Sep 2009: Environment

Cover Story: In India more than three-quarters of population are directly dependent for their livelihoods on activities based on environment like agriculture, animal husbandry, fisheries and forestry. Creating and maintaining a sustainable environment is very important and the single most pressing issue that is confronting by the world today. Conserving the environment can create number of employment opportunities apart from protecting the livelihoods of millions of people. ‘livelihoods’ looks into the issues of environment and their relation to the people's livelihoods.