So, while forestry was seen as an option for some, it did not come across as an obvious livelihood opportunity or pathway for many. This was picked up on by a community leader in Oaxaca: "Right now, the community is growing, it is generating alternatives to be able to live within the...
These studies, while interesting, are rarely applicable to rural youth in developing countries, who operate within a drastically different opportunity space. "An emerging body of work on aspirations has come from studies of migration, with a focus on child and youth migration in Africa and Asia....