Table 1. Livelihood indicators at household and community levels. Asset Household level indicators Community level indicators Natural Physical access to the target resource Legal access to the target resource Control over the target resource Target resource stock Physical Shelter and household possessions Means of transportation Ownership/access to production and processing equipment Local infrastructure Communication facilities Human Health and nutritional status Endogenous, i.e., “traditional,” skills Exogenous, i.e., “modern,” skills Access to information Effective community organization Financial Household income level Regularizing income Household savings Access to credit Community financial resources Access to employment Social Endogenous social resources, i.e., cohesion and confidence Exogenous social resources, i.e., contacts and bargaining power Political power Socio-cultural cohesion Leverage with outside agents Equity Equitable access to the target resource within household Equitable access to physical assets within household Empowerment of women Equitable access to human assets within household Equitable access to financial assets within household Equitable access to forest resources within the community Equitable physical access to the target species within the community Equitable access to physical assets within the community Equitable access to education within the community