Natural Resources & Rural

Livelihood
From Application to Development
 NATURAL RESOURCES DEFINED…
❖ the resources that exist
(on the planet)
independent of human
actions
❖ naturally created
materials that are
useful to man or could
be useful under given
technological,
economic, or social
circumstances
 Types of Natural
Resources
❖ RENEWABLE: resources that are available in infinite
quantity and can be used repeatedly (ex.
forest,wind,water)
❖ NON-RENEWABLE: resources that are limited in
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN RENEWABLE &
NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCES
5 MOST IMPORTANT NATURAL
RESOURCES
★ Air is essential for the
survival and continuity
of life as its
constituents are
needed for various
biological processes.
❖ So, it is necessary to
take measures to
prevent air pollution

1.AIR
 2.WATER
❖ Water is what makes our
planet so unique and
virtually everything on
our planet relies on it.
❖ Having clean water is
vital to our individual
health, our collective
agricultural needs, and
the needs of our
environment.
❖ It is the foundation of all
life and important to
 ❖ Soil provides ecosystem services critical for life:
soil acts as a water filter and a growing medium;
❖ provides habitat for billions of organisms,
3.SOIL contributing to biodiversity;
❖ Humans use soil as a holding facility for solid
waste, filter for wastewater, and foundation for
our cities and towns.
❖ Finally, soil is the basis of our nation’s
agroecosystems which provide us with feed, fiber,
food and fuel.
 4. IRON
❖ Iron ore is a crucial resource that plays a vital role
in various industries, with its primary use being in
the production of steel.
❖ Steel is used in construction, manufacturing,
 5. FORESTS
❖ Forests cover around one-third
of all land on Earth and
breathe life into our world.
❖ Over 1.6 billion people depend
on forests for food or fuel, and
some 70 million people
worldwide - including many
Indigenous communities - call
forests home.
❖ Forests provide us with oxygen,
shelter, jobs, water,
nourishment and fuel. With so
many people dependent on
forests, the fate of our forests
RURAL LIVELIHOOD
 Introducti
❖ In most rural areas of the
world, approximately 90%
on
of the population is involved
in farming as a way of
earning a living
❖ Most common rural
livelihoods: small-scale
farming, fishing, raising
livestock, etc.
❖ Poses a great challenge as
these populations are often
in a state of poverty
(lacking basic needs)
❖
What is a Livelihood?
According to Ellis (1998), it is defined as the
activities, assets, & access that jointly determine the
living gained by an individual or household.
❖ it is the ability of individual to obtain the basic
 ❖ Rural livelihood is a complex structure
Rural comprising of mostly agriculture, with part
Livelihood as of population diversifying into non-farm
activities in order to attain a sustainable
a source of livelihood to get better income for the
households.
income ❖ to address the issue of poverty &
Eradication, SUSTAINABLE
LIVELIHOOD was proposed by
Chambers & Conwav (1991)
 What is a
HOUSEHOLD?
❖ It is defined as human groups sharing the same
roof & resources
❖ CATEGORIES:
○ People
 SOME OF THE
ACTIVITIES
UNDER
❖ agriculture RURAL
(cultivation,
farming)
LIVELIHOOD:
❖ livestock farming
❖ hunting
❖ trading
❖ weaving & carving
❖ transport services
IMPORTANCE OF RURAL LIVELIHOODS
NATURAL RESOURCES & RURAL
LIVELIHOOD: From Application to
Development