GENDER, ENVIRONMENT AND LIVELIHOOD SECURITY: AN ALTERNATIVE VIEWPOINT FROM INDIA

Plagiarism: a Viewpoint from India

Public gains, private struggles: Women’s collective livelihood initiatives and gender inequality in India

In the past decade there has been increased support from governments, NGOs and donor agencies for collective livelihood interventions organised by poor women. This support is largely in response to two assumptions: first, that collective enterprises are an effective buffer for the economic vulnerability of poor women, particularly since market liberalisation has made the livelihoods of individu...

Seaweed Farming: An Alternative Livelihood for Small-Scale Fishers?

Development of alternative livelihoods has become a popular policy to uplift the socioeconomic status of small-scale fishers and to reduce fishing pressure on overexploited fisheries. Seaweed farming has been incorporated into many community-based coastal resources management projects and fisheries management initiatives as an alternative livelihood option for fishers in tropical developing cou...

Cervical Cancer Screening–An Alternative Viewpoint

In 1968 Wilson and Jungner outlined the criteria which need to be satisfied before the implementation of any mass screening programme1. It is questionable whether cervical screening passes this set of tests2. Nevertheless the pressure from the media to "Take the Screen Test3" is enormous and cervical screening is an integral part of the Government's vision of medical practice4. This article ask...

Livelihood Security and Protected Area Management