A digitised version of ICSF library, with more than 2000 original documents and 12,000+ curated links, collected over the last 33 years The International Collective in Support of Fishworkers (ICSF) is an international non-governmental organization that works towards the establishment of equitable, gender-just,self-reliant and sustainable fisheries, particularly in the small-scale, artisanal sector.
Search
as

We need an action plan to support pastoral mobility

Niamir-Fuller, Maryam (2002) We need an action plan to support pastoral mobility. Policy Matters (10). p. 19.

Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)
Official URL: https://www.iucn.org/downloads/pm10.pdf

Abstract

Drylands are “non-equilibrium ecosystems,” meaning that they regularly and normally change between different ecological levels, making it difficult if not impossible to define a stable equilibrium. There are, however, patterns and cycles in such change. The degree of predictability is low, but traditional users have learnt to detect and sustainably utilize these cycles and changes. Dryland ecosystems are also ecologically resilient, in fact much more so than usually believed. The scale and magnitude of persistent ecological damage has been over-estimated, with “overgrazing” used as a convenient scapegoat for many other causes. Serious land degradation and desertification are evident around permanent settlements and water points, where livestock mobility is reduced, but much less so in open rangelands under extensive production systems. If anything, overcultivation is the single most serious threat to drylands and rangelands.

Item Type: Articles
Keywords: Ecosystem Based Management, Traditional Management Systems, Sustainable Management, Women, Land Resources, Community Based Management, Indigenous People, Conflict Resolution, Property Rights, Legal Issues, Natural Resources, Resources Management, Land Tenure and Use, Markets
Subjects: Right to Resources
Depositing User: Users 4 not found.
Date Deposited: 11 May 2022 11:23
Last Modified: 11 May 2022 11:23
URI: http://icsfarchives.net/id/eprint/14094

Actions (login required)

View Item View Item