Pathways for improving rangeland governance under constraining land tenure systems: Application of a participatory Bayesian Belief approach

This paper analyzes the complex relationships of factors influencing rangeland governance in the arid areas. A Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) model was developed in a participatory way to illustrate and assess the weight of a combination of environmental, social and institutional factors enabling the...

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Main Authors: Frija, Aymen, Sghaier, Mariem, Fetoui, Mondher, Dhehibi, Boubaker, Sghaier, Mongi
Format: Journal Article
Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2022
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126999
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author Frija, Aymen
Sghaier, Mariem
Fetoui, Mondher
Dhehibi, Boubaker
Sghaier, Mongi
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Fetoui, Mondher
Frija, Aymen
Sghaier, Mariem
Sghaier, Mongi
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Fetoui, Mondher
Dhehibi, Boubaker
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description This paper analyzes the complex relationships of factors influencing rangeland governance in the arid areas. A Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) model was developed in a participatory way to illustrate and assess the weight of a combination of environmental, social and institutional factors enabling the achievement of strengthened rangeland governance at a local level. The Bayesian model was applied in Tataouine situated in south of Tunisia. A complex diagram was built in a participatory way to illustrate the most important interactions between rangeland socioecological system components. Then, a BBN model was applied for a predictive purpose, by inserting evidence conditional probabilities on the most frequent land tenure systems in the region, and thus exploring pathways to improve rangeland governance under each of these systems. Results show that overall improvement of rangeland governance in the study area is highly related to the type of tenure system, performances of farmers organizations, clarification of boundaries between neighboring rangelands, and diversification of the production systems in place by including other agricultural activities in addition to pastoralism. Pastoral areas with tenure systems characterized by combined grazing of private and collective rangelands were revealed to be the most constraining for successful rangeland governance. However, even under such tenure system, the improvement of a set of institutional attributes, especially in relation to the empowerment of farmers organizations can help improving local governance.
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spelling CGSpace1269992026-01-23T02:12:12Z Pathways for improving rangeland governance under constraining land tenure systems: Application of a participatory Bayesian Belief approach Frija, Aymen Sghaier, Mariem Fetoui, Mondher Dhehibi, Boubaker Sghaier, Mongi biodiversity food security health nutrition tunisia land tenure gender equality rangeland management goal 1 no poverty environmental health goal 2 zero hunger goal 13 climate action goal 15 life on land goal 12 responsible production and consumption goal 6 clean water and sanitation bayesian belief network (bbn) climate adaptation and mitigation poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs gender equality, youth and social inclusion pastoralist This paper analyzes the complex relationships of factors influencing rangeland governance in the arid areas. A Bayesian Belief Network (BBN) model was developed in a participatory way to illustrate and assess the weight of a combination of environmental, social and institutional factors enabling the achievement of strengthened rangeland governance at a local level. The Bayesian model was applied in Tataouine situated in south of Tunisia. A complex diagram was built in a participatory way to illustrate the most important interactions between rangeland socioecological system components. Then, a BBN model was applied for a predictive purpose, by inserting evidence conditional probabilities on the most frequent land tenure systems in the region, and thus exploring pathways to improve rangeland governance under each of these systems. Results show that overall improvement of rangeland governance in the study area is highly related to the type of tenure system, performances of farmers organizations, clarification of boundaries between neighboring rangelands, and diversification of the production systems in place by including other agricultural activities in addition to pastoralism. Pastoral areas with tenure systems characterized by combined grazing of private and collective rangelands were revealed to be the most constraining for successful rangeland governance. However, even under such tenure system, the improvement of a set of institutional attributes, especially in relation to the empowerment of farmers organizations can help improving local governance. 2022-12-31 2023-01-12T21:07:28Z 2023-01-12T21:07:28Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126999 en Open Access application/pdf Elsevier Aymen Frija, Mariem Sghaier, Mondher Fetoui, Boubaker Dhehibi, Mongi Sghaier. (31/12/2022). Pathways for improving rangeland governance under constraining land tenure systems: Application of a participatory Bayesian Belief approach. Land Use Policy, 126, pp. 1-13.
spellingShingle biodiversity
food security
health
nutrition
tunisia
land tenure
gender equality
rangeland management
goal 1 no poverty
environmental health
goal 2 zero hunger
goal 13 climate action
goal 15 life on land
goal 12 responsible production and consumption
goal 6 clean water and sanitation
bayesian belief network (bbn)
climate adaptation and mitigation
poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
gender equality, youth and social inclusion
pastoralist
Frija, Aymen
Sghaier, Mariem
Fetoui, Mondher
Dhehibi, Boubaker
Sghaier, Mongi
Pathways for improving rangeland governance under constraining land tenure systems: Application of a participatory Bayesian Belief approach
title Pathways for improving rangeland governance under constraining land tenure systems: Application of a participatory Bayesian Belief approach
title_full Pathways for improving rangeland governance under constraining land tenure systems: Application of a participatory Bayesian Belief approach
title_fullStr Pathways for improving rangeland governance under constraining land tenure systems: Application of a participatory Bayesian Belief approach
title_full_unstemmed Pathways for improving rangeland governance under constraining land tenure systems: Application of a participatory Bayesian Belief approach
title_short Pathways for improving rangeland governance under constraining land tenure systems: Application of a participatory Bayesian Belief approach
title_sort pathways for improving rangeland governance under constraining land tenure systems application of a participatory bayesian belief approach
topic biodiversity
food security
health
nutrition
tunisia
land tenure
gender equality
rangeland management
goal 1 no poverty
environmental health
goal 2 zero hunger
goal 13 climate action
goal 15 life on land
goal 12 responsible production and consumption
goal 6 clean water and sanitation
bayesian belief network (bbn)
climate adaptation and mitigation
poverty reduction, livelihoods and jobs
gender equality, youth and social inclusion
pastoralist
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/126999
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