving human livelihoods and resilience in balance with nature. At the Canopy Lab, I provide research and advisory support to projects working on biodiversity conservation, climate change adaptation and resilience, nature-based solutions, sustainable tourism, and market systems development. Outside work, I’m a keen guitarist, cyclist and bookworm, with a love for food, travelling and learning languages.

JESSICA RUST-SMITH

Senior Consultant

I work across markets, business and supply chains, impact investing, agriculture, and women’s economic empowerment. I am an experienced monitoring, evaluation, research and learning consultant and project manager with expertise in the use of mixed methods, theory-based approaches and data collection and analysis. I have been working in M&E for market systems development for 10 years now, and going strong.