ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the key concepts discussed in the preceding chapters of this book. The book explains that there is significant evidence of the biocultural significance of the argan forest to the Amazigh people, with archaeological evidence and ethnobotanical texts indicating use in the 11th century or earlier. It also discusses there was very strong awareness of these laws and, in any case, a strong livelihoods incentive to protect the argan forest for their argan oil production. As Indigenous and women’s rights reforms continue to occur in Morocco, the increased opportunity for women and girls to receive further formal education and literacy is likely to increase their capacity to advocate for their rights and to negotiate further freedoms. As a whole, the women’s cooperatives have been receiving increasing global recognition. Through their solidarity, they stand to continue women’s empowerment in the context of the other Amazigh and feminist movements in Morocco and North Africa.
