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The potential impacts of Watershed Development as a facilitator of sustainable development in India.
V.R. Reddy; M.G. Reddy; Y.V.M. Reddy; J. Sussan / Centre For Economic And Social Studies, India, 2004
It is argued that resource endowments determine the level and dynamics of livelihoods at the household level rather than policy interventions per se. On the other hand, policy interventions, given the status and structure of the econo...
Pastoral livelihoods of livestock herders in Rajasthan
E. Geerlings / GRAIN, 2004
The Raika are a large pastoralist community predominantly found in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, India, and are one of the largest groups of livestock herders in India, living in the semi-arid areas around the Thar Desert. This...
Issues surrounding climate change and livelihoods
Climate Change, International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2003
This paper discusses a variety of issues surrounding livelihoods and climate change. Highlights of the paper include: while climate change is not the only threat to natural resources and livelihoods, climate-ind...
Using participation to improve natural resource management
B. Pound; S. Snapp; C. McDougall; A. Braun / International Development Research Centre, 2003
This book analyses and extends the premise that management of local resources has a greater chance of a sustainable outcome when there is partnership between local people and external agencies, and agendas relevant to their aspiration...
Considerations for researching natural resource access using a livelihoods framework
F. Ellis / Environment Team, IDS Sussex, 2001
This paper sets out the principle considerations surrounding livelihood diversification that may be appropriate to take into account when researching natural resource access utilising the livelihoods framework. Considerations ...
Changing social relations, resource management and livelihood security in Pakistan
N. Ahmad; I. Nyborg; G. Awil / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 1998
This report looks at the roles which women and men play in resource management and food or livelihood security, in order to understand changing social relations, both within and between households.These preliminary discussions will be...
The role of agriculture and natural resources in the livelihoods of the urban poor
A. Gordon; J. Davis; A. Long; K. Meadows / Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2000
This paper examines the role played by agriculture and natural resources in the livelihoods of the urban poor. It demonstrates that this role has important policy implications: the urban poor have less scope than rural ...
Poverty and the environment: measuring the links
Fiona Nunan; Ursula Grant; Geoffrey Bahiigwa; Pushkar Bajracharya; Diana Pritchard; Mariano José Vargas / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
The relationship between poverty and environment is complex. This complexity often leads to inadequate understanding and policy responses. Can indicators be developed that encompass both poverty reduction objectives and improvements t...
Bushmeat is a livelihoods concern in forest management
D. Brown; A. Williams / Policy and Environment Programme, ODI, 2003
This paper makes a case for bushmeat as a topic of interest to development policy. Drawing on a range of secondary sources, it argues that there are two principal grounds for this view: its importance in the livelihood strategies of t...
How has private sector involvement in natural resource management affected communities in Southern Africa?
A. Spenceley / Sustainable Livelihoods in Southern Africa, 2003
Looks at how changing institutional arrangements and policies affect poor people's livelihoods and access to natural resources. It addresses tourism in South Africa, and the growing role of the private sector in natural resourc...
Items 101 to 110 of 137

Items 101 to 110 of 137

The potential impacts of Watershed Development as a facilitator of sustainable development in India.
V.R. Reddy; M.G. Reddy; Y.V.M. Reddy; J. Sussan / Centre For Economic And Social Studies, India, 2004
It is argued that resource endowments determine the level and dynamics of livelihoods at the household level rather than policy interventions per se. On the other hand, policy interventions, given the status and structure of the econo...
Pastoral livelihoods of livestock herders in Rajasthan
E. Geerlings / GRAIN, 2004
The Raika are a large pastoralist community predominantly found in the states of Rajasthan and Gujarat, India, and are one of the largest groups of livestock herders in India, living in the semi-arid areas around the Thar Desert. This...
Issues surrounding climate change and livelihoods
Climate Change, International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2003
This paper discusses a variety of issues surrounding livelihoods and climate change. Highlights of the paper include: while climate change is not the only threat to natural resources and livelihoods, climate-ind...
Using participation to improve natural resource management
B. Pound; S. Snapp; C. McDougall; A. Braun / International Development Research Centre, 2003
This book analyses and extends the premise that management of local resources has a greater chance of a sustainable outcome when there is partnership between local people and external agencies, and agendas relevant to their aspiration...
Considerations for researching natural resource access using a livelihoods framework
F. Ellis / Environment Team, IDS Sussex, 2001
This paper sets out the principle considerations surrounding livelihood diversification that may be appropriate to take into account when researching natural resource access utilising the livelihoods framework. Considerations ...
Changing social relations, resource management and livelihood security in Pakistan
N. Ahmad; I. Nyborg; G. Awil / Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of L, 1998
This report looks at the roles which women and men play in resource management and food or livelihood security, in order to understand changing social relations, both within and between households.These preliminary discussions will be...
The role of agriculture and natural resources in the livelihoods of the urban poor
A. Gordon; J. Davis; A. Long; K. Meadows / Natural Resources Institute, UK, 2000
This paper examines the role played by agriculture and natural resources in the livelihoods of the urban poor. It demonstrates that this role has important policy implications: the urban poor have less scope than rural ...
Poverty and the environment: measuring the links
Fiona Nunan; Ursula Grant; Geoffrey Bahiigwa; Pushkar Bajracharya; Diana Pritchard; Mariano José Vargas / id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
The relationship between poverty and environment is complex. This complexity often leads to inadequate understanding and policy responses. Can indicators be developed that encompass both poverty reduction objectives and improvements t...
Bushmeat is a livelihoods concern in forest management
D. Brown; A. Williams / Policy and Environment Programme, ODI, 2003
This paper makes a case for bushmeat as a topic of interest to development policy. Drawing on a range of secondary sources, it argues that there are two principal grounds for this view: its importance in the livelihood strategies of t...
How has private sector involvement in natural resource management affected communities in Southern Africa?
A. Spenceley / Sustainable Livelihoods in Southern Africa, 2003
Looks at how changing institutional arrangements and policies affect poor people's livelihoods and access to natural resources. It addresses tourism in South Africa, and the growing role of the private sector in natural resourc...
Items 101 to 110 of 137

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