What is Sustainable Livelihood

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A livelihood is sustainable when it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks and maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets both now and in the future, while not undermining natural resource bases. Learn more in: Agricultural Schemes in Namibia for Meeting Essential Needs

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It is the process by which the source of living of an individual is secured for now and future use. Learn more in: A Survey of Learning Needs of Street Vendors in Nigeria: An Appraisal of Learning Opportunities for Sustainable Livelihood

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Refers to the consistency with which a poor citizen can continue to draw life support resources from the natural environment in which he lives without excessively degrading it either by his own actions or actions induced by developmental or industrial activities undertaken by government or private bodies. Learn more in: Exploring Landscapes in Regional Convergence: Environment and Sustainable Development in South Asia

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A livelihood is sustainable when it can cope with and recover from stresses and shocks and maintain or enhance its capabilities and assets both now and in the future, while not undermining natural resource bases. Learn more in: Stakeholder Strategy to Lessen Agriculture Distress