Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Concept Videos

Optimal Foraging00:48

Optimal Foraging

14.2K
How animals obtain and eat their food is called foraging behavior. Foraging can include searching for plants and hunting for prey and depends on the species and environment.
14.2K
Community Based Intervention01:30

Community Based Intervention

591
Community-based interventions in mental health represent a paradigm shift from institution-centered care to treatments embedded within the fabric of local communities. By prioritizing inclusion and leveraging existing societal structures, this approach fosters a supportive environment conducive to addressing mental health challenges while promoting individual dignity and agency.
Foundations of Community Mental Health Programs
Central to the success of community-based interventions is the...
591
Energy Budgets00:51

Energy Budgets

11.1K
Organisms must balance energy intake with the energy required for growth, maintenance and reproduction. These trade-offs result in a variety of survivorship and reproductive strategies, including semelparity and iteroparity. Semelparous species, like annual plants, have only one reproductive episode in their lifetimes and consequently have short lifespans. Iteroparous species, by contrast, have many reproductive events during their lifetimes but have relatively few offspring. These two...
11.1K
Sustainable Development01:43

Sustainable Development

15.5K
As the human population continues to grow and use resources, we must be mindful of our planet’s natural limits. Sustainable development provides a pathway to maintain and improve human life now while also ensuring that future generations will have the resources that they need. The long-term success of sustainability efforts rests on understanding the interplay between human actions and ecological systems.
15.5K
Counterfactual Thinking01:19

Counterfactual Thinking

393
Counterfactual thinking is a cognitive process wherein individuals mentally reconstruct alternative versions of past events, often beginning with “what if” or “if only.” This reflective mechanism plays a significant role in shaping emotional experiences and guiding future behavior. Though typically triggered by unfavorable or unexpected outcomes, counterfactual thinking can also emerge in mundane, everyday decisions and experiences, revealing its deep entrenchment in...
393
Alternative Sets of Equilibrium Equations01:31

Alternative Sets of Equilibrium Equations

1.1K
When analyzing the behavior of structures, engineers often rely on the concept of equilibrium. This refers to the state where all forces and moments acting on a system balance each other, resulting in no net movement or rotation. In many cases, equilibrium can be described by a set of standard equations. However, in some situations, alternative sets of equilibrium equations must be used to describe the system's behavior accurately.
One example of such a situation can be observed in a...
1.1K

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Three decades of classifying threatened species: lessons learned from and about the IUCN Red List criteria for quantifying extinction risk.

Proceedings. Biological sciences·2026
Same author

Nine changes needed to deliver a radical transformation in biodiversity measurement.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2026
Same author

From data to decisions: Toward a Biodiversity Monitoring Standards Framework.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America·2026
Same author

A framework for addressing racial and related inequities in conservation.

Nature·2026
Same author

Addressing environmental misperceptions for nature recovery.

Conservation biology : the journal of the Society for Conservation Biology·2025
Same author

Policy principles for sustainable and just land systems.

Royal Society open science·2025

Related Experiment Video

Updated: Apr 5, 2026

Transformation of Organic Household Leftovers into a Peat Substitute
08:43

Transformation of Organic Household Leftovers into a Peat Substitute

Published on: July 9, 2019

9.0K

Reframing the concept of alternative livelihoods.

Juliet H Wright1,2, Nicholas A O Hill2,3, Dilys Roe4

  • 1Imperial College Conservation Science, Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, SL5 7PY, United Kingdom.

Conservation Biology : the Journal of the Society for Conservation Biology
|August 28, 2015
PubMed
Summary

Alternative livelihood projects (ALPs) often fail due to flawed assumptions. A sustainable livelihoods approach is recommended for better conservation outcomes and targeting interventions effectively.

Keywords:
complejidadcomplexityconservación integrada y proyectos de desarrollodiversificacióndiversificationintegrated conservation and development projectsmanejo de recursos naturalesnatural resource managementpobrezapovertysubsistencias sustentablessustainable livelihoods

More Related Videos

How to Create Conditioned Taste Aversion for Grazing Ground Covers in Woody Crops with Small Ruminants
05:55

How to Create Conditioned Taste Aversion for Grazing Ground Covers in Woody Crops with Small Ruminants

Published on: April 30, 2016

7.8K
Field Collection and Laboratory Maintenance of Canopy-Forming Giant Kelp to Facilitate Restoration
14:44

Field Collection and Laboratory Maintenance of Canopy-Forming Giant Kelp to Facilitate Restoration

Published on: June 7, 2024

2.6K

Related Experiment Videos

Last Updated: Apr 5, 2026

Transformation of Organic Household Leftovers into a Peat Substitute
08:43

Transformation of Organic Household Leftovers into a Peat Substitute

Published on: July 9, 2019

9.0K
How to Create Conditioned Taste Aversion for Grazing Ground Covers in Woody Crops with Small Ruminants
05:55

How to Create Conditioned Taste Aversion for Grazing Ground Covers in Woody Crops with Small Ruminants

Published on: April 30, 2016

7.8K
Field Collection and Laboratory Maintenance of Canopy-Forming Giant Kelp to Facilitate Restoration
14:44

Field Collection and Laboratory Maintenance of Canopy-Forming Giant Kelp to Facilitate Restoration

Published on: June 7, 2024

2.6K

Area of Science:

  • Conservation Science
  • Development Studies
  • Socio-Ecological Systems

Background:

  • Alternative livelihood projects (ALPs) are common conservation tools aiming to replace environmentally damaging activities with sustainable options.
  • A 2012 IUCN resolution highlighted concerns about the unproven effectiveness of ALPs, prompting a critical review.
  • Existing ALPs often operate on unexamined assumptions regarding community homogeneity and impact scalability.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critically analyze the conceptual design and underlying assumptions of Alternative Livelihood Projects (ALPs).
  • To reposition ALPs within the broader framework of livelihood-focused interventions in conservation.
  • To identify flawed assumptions that undermine the effectiveness of conservation interventions.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis of Alternative Livelihood Projects (ALPs).
  • Examination of underlying assumptions related to substitution, community homogeneity, and impact scalability.
  • Integration of a sustainable livelihoods approach for understanding behavior and targeting interventions.

Main Results:

  • Identified three key flawed assumptions in the design of ALPs: substitution, homogenous communities, and impact scalability.
  • Demonstrated that interventions based on flawed assumptions are unlikely to achieve conservation goals.
  • Highlighted the need to understand the role of environmentally damaging behaviors within broader livelihood strategies.

Conclusions:

  • Recommends adopting a sustainable livelihoods approach to better understand and address conservation challenges.
  • Suggests differentiating between high-impact and vulnerable households for improved intervention targeting.
  • Proposes replacing the term ALP with 'livelihood-focused intervention' to avoid substitution assumptions and improve clarity.