Sentence examples for as the livelihood from inspiring English sources

But there was a lot at stake for Britain, as the livelihood of large numbers of workers in the Lancashire mills and countless others depended on transatlantic trade in cotton.

In the Great South Bay on Long Island, the biggest outbreak in more than a decade of the microscopic algal bloom called "brown tide" is threatening clams, scallops, oysters and other marine life -- as well as the livelihood of local fishermen.

India and Sri Lanka have also decided to devise a road map to ensure greater sustainability of fishing resources as well as the livelihood of the fishermen.

Thus the conversion of forest land to other type of land use caused numerous negative impacts on the ecosystem as well as the livelihood of the society in the study area.

Without proper land management practices, this pressure definitely leads to land degradation (particularly in the form of soil erosion and deforestation), which, in turn, affects the productive and service functions of land as well as the livelihood of the population.

Assessing and addressing the risk factors common to food insecurity and conflict, as well as the livelihood dynamics in conflict-prone areas, can serve as a mechanism both for pre venting conflict and reducing hunger.

Figures provide supplementary information for research by Biggs et al. [1] regarding fertilizer application, landscape management strategies, healthcare provisioning and educational facilities within plantations, as well as detailing the livelihood dimensions of tea workers.

The dam will of course result in flooded jungle which will displace the people and animals that live along these waterways as well as disrupt the livelihood of those living down stream of the dam.

Now the 80-year-old creamery is in jeopardy, as are the livelihoods of people like Mr. Vevoda.

For Aidan McQuaide, director of the NGO Anti-Slavery International, boycotts are not generally the best approach as "the livelihoods of many poor people can be threatened".

"I'm supplying milk to 3,000 households, and if for any reason my water became contaminated, my business would be ruined and my livelihood destroyed, as well as the livelihoods of the 16 families who work for me.