STRATI Journal of Sustainable Livelihoods and Conservation

The Journal aims to:

• Provide a leading platform for academic and policy-oriented research on the interlinkages between livelihoods and conservation.
• Promote innovative, evidence-based approaches for sustainable resource management and poverty reduction.
• Encourage dialogue between scientists, practitioners, policymakers, and community stakeholders.
• Support the development and evaluation of community-driven conservation and livelihood programs.
• Highlight the role of indigenous knowledge, cultural heritage, and participatory governance in achieving sustainable outcomes.

The scope includes theoretical, empirical, and applied research on sustainable development, livelihood resilience, biodiversity conservation, and the policy frameworks that enable or hinder these objectives.

Detailed Themes

Submissions may address, but are not limited to, the following thematic areas:

1. Sustainable livelihood frameworks – theory, application, and policy integration.
2. Community-based natural resource management (CBNRM) – design, governance, and impact assessment.
3. Integrated conservation and development projects (ICDPs) – successes, failures, and lessons learned.
4. Livelihood diversification – agriculture, fisheries, forestry, handicrafts, and services.
5. Ecotourism and conservation – benefits, trade-offs, and sustainability standards.
6. Agroecology and climate-smart agriculture – linking productivity with ecosystem health.
7. Fisheries co-management – sustainable harvest, marine protected areas, and small-scale fisheries livelihoods.
8. Sustainable forestry and non-timber forest products (NTFPs) – management and market development.
9. Payments for ecosystem services (PES) – livelihood impacts and equity considerations.
10. Conservation finance – trust funds, green bonds, biodiversity offsets, and microfinance.
11. Gender and livelihoods – women’s roles, empowerment, and access to resources.
12. Indigenous and traditional knowledge systems – contributions to conservation and livelihoods.
13. Resilience to climate change – adaptation strategies for vulnerable communities.
14. Wildlife conservation and human-wildlife coexistence – conflict mitigation strategies.
15. Land tenure, property rights, and livelihood security.
16. Value chains and market access for sustainable products.
17. Socioeconomic impacts of protected areas – costs, benefits, and compensation mechanisms.
18. Linkages between sustainable livelihoods and SDGs – especially SDG 1 (No Poverty), SDG 13 (Climate Action), SDG 14 (Life Below Water), and SDG 15 (Life on Land).
19. Disaster risk reduction and livelihoods – ecosystem-based approaches.
20. Youth engagement in conservation and livelihoods – innovation, entrepreneurship, and skills development.
21. Policy frameworks for integrated livelihoods and conservation – enabling environments and institutional barriers.
22. Trade-offs between development and conservation – analytical frameworks and real-world examples.
23. Sustainable urban livelihoods – nature-based solutions and green jobs in urban contexts.
24. Post-conflict and post-disaster livelihoods and conservation recovery.
25. Monitoring and evaluation of sustainable livelihood and conservation initiatives.

Send your paper to Email: strat.institute@gmail.com