There has been little experimental work in West Africa that distinguishes grazing from climate effects on rangeland vegetation. In the absence of such Knowledge, the recurrence of boom-bust cycles in livestock populations, along with the seemingly degraded state of semiarid range, have been used ...
Turner, M.
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[Overstocking the range: A critical analysis of the environmental science of Sahelian pastoralism]
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Overstocking the range: A critical analysis of the environmental science of Sahelian pastoralism
This paper reports on a four-site study conducted in the Sahelian zone of Niger. The study takes a novel mixed methods approach for understanding conflict management from the perspective of rural peoples by not only describing past highly publicized conflicts but also by analyzing the steps rural...
Turner, M.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Patterson, K.P.
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Patterson, E.D.
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[Conflict management, decentralization, and agropastoralism in dryland West Africa]
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Conflict management, decentralization, and agropastoralism in dryland West Africa
Over the past 10 years, mobility of livestock has been portrayed as increasing the resilience of rural households in semi-arid Africa to climate change and variability. With this recognition, there has been important work characterizing livestock mobility and the barriers to it. This paper adds t...
Turner, M.
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McPeak, J.G.
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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[The role of livestock mobility in the livelihood strategies of rural peoples in semi-arid West Africa]
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The role of livestock mobility in the livelihood strategies of rural peoples in semi-arid West Africa
Decentralized governance of natural resources is considered one of the key strategies for promoting sustainable management of natural resources at local level. Effective decentralized natural resource management requires strong local natural resource institutions. Therefore, strengthening local i...
Umutoni, Clarisse
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Ayantunde, Augustine A.
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Turner, M.
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Sawadogo, G.J.
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[Community participation in decentralized management of natural resources in the southern region of Mali]
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Community participation in decentralized management of natural resources in the southern region of Mali