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:
Topic: Земля
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Глобальный
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: Продовольственная и сельскохозяйственная организация Объединенных Наций
Topic: Экологические услуги
Language: English
Type of document: Технический, Научный
Geographical coverage: Глобальный
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: Организация
Language: English
Type of document: Политика и законодательство
Geographical coverage: Центральная Азия
This brief lists a range of policies to support pastoralists to market their products.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Международный институт по восстановлению сельских районов
Topic: Экономика
Language: English
Type of document: Технический, Политика и законодательство
Geographical coverage: Восточная Африка
This evaluation has three objectives: i) evaluate the overall relevance and coherence of AFD Group interventions; ii) assess the performance of pastoral water projects; iii) propose strategies for continuing the process (with significant changes) or gradually winding it down. This exercise covered 11 projects implemented in three areas of Chad between 1993 and 2013.
Year of publication: 2014Organization:
Topic: Земля
Language: English, Français
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Центральная Африка
Пасторализм лежит на стыке трех столпов устойчивого развития и обеспечивает сочетание социальных, экологических и экономических выгод. Он использует обширные участки земли, которые могут лучше всего подходить для многоцелевого использования: обширное производство высококачественных продуктов питания в сочетании с поставкой высокоценных экосистемных услуг. Направления политики, государственные службы и инвестиции должны быть адаптированы для поддержки этой комбинации использования и для того, чтобы весь спектр преимуществ был адекватно компенсирован и защищен.
Year of publication: 2014Organization: Международный союз охраны природы, Программа Организации Объединенных Наций по окружающей среде
Topic: Экономика, Экологические услуги
Language: العربية, 漢語, English, Français, Русский, Español
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Глобальный
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: Международный союз охраны природы
Topic: Земля, Организация
Language: English
Type of document: Технический
Geographical coverage: Глобальный