Basic Allowance for Subsistence (BAS) pays for the cost of a military member's meals when dining at their permanent duty station. Although BAS is meant to offset the cost of a member's meals, it doesn ...

In a commentary, two conservation scientists say that changes to the forests of Central and South America may mean that subsistence hunting there is no longer sustainable. Habitat loss and commercial ...

Scientists say that subsistence hunting in Neotropical rain forests -- the mainstay of local people as a source of protein and a direct connection to these ecosystems -- is in jeopardy from a variety ...

"Subsistence' is the word used to describe a traditional way of life among many Alaska Natives. In a physical sense, it refers to the practice of relying on the surrounding environment as a source of ...

WASHINGTON — Recent news reports have advanced misleading or incorrect information about the Army’s Basic Allowance for Subsistence, also known as BAS. Several Army senior leaders and subject matter ...

The federal government has won a permanent injunction against the state of Alaska in a case important to subsistence fishing rights. U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Gleason ruled Friday that state ...

Alaska Native People today maintain that subsistence hunting and fishing are essential for their physical and cultural survival. Prior to the immigration of a Euro-American population to Alaska, its ...

The Biden administration has made formal a promised plan to give tribal governments more say in how customary harvests of fish, game and plants are managed in rural Alaska. The Department of the ...