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Natural regeneration of severely degraded terrestrial arid ecosystems needs more than just removing the cause of degradation
The study focused on the extensive rangelands in Kuwait, covering more than 75% of the total land area. These rangelands face severe degradation due to factors such as overgrazing, anthropic misuse, and mismanagement. The ...
Improving Forage Production Quantity and Quality Using Native Legume Species in Semi-arid Agrosilvopastoral System
Agrosilvopastoral systems provide a range of livelihood services, either directly through forage production or indirectly by the beneficial effects on soil conservation, nutrient cycling, pollutant filtering, and biodiversity ...
Silvopastoral system restoration under changing climate and land use: improving sustainability and efficiency
Travelling workshop was conducted during 19–21 October 2022 with total number of 124 participants including farmers from Oued Sbaihia and Gueffaya, Tunisia, experts from ICARDA, the General Directorate of Forests, and the ...
Nutritive potential of native forages in arid rangelands of Tunisia
Rangelands of Tunisia show a great indigenous species diversity with considerable potential as forage for livestock. However, information on their fodder yield and quality is scanty and restricted to few species. The ...
A Scalable and Participatory Sustainable Rangeland Management toolkit with a holistic and multidisciplinary approach to rehabilitate degraded rangelands
Rangelands contribute significantly toward improving livelihoods, offering food security, trade, and tourism for pastoral communities. Numerous challenges include poor government policies, loss of indigenous knowledge, and ...
Effect of high-intensity, short-duration grazing on species density and botanical composition of arid rangelands
Rangelands are the mainstay of pastoral and agropastoral livelihoods worldwide. They have provided forage for livestock and wildlife for centuries, but steady degradation of rangelands is causing increasing concern. Many ...
Jessour for diversified and resilient agroecological systems to ensure food security and sustainable livelihoods in arid ecosystems
Poster presented at the 5th World Congress on Agroforestry: “Transitioning to a Viable World”. Québec, Canada, July 17-20, 2022: For agricultural production, exploiting mountain slopes for rainwater runoff collection is a ...
Watershed rehabilitation using rainwater harvesting and shrub establishment methods in Northern Afghanistan
Watershed rangelands in Northern Afghanistan provide various ecosystem services that support the livelihoods of local people, but they are now highly degraded essentially due to the continuous high grazing pressure and ...
Natural regeneration of severely degraded terrestrial arid ecosystems needs more than just removing the cause of the degradation
Rangelands cover over 75% of Kuwait’s total land area. Most of these rangelands are severely degraded because of overgrazing, poor anthropic utilization, and mismanagement. Restoring natural rangelands is a way to increase ...
Sustainable Rangeland Management Toolkit for Resilient Pastoral Systems
The toolkit advocates for a holistic and participatory multi-stakeholder approach that emphasizes the important role played by governance of rangelands using bottom-up landscape restoration. It also emphasizes the need to ...