Poverty is a poor term for such a debilitating condition suffered by billions. It does little to describe the suffering, the deprivation, the precariousness and the lack of hope facing those people low down on the world’s development ladder. It is morally, logically and socially unacceptable. Poverty of ideas in addressing such inequality and inhumanity is equally worrying. That poverty abounds greatest in the most fragile areas and degraded environments is no mere coincidence. These persistent and perennial problems need new thinking as well as sustainable or perennial solutions. Quick fixes alone won’t work.
Publication year
2013
Authors
Language
English
Keywords
landscape, sustainable livelihoods, trees, agroforestry, research
