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Galvin, K.A.Thornton, Philip K.Boone, Randall B.[Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania: fragmentation of a unique region of the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem]Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania: fragmentation of a unique region of the Greater Serengeti Ecosystem

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.Thornton, Philip K.Kruska, R.L.[Loss and fragmentation of habitat for pastoral people and wildlife in East Africa: Concepts and issues]Loss and fragmentation of habitat for pastoral people and wildlife in East Africa: Concepts and issues

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.Boone, Randall B.Galvin, K.A.BurnSilver, S.B.Waithaka, M.M.Kuyiah, J.Karanja, S.González Estrada, E.Herrero, Mario T.[Coping strategies in livestock-dependent households in East and southern Africa: a synthesis of four case studies]Coping strategies in livestock-dependent households in East and southern Africa: a synthesis of four case studies
Reid, Robin S.Said, Mohammed YahyaHomewood, K.Nkedianye, D.Kaelo, D.Neselle, M.O.Onetu, L.Makui, O.Kamuaro, O.Boone, Randall B.Kristjanson, Patricia M.BurnSilver, S.B.Thornton, Philip K.Serneels, S.Trench, P.Herrero, Mario T.Radeny, Maren A.O.Kiruswa, S.Norton-Griffiths, M.Kifugo, S.C.Msoffe, M.Bedelian, ClaireMizani, F.[Better policy and management options for pastoral lands: assessing trade-offs between poverty alleviation and wildlife conservation]Better policy and management options for pastoral lands: assessing trade-offs between poverty alleviation and wildlife conservation
Herrero, Mario T.Kristjanson, Patricia M.Radeny, Maren A.O.BurnSilver, S.B.Nkedianye, D.Kamuaro, O.Reid, Robin S.Thornton, Philip K.[Identifying the information needs of decision-makers in Maasai pastoralist systems in Kenya]Identifying the information needs of decision-makers in Maasai pastoralist systems in Kenya

The question of whether the contentious situation at the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Tanzania, engendered by human population growth, agricultural intensification and perceptions of proper and sustainable land use, is a prevalent problem on a broader continental scale is addressed.


Ellis, J.Reid, Robin S.Thornton, Philip K.Kruska, R.L.[Population growth and land-use change among pastoral people: Local processes and continental patterns. Poster]Population growth and land-use change among pastoral people: Local processes and continental patterns. Poster

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.Thornton, Philip K.Boone, Randall B.Sunderland, J.[Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania]Climate variability and impacts on East African livestock herders: The Maasai of Ngorongoro conservation area, Tanzania

The authors discuss the main climate change impacts on pastoralist societies, including those on rangelands, livestock and other natural resources, and their extended repercussions on food security, incomes and vulnerability. The impacts of climate change on the rangelands of the globe and on the...


Herrero, Mario T.Addison, JaneBedelian, ClaireCarabine, ElizabethHavlík, PetrHenderson, Benjamin B.Steeg, Jeannette van deThornton, Philip K.[Le changement climatique et le pastoralisme : effets, conséquences et adaptation, Cambio climático y pastoreo: efectos directos, repercusiones y adaptación][Climate change and pastoralism: impacts, consequences and adaptation]Climate change and pastoralism: impacts, consequences and adaptation

Climate-induced livelihood transitions in the agricultural systems of Africa are increasingly likely. There is limited evidence on what such transitions might look like. We carried out fieldwork in 12 sites in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda to understand changes in farming systems in the recent past,...


Rufino, Mariana C.Thornton, Philip K.Karanja Ng'ang'a, StanleyMutie, IanettaJones, Peter G.Wijk, Mark T. vanHerrero, Mario T.[Transitions in agro-pastoralist systems of East Africa: Impacts on food security and poverty]Transitions in agro-pastoralist systems of East Africa: Impacts on food security and poverty

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