http://rmportal.net Livelihoods daily 1 2006-12-02T17:33:42Z http://rmportal.net/tools/conflict-assessment-and-management-tools/link_liveli_conflict This toolkit is par t of a series that explores how development assistance can address key risk factors associated with conflict. It shows how violent conflict can affect individual and community access to essential resources and how an approach that focuses on strengthening that access can help people sur vive and recover from conflict. Livelihoods, or individuals' or households' access to resources, is often a primary factor in motivating violence. In some cases, if livelihood support is offered early enough, conflict may be avoided. This document is intended to provide USAID mission staff, their par tners, and others working in countries affected by conflict and instability with: 1) an examination of the relationship between conflict and people's livelihoods; 2) lessons in developing livelihoods programs-- including an introduction to livelihood analysis; 3) a range of program options designed to reduce livelihood vulnerability, strengthen resiliency, and help people manage conflict-related shocks; and 4) listings of relevant USAID mechanisms, implementing partners, and contact information. 2005. No publisher webadmin 2006-03-13T17:36:53Z Link http://rmportal.net/library/I/A/2/general-information-on-the-topic-forestry-and-forest-resource-management/see-also-iucn-forest-conservation-program-livelihoods-and-landscapes-index No publisher stonyot 2006-12-12T21:02:20Z Link http://rmportal.net/tools/livelihood-measure-and-assessment-tools/link_liveli_scale SCALE—System-wide Collaborative Action for Livelihoods and the Environment—is an approach for broadening development impact. By providing a framework to achieve widespread change, SCALE can help improve people’s livelihoods and quality of life by helping them manage their natural resources in a sustainable way. SCALE has evolved from more than a decade of work by GreenCOM, a U.S. Agency for International Development global environmental communication program. GreenCOM has had the unique opportunity of working with people in more than thirty countries around the world to address an extensive range of issues including: - Natural resource management (coastal, forest, watershed); - Biodiversity conservation; - Ecotourism; - Sustainable agriculture; - Water and energy efficiency; - Clean production; and- Solid waste management. No publisher webadmin 2008-02-29T18:30:19Z Link http://rmportal.net/library/I/B/5/also-see-economic-growth-agriculture-and-rural-development-livelihoods No publisher webadmin 2006-09-21T19:32:59Z Link http://rmportal.net/library/I/F/2/the-plan-vivo-system-carbon-management-and-rural-livelihoods This webpage includes information about Scolel Te project in Mexico and Gorongosa project in Mozambique. No publisher stonyot 2007-01-09T03:09:07Z Link http://rmportal.net/library/III/A/8/iucn-forest-conservation-program-livelihoods-and-landscapes-index This program provides access to Forest Issues [Global Issues; Sources of Land Use Change; Forest Environmental Services; Forest Management and Governance]; Experiences and Lessons [Forest Landscape Restoration; Poverty and Conservation; Forest Fires; Protected Areas; Climate Change; Temperate and Boreal Forests; Forest Governance; International Forest Policy]; and Publications. No publisher stonyot 2006-12-10T02:33:40Z Link http://rmportal.net/tools/livelihood-measure-and-assessment-tools/link_liveli_hiv The main purpose of this paper is to examine general patterns of the impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural livelihood assets and to propose a set of indicators to measure these impacts. A related objective is to identify indicators for evaluating the effectiveness of mitigation efforts. The paper builds on previous work done by FAO on the linkages between the HIV/AIDS epidemic, agriculture, food security and rural development. The paper was developed by C. Shannon Stokes while a Visiting Scientist at FAO (presently Professor of Rural Sociology, Pennsylvania State University), in close collaboration with staff of the FAO Population and Development Service. We hope the paper will stimulate innovative thinking and inspire new interventions to effectively counteract the impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural livelihoods. No publisher webadmin 2006-03-13T17:36:15Z Link http://rmportal.net/tools/livelihood-measure-and-assessment-tools/link.2006-02-03.1219960879 This site is very comprehensive, with introductory materials as well as an extensive library containing theory and case studies. No publisher webadmin 2006-02-22T23:48:47Z Link http://rmportal.net/groups/ua_bara/bara-homepage/bara-initiatives/e-development BARA's new e-development initiative explores how various web-assisted models of development models may be used to enhance livelihoods of the impoverished and marginalized populations of the world. No publisher stonyot 2006-05-25T04:17:52Z Link http://rmportal.net/groups/ua_developers/Member%20Initiatives/e-development BARA's new e-development initiative explores how various web-assisted models of development models may be used to enhance livelihoods of the impoverished and marginalized populations of the world. No publisher stonyot 2006-06-01T21:43:36Z Link http://rmportal.net/links/newsletters-from-partners-and-those-of-thematic-interest-to-the-portal-community/international-institute-for-environment-and-development IIED is an international policy research institute and non governmental body working for more sustainable and equitable global development. IIED acts as a catalyst, broker and facilitator and helps vulnerable groups find their voice and ensure their interests are heard in decision-making. Environmental sustainability is a core concern but not at the expense of people’s livelihoods. It publishes a news bulletin called IIED News Bulletin. It is a bi-monthly e-bulletin with updates on IIED research, events, and publications. No publisher stonyot 2006-12-12T02:19:35Z Link http://rmportal.net/library/newsletters/links-to-portals-of-our-partners/forest-trends Forest Trends is an international non-profit organization that works to expand the value of forests to society; to promote sustainable forest management and conservation by creating and capturing market values for ecosystem services; to support innovative projects and companies that are developing these new markets; and to enhance the livelihoods of local communities living in and around those forests. We analyze strategic market and policy issues, catalyze connections between forward-looking producers, communities and investors, and develop new financial tools to help markets work for conservation and people. No publisher webeditor 2007-06-03T19:34:49Z Link http://rmportal.net/links/usaid-organizational-links-on-the-portal/translinks Promoting Transformation by Linking Natural Resource Management, Poverty Reduction and Equitable Governance TransLinks is a 5-year Leader with Associates cooperative agreement that has been funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to further the objective of increasing social, economic and environmental benefits through sustainable natural resource management. This new partnership of the Wildlife Conservation Society (lead organization), the Earth Institute of Columbia University, Enterprise Works/VITA, Forest Trends, the Land Tenure Center of the University of Wisconsin and USAID is designed to support income growth of the rural poor through conservation and sustainable use of the natural resource base upon which their livelihoods depend. No publisher rhessmiller 2008-03-13T19:38:17Z Link http://rmportal.net/tools/land-tenure-and-property-rights-tools/land-tenure-and-property-rights-related-websites/translinks Promoting Transformation by Linking Natural Resource Management, Poverty Reduction and Equitable Governance TransLinks is a 5-year Leader with Associates cooperative agreement that has been funded by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to further the objective of increasing social, economic and environmental benefits through sustainable natural resource management. This new partnership of the Wildlife Conservation Society (lead organization), the Earth Institute of Columbia University, Enterprise Works/VITA, Forest Trends, the Land Tenure Center of the University of Wisconsin and USAID is designed to support income growth of the rural poor through conservation and sustainable use of the natural resource base upon which their livelihoods depend. No publisher rhessmiller 2008-04-29T23:52:50Z Link http://rmportal.net/tools/land-tenure-and-property-rights-tools/land-tenure-and-property-rights-related-websites/sanrem-crsp-sustainable-agriculture-and-natural-resource-management-collaborative-research-support-program The Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support Program (SANREM CRSP) is sponsored by the U.S. Agency for International Development's Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade Bureau (USAID/EGAT) and participating U.S. and host country institutions around the world. The objective of the SANREM CRSP is to support sustainable agriculture and natural resource management (SA and NRM) decision makers in developing countries by providing access to appropriate data, knowledge, tools, and methods of analysis; and by enhancing their capacity to make better decisions to improve livelihoods and the sustainability of natural resources. No publisher rhessmiller 2008-04-29T23:55:21Z Link