Promoting Local Green Livelihoods : Practitioners Perspectives From Himachal Pradesh

By : Sachin Kumar

Page No: 90-110

Abstract
The three core developmental challenges, namely economic poverty, social inequality and environmental non-sustainability appear to be inextricably linked with livelihoods. At the same time, despite huge investments and genuine intentions, livelihoods of a large number of people in India, including in the mountainous state of Himachal Pradesh, are not yet stable. Promotion of local green livelihoods (LGLs) are the need of the hour which assumes more salience in the current context of COVID 19. This paper attempts to present findings of a series of in-depth semi-structured interviews conducted with 16 key informants in order to understand perspectives of practitioners engaged in promotion of LGLs pertaining to the journey of promotion of LGLs in the state of Himachal Pradesh; facilitative and prohibitive factors for the promotion; and, imperatives for policymakers, practitioners and researchers.

Sachin Kumar
Associate Professor (Geography), Government College, Shahpur, District: Kangra, Himachal Pradesh.
 

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32381/ATNAGI.2022.42.01.7