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The role of governance in sustainable rangeland management
The management and rehabilitation of degraded rangelands are inherently complex in south
Mediterranean where state and tribal owned pastures are grazed commonly by the agro-pastoralists. The
prospect for increased ...
Modelling the Impact of Human and Climate Change on Stipa Tenacissima Distribution in the Arid and Semi-Arid Rangelands of North Africa
Rangelands in the Southern part of Tunisia are characterized by the extent of the impact of human
induced activities in particular overgrazing and encroachment of cultivation into best rangeland sites
(Ouled Belgacem et ...
Livestock and Forage Production in Afghanistan
Livestock production is an important contributor to livelihoods within rural areas and accounts for close
to half of Afghanistan’s agricultural GDP. Key constraints to ruminant production are insufficient feed
stocks, lack ...
Methodology for Assessing and Monitoring Rangeland Vegetation in Central Asia
Rangelands Central Asian countries occupy a total area of approximately 260×106 hm2
, occupying 65% of
the total land area of these five countries (Gintzburger, 2004). These rangelands are considered as the
largest contiguous ...
A Knowledge-Based Approach for Mapping Land Degradation in the Arid Rangelands of North Africa
Rangelands cover about 82% of the arid area of Morocco. It is generally acknowledged that these areas are threatened by desertification.
Monitoring desertification requires accurate knowledge about the current status of ...
Restoring the Jordan’s Badia Agro-Ecosystems - tracking developmental interventions and impacts using Remote Sensing
This is a presentation held in Jordan under the Water and Livelihood Initiative (WLI). It is an overview of the Jordan's situational analysis reflecting main problems, solutions and relative tools adopted.
Small ruminants supplemental feeding regimes in arid agro-pastoral systems in Pakistan
Small ruminant production on arid agro-pastoral based production system requires greater attention in managing feed resources for optimal production. The global warming-climate change, leading to low precipitations further ...
Survey design, data management and analysis, and business plan development training report
Around 26 professionally-trained OEP-NARS partners (12 females) on survey design, data collection, data management, data analysis using SPSS software, business plan development (How to write an interpret the components of ...
Rangeland rehabilitation in the southern part of the Mediterranean basin
Rangelands of the southern part of the Mediterranean basin have for centuries provided forage for livestock and wildlife. Now their role as providers of ecosystem services and goods is being widely recognized by local ...
A Digital Geo-referencing System for Monitoring Ground Cover in Drylands
This article talks about the Digital Vegetative Charting Technique and how it can reduce field sampling costs and provide more detailed mapping.