The island has been experiencing recurrent floods, erosion, and siltation, which has distressed the socio-economic foundation and livelihood of the Mishing a indigenous community on Northeast India, leading to out migration from the island.
Although the Saharan region is more likely to be described as the archetypal North African habitat, it is the well-watered mountains north of this vast desert that provide the foundation for the livelihood of most of the peoples of North Africa and a striking green or white background for many North African towns.
"Bruce's music has been the foundation of our livelihood.
The Maasai need it to feed the livestock that provides the foundation of local livelihoods.
For many women, biodiversity is the foundation of their livelihoods, their cultural beliefs and even their basic survival.
"Now, we have vegetables and even leftovers;" now they are cultivating not only for themselves but to sell -- and build a stronger foundation for their ongoing livelihood.
And there lies the foundation of Mr. Razzano's livelihood, which he says is around a quarter-million dollars per annum -- creative financing.
Missing, thus far, from the above discussion is Soqotra's pastoral herds, which is the foundation of the pastoral mode of livelihood that I have been discussing.
The foundation works to support local farmers to adopt environmentally-friendly farming practices, helping to tackle the causes of deforestation and providing families with a sustainable livelihood.
The GBB ecological integrity appears to be the foundation for the ecosystems and community livelihoods that can be promoted with proper water and ecological resource governance.
Historically, this integrity provides the foundation for local ecological resources and community livelihoods at Chapra and this foundation can be described as waterscapes (Baviskar 2007) and as socioecological systems (Wagner 2013).
