Livelihood-Environment Nexus The Reconciling Role of Permaculture, Case Study on Konso Woreda of Segen Peoples Zone in SNNPR, Ethiopia

Master's Thesis from the year 2012 in the subject Politics - International Politics - Topic: Development Politics, grade: 3.64, Hawassa University (School of Law and Governance, Department of Governance and Developemnt Studies), language: English, comment: For its consideration on new Practice the work was appreciated by both my adviser Dr. Waktole Tiki and The Examiners of the thesis Dr.Shumete Gizaw and Dr.Tedros Tefera. The work is considered as one adding insight for further research on environment and livelihood complex relationship, and the new practice of permaculture as one form of solution to reconcile between the two., abstract: This thesis titled 'Livelihood-Environment Nexus: The Reconciling Role of permaculture, Case study in Konso Woreda' is an attempt to assess the practice of permaculture in Konso woreda in the context of the livelihood and environment condition of the woreda. The study is targeted to the assessment of the role of permaculture in reconciling livelihood-environment interaction as a general objective, and to examine the role of permaculture in improving livelihood conditions as well as in protecting the environment and to investigate how the environment can be managed for the sustainability of livelihood as specific objectives. It is believed that the corresponding research questions which are posed at the initiation of the study are answered to meet the stated objectives. In order to get deeper information on the issue an exclusively qualitative research methodology with purposive sampling technique in which the major participants were farmers and teachers was employed. The data collection tools used includes in-depth interview, key informant interview, focus group discussion, observation and secondary data. Accordingly, the study has tried to examine the context in which permaculture was introduced in Konso woreda and the progress of permaculture from the view point of major indicators like impact on the environment, productivity a