Summary In the 21st century, vastly more people will need to gain sustainable livelihoods in difficult environments. For this, changes are needed on the part of outsiders — professionals, officials and others — who have ...

Summary Emergent new thinking on pastoral livelihood systems emphasises the strategic importance of high quality resource patches within the landscape, both for pastoral production and for sustainability. In Mongolia, as ...

Summary This article shows that a focus on the gender relations of resource use and control is crucial to understanding local resource management practices and innovations. Both conventional gender?blind approaches and ...