Large-scale land acquisitions have increased in scale and pace. The areas most affected are the global “commons” – lands that local people traditionally use collectively — including much of the world’s forests, wetlands, and rangelands. In some cases land acquisition occurs with environmental objectives in sight – including the setting aside of land as protected areas for biodiversity conservation. There is a potential opportunity here for greater collaboration between conservation interests, and local communities’ land rights interests with their supporters amongst human rights and social justice movements. This issue paper documents experiences from the rangelands of Mongolia, Kenya, India, Ethiopia, and other countries.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Coalition internationale pour l’accès à la terre (ILC)
Topic: Régime foncier
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global
This study explores the nature of ecosystem services provided by livestock species and breeds, with special consideration to the important contributions to these by small-scale livestock keepers and pastoralists. Livestock species and breeds are key components of agro-ecosystems. They provide provisioning services (such as the supply of food, fibres and skins), supporting and regulating services (such as waste recycling or weed control) and cultural services (such as cultural heritage and identity). The study describes the most serious constraints and opportunities to the provision of ecosystem services. It identifies international instruments and bodies that support and can further promote the actual and potential roles of livestock species and breeds, as well as their keepers in the provision of ecosystem services.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO)
Topic: Services environnementaux
Language: English
Type of document: Technique, Scientifique
Geographical coverage: Global
Pastoral mobility must be preserved to ensure Mongolian rangeland sustainability. Pastoralism in Mongolia is currently going through major transformations (pasture user groups, cooperatives, draft Land Law, climate change, conflicting forms of land use i.e. mining, cropping, national reserves). In this new context, the value of mobility might not be fully appreciated in new policy formulations, which could weaken Mongolian pastoral systems. Supporting mobility requires an adequate institutional framework in the provision of services (e.g. water, veterinary, education and health) and institutional flexibility with stronger and reciprocal intersoum inter-aymag agreements for hosting neighboring herders during climate shocks.
Year of publication: 2014Organization:
Topic: Organisation
Language: English
Type of document: Politiques et législation
Geographical coverage: Asie centrale
This brief lists a range of policies to support pastoralists to market their products.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Institut international pour la reconstruction rurale (IIRR)
Topic: Économie
Language: English
Type of document: Technique, Politiques et législation
Geographical coverage: Afrique orientale
Le pastoralisme est à la croisée des trois piliers de la durabilité et offre une combinaison d’avantages sociaux, environnementaux et économiques. Il exploite de vastes étendues de terres qui peuvent être mieux adaptés à des usages multiples: production extensive de produits alimentaires de haute qualité alliés à la prestation des services écosystèmiques de grande valeur. Les politiques, les services et les investissements publics doivent être adaptées pour soutenir cette combinaison d’utilisations et veiller à ce que la gamme complète des avantages du pastoralisme soient adéquatement compensés et protégés.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (IUCN), Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement (UNEP)
Topic: Économie, Services environnementaux
Language: العربية, 漢語, English, Français, Русский, Español
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global
This field manual supports planning and management in rangelands including in village land use planning.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Coalition internationale pour l’accès à la terre (ILC)
Topic: Régime foncier
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Afrique orientale
Rangelands are large natural landscapes that can include grasslands, shrublands, savannahs and woodlands. They are greatly influenced by, and often dependent on, the action of herbivores. In the majority of rangelands the dominant herbivores are found in domestic herds that are managed by mobile pastoralists. Most pastoralists manage their rangelands communally, benefitting from the greater flexibility and seasonal resource access that common property regimes can offer. As this book shows, this creates a major challenge for governance and institutions.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (IUCN)
Topic: Régime foncier, Organisation
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global
The Post-2015 Agenda provides an opportunity to work globally towards making livestock production systems more sustainable while finding solutions for the conservation and sustainable use of ecosystems such as rangelands. This fact sheet presents overlooked facts, myths and emerging issues regarding pastoralism and gives recommendations on how to work towards sustainable pastoralism.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (IUCN), Programme des Nations Unies pour l'environnement (UNEP)
Topic: Économie, Services environnementaux, Participation
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global