The dash for exports is also threatening rural livelihoods.
The coastal zone is also a key natural resource on which livelihoods depend.
The challenge is to conserve the unique rangeland biodiversity while promoting improved livelihoods for pastoralists who are solely dependent on these ranges.
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Free elections can be threatening as well, literally to their livelihoods.