But by far the most important benefit of seagrass, as indicated through interview ranking exercises, is the habitat it provides for marine animals that villagers depend on for daily subsistence (Table 1).> Although seagrass meadows provide many benefits, they also pose some problems and annoyances for Roviana villagers.
Increased maritime ship traffic and commercial fishing in the Arctic are bound to affect bowheads and Native (indigenous) hunting communities who depend on whales for subsistence and cultural identity.
Ariaal derive their subsistence from herding camels, cattle, goats, and sheep, which they depend on for nutrition in the form of milk, blood, and meat.
In Sub-Sahara Africa, which includes Zimbabwe, about 80% of the population depends on agriculture for subsistence, employment and income.
To the extent that smallholders in the study area also depend on subsistence production for their livelihoods, land use based watershed management strategies will have to also consider food security issues, especially in the upper part of the watershed.
The indirect costs of malaria as deduced from the number of days lost due to malaria, especially because adults give up activities like going to work to care for children when they have malaria reduces the number of days they go to work [ 14] which further erodes the earning of households, with greater impact on the poorest SES that mostly depend on daily subsistence.
For example, many Arctic residents depend on subsistence hunting, fishing and gathering for food, and a predictable climate for food storage.
The Peuhl depend on their animals for subsistence, and livestock need a lot of water.
Responding to urgent requests from nine native tribes that depend on the headwaters for subsistence, the federal Environmental Protection Agency has now announced that it will assess the risks to the bay from mining and commercial projects in general.
These numbers still represent a significant blow to the livelihood of the victims, who depend on their herds for subsistence (UNMISS 2013).
