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Vertical differentiation and root cause of land use and ecosystem service intensity at dune–interdune in the agro-pastoral ecotone in northern China
Desertification is showing a trend of overall reversal and partial expansion in the agro-pastoral ecotone in northern China (APENC). Dune–interdune...
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Impact of violent conflicts and environmental hazards on pastoral sustainable development in Punjab, Pakistan
Pastoralism is mostly related to specific ethnic group or group of people whose livelihoods generally depend on production of livestock in the...
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Congruent responses of vascular plant and ant communities to pastoral land-use abandonment in mountain areas throughout different biogeographic regions
BackgroundThere is a long-term trend towards the abandonment of agro-pastoral activities in the mountain areas of Europe: the following encroachment...
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Can Grassland Rental Lead to Herders’ Rotational Grazing Under the Grassland Household Responsibility System? Evidence from Pastoral Areas in Northern China
Grassland property rights privatization has alleviated the problem of ‘the tragedy of the commons’ but led to an unintended ecological...
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The role of culture in influencing sexual and reproductive health of pastoral adolescent girls in Karamoja sub-region in Uganda
Sexual and reproductive health (SRH) is vital for general health. However, problems of SRH such as unwanted pregnancies, sexually transmitted...
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Newly evolving pastoral and post-pastoral rangelands of Eastern Africa
Over the past two decades, the rangelands of Eastern Africa have experienced swee** changes associated with growing human populations, shifting...
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Potential for Pastoral Irrigation Using Sulphate-Rich Waters at Macraes Gold Mine, Southern New Zealand
There is growing recognition that elevated dissolved sulphate around mines will lead to significant environmental issues within the industry that...
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Review of English pastoral: An inheritance by James Rebanks
Rebanks, J
English Pastoral: An Inheritance
Penguin Random House, 2020
286 pages, ISBN: 978-0-241-24572-9
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Exploring the long-term vegetation dynamics of different ecological zones in the farming-pastoral ecotone in northern China
The vegetation in the farming-pastoral ecotone in northern China is influenced by both natural and anthropogenic factors and has undergone drastic...
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Adapted forest management to improve the potential for reindeer husbandry in Northern Sweden
In northern Sweden, improvements of grazing conditions are necessary for the continuation of traditional, natural pasture-based reindeer husbandry....
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Mountain agropastoralism: traditional practices, institutions and pressures in the Indian Trans-Himalaya of Ladakh
Animal husbandry of agropastoral communities in the mountainous region of Leh, Ladakh, has been transformed in response to socio-economic and...
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The effect, mechanism, and heterogeneity of grassland rental on herders' livestock production technical efficiency: evidence from pastoral areas in Northern China
The conflict between grassland degradation and livestock production is a global problem. Raising technical efficiency (TE) is simultaneously...
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Gene-driving management practices in the dromedary husbandry systems under arid climatic conditions in Algeria
Changes in socio-economics, demography, politics, and climate in arid and semi-arid regions in recent decades have led to profound transformations in...
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COVID-19 in pastoral contexts in the greater Horn of Africa: Implications and recommendations
COVID-19 is a global pandemic that continues to spread around the world, including to Africa where cases are steadily increasing. The African Centres...
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High quality, high reliability: The dynamics of camel milk marketing in northern Kenya
In order to analyse the transformations faced by pastoralists in co** with the uncertainties of their livelihoods, this paper analyses the...
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Pastoralism in South Asia: Contemporary stresses and adaptations of Himalayan pastoralists
We discuss the main findings in the Special issue on Pastoralism in South Asia from the eight papers based on research conducted in the Himalayan...
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Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Contemporary Changes in the Agro-pastoral System of Upper Spiti Landscape, Indian Trans-Himalayas
Pastoral systems are known to be prone to social, political and ecological uncertainties. Traditional ecological knowledge that the pastoral...
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Local Institutions, Collective Action, and Divergent Adaptation: Case from Agro-Pastoral Niger
Adaptation is a highly contextual process, framed by institutions. When one group’s adaptation to climate hazards reduces another’s adaptive...
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Local Institutions, Collective Action, and Divergent Adaptation: Case from Agro-Pastoral Niger
Adaptation is a highly contextual process, framed by institutions. When one group’s adaptation to climate hazards reduces another’s adaptive...
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Maps and stories in the creation of richer accounts of change in pastoral landscapes in Nordland, northern Norway
The categories and concepts in the existing official land-use maps have been under improvements over recent years; however, this study from Nordland,...
