Sustainable deltas: livelihoods, ecosystem services, and policy implications

Reorienting land degradation towards sustainable land management: linking sustainable livelihoods with ecosystem services in rangeland systems.

This paper identifies new ways of moving from land degradation towards sustainable land management through the development of economic mechanisms. It identifies new mechanisms to tackle land degradation based on retaining critical levels of natural capital whilst basing livelihoods on a wider range of ecosystem services. This is achieved through a case study analysis of the Kalahari rangelands ...

Sustainable Livelihoods and an Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management

Farmers’ Awareness of Ecosystem Services and the Associated Policy Implications

This study analyzes the primary factors influencing farmers’ awareness of ecosystem services. This study, through questionnaires, conducts research on farmers’ awareness of and demand for ecosystem service functions. The research encapsulates 156 households from 21 groups of villagers in the Guangxi Karst Ecological Immigration District in China. The results of the factors influencing farmers’ ...

Adopting a Sustainable Livelihoods Approach to Water Projects: Policy and Practical Implications - ODI Working Papers 133

Governance and Sustainable Livelihoods