Livestock are a global resource of significant benefits to society in the form of food, income, nutrients, employment, insurance, traction, clothing and others. In the process of providing these benefits, livestock can use a significant amount of land, nutrients, feed, water and other resources a...
Herrero, Mario T.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Gerber, Pierre J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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[Livestock, livelihoods and the environment: understanding the trade-offs]
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Livestock, livelihoods and the environment: understanding the trade-offs
Githiga, J.M.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Muchiru, A.
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Dijk, S. van
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[Survey of water quality changes with land use type, in the Loitokitok Area, Kajiado District, Kenya]
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Survey of water quality changes with land use type, in the Loitokitok Area, Kajiado District, Kenya
Many research and development agencies are committed to halving the number of people living in extreme poverty by 2015. Knowledge of where the poor are, and what characterises them, is patchy at best. Here we describe a global livestock and poverty mapping study designed to assist in targeting re...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Henninger, N.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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[Locating poor livestock keepers at the global level for research and development targeting]
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Locating poor livestock keepers at the global level for research and development targeting
This study produces a set of maps and tables that locate significant populations of poor livestock keepers and has broadly assessed how poor livestock keeping populations are likely to change over the next 3-5 decades. The outputs of the study are based on innovative analysis using new global dat...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Kruska, R.L.
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Henninger, N.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Atieno, F.
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Odero, A.N.
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Ndegwa, T.
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[Mapping poverty and livestock in the developing world]
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Mapping poverty and livestock in the developing world
Maitima, J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Gachimbi, L.N.
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Majule, A.E.
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Lyaruu, H.
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Pomeroy, D.
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Mugatha, Simon M.
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Mathai, S.
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Mugisha, S.
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[A methodological guide on how to identify trends and linkages between changes in land use, biodiversity and land degradation]
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A methodological guide on how to identify trends and linkages between changes in land use, biodiversity and land degradation
Much of the effort to include communities in conservation of large
landscapes has been driven by interests outside the savannas, either by national
governments, NGOs, or foreign conservationists (Neumann 2002,
Brockington et al. 2008). Once included in conservation planning only as
an afterthough...
Reid, Robin S.
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Kaelo D
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Nkedianye DK
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Said, Mohammed Yahya
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Galvin, K.A.
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Gambill I
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[The Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem and Greater Maasailand: Building the Role of Local Leaders, Institutions, and Communities]
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The Mara-Serengeti Ecosystem and Greater Maasailand: Building the Role of Local Leaders, Institutions, and Communities
Little of the current focus on landscape fragmentation has focused on rangelands or pastoral lands. This paper investigates the existing evidence for causes and processes of fragmentation in pastoral lands and its effects of landscapes and peoples. More conceptual work is needed on the definition...
Reid, Robin S.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Kruska, R.L.
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[Loss and fragmentation of habitat for pastoral people and wildlife in East Africa: Concepts and issues]
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Loss and fragmentation of habitat for pastoral people and wildlife in East Africa: Concepts and issues
This paper focuses on the changes affecting the world's pastoral systems in the context of globalization, and considers whether pastoralism will survive modern times. Opportunities for pastoral livelihood improvement are explored.
Successful control of tsetse (Glossina spp.)-transmitted trypanosomiasis in the Ghibe Valley, Ethiopia, appears to have accelerated conversion of wooded grassland into cropland. Land conversion, in turn, may have fragmented wildlife habitat. The objective of this paper was to assess the influence...
Wilson, C.J.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Stanton, N.L.
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Perry, Brian D.
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[Effects of land-use and tsetse fly control on bird species richness in southwestern Ethiopia]
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Effects of land-use and tsetse fly control on bird species richness in southwestern Ethiopia
Priorities are assessed according to: the contribution of the proposed research to poverty alleviation; expected economic and environmental impacts; internationality of the problem and solution; and contribution to capacity building and improved research efficiency. A weighted composite index is ...
Randolph, Thomas F.
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Kristjanson, Patricia M.
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Omamo, S.W.
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Odero, A.N.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Reid, Robin S.
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Robinson, Timothy P.
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Ryan, J.G.
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[A framework for priority setting in international livestock research]
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A framework for priority setting in international livestock research