More of the land surface of the earth is used for grazing than for any other purpose (FAO 1999, WRI 2000, Asner et al. 2004, Ojima and Chuluun, Chapter 8). Although livestock and wildlife graze in forests and woodlands, we focus here on the lands where most herding peoples and their livestock gra...
Reid, Robin S.
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Galvin, K.A.
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Kruska, R.S.
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[Global significance of extensive grazing lands and pastoral societies: An introduction]
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Global significance of extensive grazing lands and pastoral societies: An introduction
Galvin, K.A.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Boone, Randall B.
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[Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania: fragmentation of a unique region of the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem]
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Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania: fragmentation of a unique region of the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem
Integrated assessment seeks to combine models of the ecological as well as the social system to allow different scenarios to be tested in terms of their likely impacts on ecological functioning and household well-being. We outline such work undertaken in four case studies in East and southern Afr...
Thornton, Philip K.
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Boone, Randall B.
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Galvin, K.A.
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BurnSilver, S.B.
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Waithaka, M.M.
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Kuyiah, J.
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Karanja, S.
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González Estrada, E.
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Herrero, Mario T.
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[Coping strategies in livestock-dependent households in East and southern Africa: a synthesis of four case studies]
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Coping strategies in livestock-dependent households in East and southern Africa: a synthesis of four case studies
East African pastoral adaptation and vulnerability to climate variability and climate change is assessed, using data from decision making processes and ecological data of the Maasai of Ngorongoro Conservation Area as an example. The paper uses integrated modeling, linking PHEWS, a household mode...
Galvin, K.A.
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Thornton, Philip K.
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Boone, Randall B.
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Sunderland, J.
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[Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania]
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Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania