The phrase "livelihood opportunities" is perfectly correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it to refer to the opportunities someone has to make a living and support themselves. For example, "The low-income community had very few livelihood opportunities available to them."
"Living inside the game reserve limits their livelihood opportunities," he says.
Mr. Marin criticized the government's efforts, saying the relocation sites offer no livelihood opportunities.
Migration out of villages is common because there are few livelihood opportunities on their farms.
Understanding this dynamic "livelihood landscape" is important for improving governance and livelihood opportunities associated with natural resources.
"Climate change is already exacerbating chronic environmental threats, and ecosystem losses are constraining livelihood opportunities, especially for poor people," wrote the authors.
"If there were livelihood opportunities provided in this state, why would people go outside in search of jobs?" asked Mr. Meena.
In India such cities – geared towards high-end services – seem unlikely to provide many meaningful livelihood opportunities in the rural hinterlands where they come up.
The implementation of urban development projects and policies works against the urban poor and resulted in more hardship, through reduction in livelihood opportunities or complete loss of livelihoods.
The need for multifunctional landscapes which simultaneously provide food security, livelihood opportunities, maintenance of species and ecological functions, and fulfil cultural, aesthetic recreational needs is now recognised.
Further research should pay greater conceptual attention to multiple pathways of abandonment and ecological regeneration, and what corresponding livelihood opportunities could be encouraged.
A decentralized bottom-up approach could also use indigenous renewable energy sources and foster more significant linkages with livelihood opportunities in the rural un-served territories.
