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Sustaining rural livelihoods in fragile environments: Resource endowments or policy interventions? [PDF]
This paper primarily assesses the status of rural livelihoods in fragile environments with diverse resource endowments and policy interventions. The objective was to examine the effectiveness of resource enhancing policy interventions like watershed ...
John Sussan +3 more
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Frontiers in Environmental HealthThe spread and intensity of chemicals in farming are ever-increasing, primarily driven by a policy focus addressing food security and self-sufficiency issues.
Ratna Reddy V +2 more
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A livelihoods study of fishers and farmers in Long An Province [PDF]
, 2001 This is the report of a livelihoods study team working together with people from two villages in Long An Province, Vietnam. The study is based on information provided by the villagers, who shared their knowledge and spoke about real problems they face ...
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Sustainable development : a model Indonesian SRI co-operative : this research paper is presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of International Development, Massey University, New Zealand [PDF]
, 2016 This research report explores how ‘sustainable livelihoods’ have been achieved at a model cooperative using the ‘System of Rice Intensification’ named SIMPATIK. To conduct the research a novel template was developed.
Sharp, Gawain
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Ecological IndicatorsAssessing ecosystem services (ES) indicators has become vital to measuring the condition of ecosystems and their benefits, and informing policy and businesses for appropriate conservation and investment decisions.
Kamaljit K. Sangha +3 more
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Cities, disasters and livelihoods [PDF]
Environment and Urbanization, 2000 This paper describes the impacts of recent disasters in urban areas and their contribution to poverty, and highlights how little attention urban development planning and disaster relief organizations give to disaster mitigation. It also describes CARE International’s Household Livelihood Security (HLS) model and how this allows an urban livelihoods ...
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Joel Hartter Assistant Professor of Geography, College of Liberal Arts travels to Uganda [PDF]
, 2008 Professor Hartter traveled to Uganda in June to conduct research on the impacts of a forest park on rural ...
Hartter, Joel
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Gender and innovation processes in maize-based systems [PDF]
, 2020 This MAIZE report offers a panorama of the gender dimensions of local agricultural innovation processes in the context of maize-based farming systems and ...
Badstue, Lone B. +4 more
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Telling stories, understanding lives, working toward change [PDF]
, 2004 Stories are helping us learn more about the livelihoods of the fishers and farmers with whom we work in eastern India. We are engaged with these communities in processes and activities aimed at improving their lives and promoting changes in government ...
Copley, K., Haylor, G., Savage, W.
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Comment: Healthcare and livelihoods [PDF]
Scandinavian Journal of Public Health, 2007 In preparing a comment on these papers, it is the commonalities I seek though I am struck by some differences. The four research projects have been located in the Agincourt health and demographic surveillance site and are floated, as it were, upon the infrastructure of this site.
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