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Compound hazards of climate change, forestry, and other encroachments on winter pasturelands: a storyline approach in a forest reindeer herding community in Northern Sweden
The impacts of climate change on rural cultures and livelihoods depend on how the resulting complex biophysical processes may transform people’s land...
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Rotational pasture management to increase the sustainability of mountain livestock farms in the Alpine region
Over the past 30 years, farming in the Alpine region has undergone important changes: the average number of animals per farm and the use of external...
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Pastoralism in the high Himalayas: Understanding changing practices and their implications for parasite transmission between livestock and wildlife
Rangelands are increasingly being affected by climatic variations, fragmentation and changes in livestock management practices. Along with resource...
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Potential and benefits of biochar production: crop straw management and carbon emission mitigation in Shaanxi Province, China
Shaanxi Province is an important agricultural province in western China. Its profit-oriented management of crop residues remains a concern in the...
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Impact of resettlement on livestock production and performance among the Maasai pastoralists of RAPland village, Olkaria Kenya
Displacements from developmental-related projects such as dams, conservancies, and geothermals displace 15–20 million people annually, necessitating...
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Pastoralist herd size maintenance during drought with the use of reseeded fields near Lake Baringo, Kenya
Land degradation, loss of access to land resources, climate variability, socio-economic changes, and population increase are among the factors that...
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Sustainable Management of Soil-Borne Plant Pathogens
In an attempt to fulfill the increased food demands of an explosive population, synthetic fertilizer and pesticide-ridden food production have...
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Dynamic simulation and analysis of land use competition patterns to support sustainable territorial spatial management: a case study of Shenyang City, Northeast China
Under the context of territorial spatial planning in the new era, it is of great significance to analyze the future land use competition pattern to...
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Estimation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Cattle Farming in the Dry and Subhumid Tropical Zones of Benin
To adapt to climate change, cattle farmers in Benin have developed several practices which have been classified into three types: integrating...
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The making of pastoralisms: An account of the Gaddis and Van Gujjars in the Indian Himalaya
The pastoral communities of the western and central Himalayas have, for centuries, presented the modern Indian state with a problem of governance (as...
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Conservatory Management of Natural Resources in the Naâma Region (Southwest Algeria)
This work was carried out in the Naâma area to determine the appropriate techniques for natural resource conservation of the agricultural holdings...
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Optimal water and land resource allocation in pastoral areas based on a water–land forage–livestock balance: a case study of Otog Front Banner, Inner Mongolia, China
Natural grasslands provide important land resources in pastoral areas, and greatly contribute to ecological functioning. Overgrazing and other...
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One health insights into pastoralists’ perceptions on zoonotic diseases in Ethiopia: perspectives from South Omo Zone of SNNP Region
Zoonotic diseases negatively impact pastoral communities in Ethiopia. In addition to impacts on human health, the interaction between people,...
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What drives reindeer management in Finland towards social and ecological tip** points?
Reindeer management (RM) in northern Fennoscandia is an example of social-ecological systems (SESs) providing social, cultural, ecological, and...
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Can management buffer pasture loss and fragmentation for Sami reindeer herding in Sweden?
Today, climate change and competing land use practices are threatening rangelands around the world and the pastoral societies that rely on them....
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Tracking Pathways to Recovery from Climate Shocks and Resilience Enhancement
Climate change is increasingly becoming a threat to a wide range of community livelihoods in the agro-pastoral systems across scales. Hence, recovery...
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Assessment of water resources for livestock in the Wilaya of Naama, Southwest Algeria: a GIS-based approach
This study employs Geographic Information Systems (GIS) tools and spatial data to evaluate water resource availability for livestock watering in...
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Estimates of carbon stocks in sandy soils cultivated under local management practices in Senegal’s groundnut basin
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is essential for the productivity of agroecosystems and for mitigating climate change. Because the SOC contents of sandy...
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Factors influencing migration and settlement of pastoralists in Nairobi City, Kenya
Pastoralism is globally recognized as the backbone of the economy in the vast arid and semi-arid rangelands. Despite its enormous economic...
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Perceptions of Challenges Facing Pastoral Small Ruminant Production in a Changing Climate in Kenya
The impacts of climate change on domestic animal health in pastoral areas have not been well studied or documented. Many challenges facing and...