Rural households’ livelihood sustainability is the core issue that affects their production and life standards, it a necessary evaluation index for rural sustainable development. As sensitive area of urban–rural integration development in Beijing, environmental protection measures industrial structure adjustments ecological conservation areas (ECAs) have influenced stability local livelihood. F...

FAO has accorded food security and sustainable livelihood a high priority since the Rio Summit and more recently in response to the declaration of the World Summit on Sustainable Development. On its part, the FAO Forestry Department in collaboration with partners, has launched a number of initiatives to assist developing countries, particularly those with low forest cover, designing and strengt...

In many agricultural countries, development of rural livelihood through increasing capital is a major regional policy to adapt to climate change. However, the role of livelihood capital in reducing climatic vulnerability is uncertain. This study assesses vulnerability and identifies the effects of common capital indicators on it, using Australian wheat as an example. We calculate exposure (a cl...