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Since local residents depend on the forest for a livelihood, Monarca and the government are attempting to find ways to diversify the area's economy. They have devised an ambitious program to improve the yield of already existing farmland, establish orchards, build more greenhouses (chrysanthemums are already grown in the region and sold for export) and even start fish- breeding pools. Though the plan is only beginning to be implemented, many environmentalists consider it part of a new chapter in Third World conservation. "Setting aside these sites as reserves is only a first step," says Curtis Freese, director of Latin...
...fire departments and put up a warning sign. Meanwhile, Rasheed and his attorney Ellis Rubin plan appearances in Chicago, Detroit and other cities to start a campaign to change other states' laws. "Sometimes your property can be the same as your life, when it's the source of your livelihood," says Rubin. As for Rasheed, he says he is done with deadly traps and hopes that the police "are out there now watching my business...
...Hunt is a leather-faced cowboy who says he'd rather have a horse than a human as a friend. Every day he stakes his life and livelihood on that idea. He refuses to call what he does "breaking" a horse, claiming there is no word that adequately describes the relationship. His smile is a hard beam that penetrates the dustiest corral. Raised on a farm in the days of horsepower, Ray tells me he has picked prunes, fixed fence, driven heavy machinery and cowboyed -- anything to make a living -- but it was always the horse that remained dear...
...more than just making a statement about the morality of the University's investment decisions. The South African economy is eminently susceptible to pressure from strikes and work stop-pages. Skilled Black workers are a large part of the workforce in scores of industries that crucial to the continued livelihood of white South Africans...
...morass of worry and debt. We are trying to maintain our self-respect and a degree of dignity (all honor & pride have gone by the way), trying to get through this most difficult of times with our sanity intact and see what we can do to maintain a livelihood so that we need not resort to public assistance or dependence on our children. At Ernie's age, it will be difficult to find work; his knees are worn out, too; but his Social Security of $296 monthly will help. I was able to get work at a nearby hospital...