There is a knowledge gap and practical demand to understand the co-evolutionary relationship between rural household livelihood and regional ecological footprints for developing sustainable livelihoods in ecological conservation regions. This paper tracks the change trajectories of rural household livelihoods and regional ecological footprints in four water source areas of the South-to-North Wa...

This paper discusses the application of Sustainable Livelihood Approach in assessing the impact of using Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in microenterprises in developing countries. Microenterprises contribute mainly towards socio-economic development by acting as a source of income and employment. The effectiveness of microenterprises is often curtailed by a range of challenge...

Modeling the movements of humans and animals is critical to understanding the transmission of infectious diseases in complex social and ecological systems. In this paper, we focus on the movements of pastoralists in the Far North Region of Cameroon, who follow an annual transhumance by moving between rainy and dry season pastures. Describing, summarizing, and modeling the transhumance movements...

vi 1 Definitions and Dimensions of Livelihood Diversification 1 1.1 Definitions of diversification: multiplicity and/or change? 1 1.2 Livelihoods in the economy: basic dimensions of livelihood activities 1 2 Structural Transformation and the Non-farm Economy 4 2.1 Industrialisation and urbanisation 4 2.2 Regional growth theory and the rise and fall of the rural non-farm economy 5 2.3 Global str...

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The contribution of microfinance in the development of global economy is undoubtedly admissible. The research has been carried out to explore the impact of microfinance on the livelihood of the clients. The study emphasized to detect clear-cut impact of microfinance on poverty eradication, livelihood security, and on the role of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) system on microfin...

The effects of invasion by Mikania micrantha in the buffer zone of Chitwan National Park (CNP) of Nepal are well documented; however the studies were confined to appraising the perception of household and did not assess the changes in livelihood activities after the invasion. This study presents the effects of invasion of M. micrantha on the livelihood of buffer zone of the Chitwan National Par...

Mobile phones fit well into the lives of pastoralists in low-income countries. The technology is firmly integrated most pastoralist communities, affecting and transforming several core activities. Most studies concerned with this relationship, however, have narrow regional thematic foci. complementarity or discrepancy between relevant research unknown, a critical assessment current state lackin...

BACKGROUND Infection with Mycobacterium bovis (Mb) predominantly causes cervical TB lymphadenitis (TBL). Raw milk is considered the main source of Mb infection and raw milk is a major food source for Afar pastoralists. The aim of this study was to assess Afar pastoralists' knowledge concerning cervical TBL and its treatment. METHODS A community-based cross-sectional survey involving 818 inter...