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Revisiting the Definition and Recognition of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities for Biodiversity Conservation [PDF]

Ecology and Evolution
Globally, there is no single universally agreed‐upon definition of Indigenous Peoples, yet specific criteria are typically used to define whether someone is Indigenous or not, namely self‐identification, historical continuity, linkage to ancestral land ...
Ronju Ahammad, Kamaljit Sangha, Jay Evans, Oscar Metcalfe   +3 more
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Pandemic, informality, and vulnerability: impact of COVID-19 on livelihoods in India

Canadian Journal of Development Studies / Revue canadienne d'études du développement, 2021
We analyze findings from a large-scale survey of around 5000 respondents across 12 states of India, conducted during the months of April and May 2020, to study the impact of COVID-19 pandemic containment measures (lockdown) on employment, livelihoods ...
Surbhi Kesar, Rosa Abraham, R. Lahoti, Paaritosh Nath, A. Basole   +4 more
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Gender-inclusive business models in livestock value chains in low- and middle-income countries: What can we learn from the literature?

Frontiers in Sustainability, 2022
Gender inequality is one of the key challenges of the twentyfirst century. Gender equality is one of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) and getting a more equal society is increasingly seen as supporting the achievement of the other SDGs.
Isabelle Baltenweck, Emily Awuor Ouma, Janet Nagujja   +2 more
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Coastal transitions: Small-scale fisheries, livelihoods, and maritime zone developments in Southeast Asia

Journal of Rural Studies, 2022
Across Southeast Asia, coastal livelihoods are becoming more diverse and more commodified, as maritime zone developments intensify. We review literature from the ten maritime states in Southeast Asia to assess how older and emerging forms of maritime ...
M. Fabinyi, B. Belton, W. Dressler, Magne Knudsen, D. Adhuri, Ammar Abdul Aziz, Md Ali Akber, J. Kittitornkool, Chaturong Kongkaew, M. Marschke, M. Pido, N. Stacey, D. Steenbergen, Peter Vandergeest   +13 more
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Urbanisation as driver of food system transformation and opportunities for rural livelihoods

Food Security, 2021
Urbanisation is changing food systems globally, and in particular in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. This transformation can affect rural livelihoods in multiple ways.
S. D. de Bruin, J. Dengerink, Jasper van Vliet   +2 more
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Limited effects of tree planting on forest canopy cover and rural livelihoods in Northern India

Nature Sustainability, 2021
Many countries have adopted large-scale tree planting programmes as a climate mitigation strategy and to support local livelihoods. We evaluate a series of large-scale tree planting programmes using data collected from historical Landsat imagery in the ...
E. Coleman, Bill Schultz, V. Ramprasad, Harry W. Fischer, Pushpendra Rana, A. Filippi, Burak Güneralp, Andong Ma, Claudia Rodriguez Solorzano, Vijay Guleria, R. Rana, F. Fleischman   +11 more
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Environmental Management Expenditure and Fiscal Sustainability of South African Urban Municipalities: A Panel Data Model

Indonesian Journal of Social and Environmental Issues, 2023
Globally, instituting good environmental management practices within cities in developing countries is a climate-induced risk mitigation strategy. It is, however, an opportunity for local municipalities to achieve fiscal sustainability objectives and ...
Silas Mukwarami, Huibrecht M van der Poll van der Poll   +1 more
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Livelihoods in COVID times: Gendered perils and new pathways in India

World Development, 2021
This piece argues that to understand the gendered impact of livelihood loss due to COVID-19, we must examine not only the direct effects on women’s earnings but also the indirect effects on intra-household dynamics and vulnerabilities, such as food ...
B. Agarwal
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Deciphering the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food security, agriculture, and livelihoods: A review of the evidence from developing countries

Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, 2020
With COVID-19 now spreading in developing countries, massive consequences on health and livelihoods are feared. Food security is the most important and crucial aspect of sustainable development.
Endashaw Workie, J. Mackolil, J. Nyika, S. Ramadas   +3 more
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Developing sustainable small-scale fisheries livelihoods in Indonesia: Trends, enabling and constraining factors, and future opportunities

, 2021
Small-scale fisheries (SSF) provide crucial contributions to livelihoods, food and nutrition security, and the well-being of coastal communities worldwide.
N. Stacey, Emily Gibson, N. Loneragan, C. Warren, B. Wiryawan, D. Adhuri, D. Steenbergen, R. Fitriana   +7 more
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