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Wet season and monsoon rain events are associated with increased abundance of potentially pathogenic Vibrio spp. in a tropical estuary

open access: yesThe Microbe
The Vibrionaceae are found in most estuaries world-wide. Warming oceans have enabled the opportunistic pathogens, Vibrio parahaemolyticus and V. vulnificus, to occupy an increasing range of environments for longer periods of the year in temperate climate
David Simma   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rural livelihoods in Armenia [PDF]

open access: yesPost-Communist Economies, 2004
This article explores the structure of the rural economy in Armenia from a farm household perspective. Ownership of capital and access to activities are examined on the basis of data from a recent large‐scale survey of farm households in Armenia. Different measures for the outcome of livelihood strategies in terms of well‐being are observed.
Bezemer, Dirk J., Lerman, Zvi
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STREAM Journal, Vol. 1, No. 4, pp 1-16. October-December 2002 [PDF]

open access: yes, 2002
CONTENTS: Hon Mun MPA Pilot Project on community-based natural resources management, by Nguyen Thi Hai Yen and Bernard Adrien. An experience with participatory research in Tam Giang Lagoon, Thua Thien-Hue, by Ton That Chat.

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Shifting cultivation, livelihoods and change : a study of agricultural decisions in Xieng Ngeun District, Lao PDR : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Philosophy in Development Studies at Massey University [PDF]

open access: yes, 2006
Shifting cultivation has long provided a livelihood for upland farmers in the tropics. However, recent years have seen increasing political, environmental and economic pressure on these farming systems and those who practice them.
Whittaker, Sarah
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Fisheries Stakeholders and Their Livelihoods in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
Fisheries Management for Sustainable Livelihoods (FIMSUL), is a project implemented by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) with the Government of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry in India under the World Bank Trust Fund.
G. M. Chandra Mohan   +2 more
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Home-prepared soymilk: Potential to alleviate protein-energy malnutrition in low-income rural communities in South Africa?

open access: yesHealth SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2013
Research findings reported pronounced protein and some energy shortfalls for school-aged children and female caregivers in rural communities in Qwa-Qwa, South Africa. The household gardening project was expanded to include soy cultivation.
Sara S. Duvenage   +3 more
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Spatial and Temporal Microbial Patterns in a Tropical Macrotidal Estuary Subject to Urbanization

open access: yesFrontiers in Microbiology, 2017
Darwin Harbour in northern Australia is an estuary in the wet-dry tropics subject to increasing urbanization with localized water quality degradation due to increased nutrient loads from urban runoff and treated sewage effluent.
Mirjam Kaestli   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Advance Equitable Livelihoods

open access: yes, 2023
AbstractFood system transformation provides the opportunity to shift current trends in all forms of malnutrition, prioritizing the availability and affordability of nutritious food for all – from shifting priorities in agricultural production, to improved food systems that favor nutrition and sustainability.
Lynnette M. Neufeld   +4 more
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The Sustainable Livelihoods Approach [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
{Excerpt} The sustainable livelihoods approach improves understanding ofthe livelihoods of the poor. It organizes the factors that constrain or enhance livelihood opportunities, and shows how they relate.
Serrat, Olivier
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Prevalence of zinc deficiency among primary school children in a poor peri-urban informal settlement in South Africa

open access: yesHealth SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences, 2010
This cross-sectional study assessed the risk of zinc deficiency in randomly selected children, aged between 7 and 11 years, living in a poor, peri-urban informal settlement in South Africa.
Folake O. Samuel   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

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