Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable rangeland management practices; Shrub planting: contributing to ecological sustainability while aiming towards livelihood improvement


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2018-10-07

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2018-10-07

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Mounir Louhaichi, Hloniphani Moyo. (7/10/2018). Managing rangelands: promoting sustainable rangeland management practices; Shrub planting: contributing to ecological sustainability while aiming towards livelihood improvement. Beirut, Lebanon: International Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas (ICARDA).
The degradation of rangelands is induced by overgrazing, over-gathering of firewood, and conversion of the best rangelands into cropping land. Over-exploitation results in negative effects leading to soil erosion and the reduction of forage biomass for livestock. To alleviate the spread of rangeland degradation, planting shrubs provides a large amount of fodder for livestock, combats desertification, and plays a key role in natural resource conservation.

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