Livelihood strategies can be defined as increased well-being, reduced vulnerability, improved food security and more sustainable use of natural resources base. It largely depends on the availability of livelihood assets/capitals – natural, human, financial, physical, and social. Vulnerability context – shocks, trends and seasonality; and institutional and policy context are the other aspects of livelihood strategies. A sustainable livelihood is a situation, where all these aspects are controlled and they have great potential to future livelihood sustainability. In this monograph, we studied ´sustainable livelihood strategies and options in the Upper Minjiang River Basin, Sichuan Province, China´. The sustainable livelihood approach context was applied and livelihood assets/capitals of the three villages were assessed. This region is very rich in ecological services - land, water and air. Forest resources are abundant. If these natural resources are harnessed optimally, livelihood...
