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Showing 1 to 20 of 29 for “"Local Livelihoods"”.
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An assessment of the impact of land acquisitions for biofuels on local livelihoods' in Zambia.
… industry in Zambia using the Sustainable Livelihoods theoretical framework in order to investigate economic, social and environmental indicators of resilience and vulnerability for local people in the face of such agri-investments. A desktop study, case studies and interviews were used to …
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The effects on local livelihoods of a Wetland development scheme in a Zimbabwean village : an ethnographic study
This study explores the effect on local livelihoods of the New Gato Wetland Development Project (NGWP) in a rural village in Zimbabwe, in light of a post development critique which has labelled most development as a failure.
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Lemurs as protectors of the forest: Red-collared brown lemur seed dispersal, forest regeneration, and local livelihoods in the littoral forest fragments of southeastern Madagascar
… Creating a protected area can also affect local people. Positive effects can include the preservation of ecosystem services and eco-tourism, with job opportunities and increased infrastructure stemming from such socio-economic development. On the other hand, forest protection often …
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Dynamics of conservation and society : the case of Maputaland, South Africa
… versa, human well being at the global scale and local livelihoods at the micro scale are dependent on natural resources, making it is impossible to separate environment and development issues. In South Africa, conservation has largely been pursued in protected areas, particularly fenced parks …
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Calling for better crops: an exploration of social upgrading through two mobile phone-based agriculture extension projects in Uganda
… factor towards social and economic changes in local livelihoods driven by agriculture. In this study, any economic upgrading is organised under the concept of overall social upgrading. This dissertation investigates such evidence by exploring the social effects from the use of mobile phones …
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Blue economy investments and injustices around marine protected areas: the case of Mtwara coast, Tanzania
… investments while protecting communities’ livelihoods at the same time. The study futher assesses the role of the state in supporting communities’ livelihoods. The thesis draws on the literature on the political ecology of natural resource governance and blue and green economies. It expands …
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Blue economy investments and injustices around marine protected areas: The case of Mtwara Coast, Tanzania
… investments while protecting communities’ livelihoods at the same time. The study futher assesses the role of the state in supporting communities’ livelihoods. The thesis draws on the literature on the political ecology of natural resource governance and blue and green economies. It expands …
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Unruly landscapes: politics of biodiversity, energy and livelihoods in India
… global discourse on sustainability is manifested locally in various forms that re-arrange human-environment relationships. Such ‘green geographies’ are inevitably rooted in territoriality and are operationalized through controlling access to natural resources. The re-working of the spatial …
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Assessing conservation of a tropical African estuary : waterbird disturbance, livelihoods, and ecotourism
… the current use and importance of the area to local livelihoods, and the value (current and potential) of tourism. Waterbird densities and levels of human activity were quantified from 20 September to 25 November 2010 in the intertidal area of the Sabaki River Mouth Important Bird Area on the …
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Exploring challenges and intervention strategies for harvesting Mopane worms in conservation areas: A case study of selected areas in Vhembe District Municipality
… worms are an indigenous staple crucial for local livelihoods, their decline poses significant concerns for the communities dependent on them. The overharvesting of Mopane worms without adequate ecosystem protection led to environmental unsustainability. This study highlighted the need for …
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An investigation into the root of two of the main vulture threats: poisoning and belief-based use of vulture body parts in Southern Kenya
… Regulating and monitoring of the import, local trading and use of poisonous substances. Building partnerships and engagements for more support for local livelihoods. Lastly, upscaling fencing and expanding the communal conservancies. These strategies would curb retaliatory human-wildlife …
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Synanthropic survival: low-impact agriculture and White-shouldered Ibis conservation ecology
… links between farming-dependent species and local livelihoods, and potential conservation strategies. Ibis status and ecology was investigated by censuses, foraging observations, prey sampling, experimental exclusion of grazing and burning at foraging habitats, and experimental protection of …
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Analysis of institutional arrangements and common pool resources governance: the case of Lake Tana sub-basin, Ethiopia
… resources and environmental degradation threaten local livelihoods. As a result, the issues of management, governance of CPRs and how to prevent their over-exploitation are of great importance for development policy. This study examines the current state and dynamics of CPRs and overall resource …
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Brides of Drought: (Un)tying the Knots Between Climate, Cane, and Early Marriage in Western India
… groundwater tables, coupled with the loss of local livelihoods and the imperative to migrate, are driving the cycle of early marriage in Marathwada, as ‘marriages of survival’. Second, by deliberately assimilating the marital unit into the labour unit—marked by social exclusion, devaluation of …
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Socio-economic aspects of the sustainable harvesting of buchu (Agathosma Betulina) with particular emphasis on the Elandskloof community
… natural resource tenure, legislation, and local practices with regard to the harvesting of buchu. In order to achieve the objectives of the study, which include documenting different local livelihoods, establishing the roles played by the harvesting of wild buchu within these livelihoods, …
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Shape-shifting nature in a congested landscape in Guinea-Bissau
… changes in the landscape and environment, local livelihoods and trade, as well as local relations of power for accessing resources, all shape the social and cosmological terrain of the interactions between people and other living and non-living things. On the one hand, magical territories, …
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The Rise of a Technoscientific Third Pole: Environmental Data Practices in High Mountain Asia
… the glacial melt that impacts water supply for local livelihoods and agricultural systems. In this growing environmental discourse surrounding High Mountain Asia (HMA), analogies such as “water tower of Asia” and “Third Pole” have become correspondingly popular. The focus of this dissertation is …
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Linking Conservation with Sustainable Mountain Livelihoods: A Case Study of Northern Pakistan
… of the commons and with strict sanctions on the local communities restricting their access to the resources. This has resulted in severe conflicts between the State and the local communities. In light of the adverse effects of “decommonisation,” prevailing institutions, international conservation …
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