The REDD+ plan Sembrando Vida in Zamora Chinchipe has a dedicated Gender Action Plan (GAP) to ensure that women, especially rural and indigenous women, participate equitably in sustainable forest management. It is based on a participatory gender diagnosis that identifies the structural barriers that limit women’s participation in environmental management and designs strategies to strengthen their leadership, economic autonomy and access to sustainable productive opportunities. The plan aims to transform structures of inequality and ensure that the transition to a green economy is equitable and inclusive.