Rangeland ecology

Rangelands research in arid and semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa has been reinvigorated by renewed government and donor interest in pastoral livelihoods. The challenges facing productive rangelands remain competition over resources, which has been exacerbated by armed conflict; overuse of some rangeland...

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Main Authors: Ericksen, Polly J., Hiernaux, Pierre, Ayantunde, Augustine, Thornton, Philip K., Sircely, Jason A., Robinson, Lance W.
Format: Book Chapter
Language:Inglés
Published: CAB International 2020
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110753
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author Ericksen, Polly J.
Hiernaux, Pierre
Ayantunde, Augustine
Thornton, Philip K.
Sircely, Jason A.
Robinson, Lance W.
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Ericksen, Polly J.
Hiernaux, Pierre
Robinson, Lance W.
Sircely, Jason A.
Thornton, Philip K.
author_facet Ericksen, Polly J.
Hiernaux, Pierre
Ayantunde, Augustine
Thornton, Philip K.
Sircely, Jason A.
Robinson, Lance W.
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description Rangelands research in arid and semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa has been reinvigorated by renewed government and donor interest in pastoral livelihoods. The challenges facing productive rangelands remain competition over resources, which has been exacerbated by armed conflict; overuse of some rangelands as fragmentation continues; and the failure of many technical and governance interventions. The unresolved development challenges of pastoralism in East and West Africa make it essential to renew long-term empirical research to understand rangeland dynamics and to develop appropriate public policies. The rangelands research agenda at the International Livestock Research Institue focuses on: (i) governance for better rangeland management; (ii) monitoring rangeland conditions to improve development interventions; (iii) understanding the interactions between climate change and the rangelands; and (iv) improving rangelands productivity for pastoral resilience.
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spelling CGSpace1107532023-12-08T19:36:04Z Rangeland ecology Ericksen, Polly J. Hiernaux, Pierre Ayantunde, Augustine Thornton, Philip K. Sircely, Jason A. Robinson, Lance W. livestock rangelands research Rangelands research in arid and semi-arid sub-Saharan Africa has been reinvigorated by renewed government and donor interest in pastoral livelihoods. The challenges facing productive rangelands remain competition over resources, which has been exacerbated by armed conflict; overuse of some rangelands as fragmentation continues; and the failure of many technical and governance interventions. The unresolved development challenges of pastoralism in East and West Africa make it essential to renew long-term empirical research to understand rangeland dynamics and to develop appropriate public policies. The rangelands research agenda at the International Livestock Research Institue focuses on: (i) governance for better rangeland management; (ii) monitoring rangeland conditions to improve development interventions; (iii) understanding the interactions between climate change and the rangelands; and (iv) improving rangelands productivity for pastoral resilience. 2020-01 2021-01-07T08:45:31Z 2021-01-07T08:45:31Z Book Chapter https://hdl.handle.net/10568/110753 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/108972 Open Access application/pdf CAB International Ericksen, P.J., Hiernaux, P., Ayantunde, A., Thornton, P.K., Sircely, J. and Robinson, L.W. 2020. Rangeland ecology. IN: McIntire, J. and Grace, D. (eds.). The impact of the International Livestock Research Institute. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI and Wallingford, UK: CABI: 395-422
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Rangeland ecology
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