Agriculture and livestock rearing are the major livelihood earning activities of many people of Trans-Himalayan villages of Nepal, which are not possible without relying on the availability of and the accessibility to Common-Pool Resources (CPRs) such as forest, water and pastureland. Villagers need forest for pastureland and fodder for their livestock, firewood for their household use, humus, litter, and compost for the agriculture. Some villagers collect tree leaves to construct the roof of their house. Villagers need water for irrigation and drinking purposes. Thus, it is found that...

This study explores the livelihood
strategy and occupational vulnerability of street occupants,
who are using urban open space as resource for livelihoods
in rapidly changing urban morphology of Kathmandu, Nepal.
Mostly, economically weak, disadvantaged group, poor and
squatters are involving in this profession. Vending business
in the city has become a part of the socio-economic fabric
due to the heavy increase of population migrated from the
surrounding districts and neighboring country India.
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