Sökning: "pastoralists"

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  1. 1. How important are water sources to pastoralist movement in times of climate change? : A modelling approach.

    Master-uppsats, Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för naturgeografi

    Författare :Max Louis Mischke; [2023]
    Nyckelord :Precipitation; Predictive Modelling; Mobility; Camp selection; Protected Area; Mongolia;

    Sammanfattning : Livestock grazing is an important part for the livelihood of a large part of the world’s population. While in some areas of the world water accessibility is often taken for granted, in arid regions this can be a limited resource. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Ecosystem services from woody vegetation in East African rangelands

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Forest Ecology and Management

    Författare :Anna Linnéa Elisabeth Swärd; [2023]
    Nyckelord :dryland ecosystems; rangelands; rangelands; woody vegetation; restoration; Karamoja; West Pokot; pastoralists; agro-pastoralists; East Africa;

    Sammanfattning : Drylands cover nearly half of the Earth's land surface and are dominated by croplands and rangelands. Dryland ecosystems worldwide are affected by land degradation. Increased population pressure, climate change and unsustainable land use threaten essential ecosystem services and adversely impact people’s livelihoods and well-being. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Spatial Justice and Large-Scale Land Transformation : A study of spatial justice for transhumant pastoralists in the case of the Great Green Wall

    Master-uppsats, Linköpings universitet/Tema Miljöförändring

    Författare :Femke Spiegelenberg; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Great Green Wall; Sahel; Spatial Justice; Transhumant pastoralism;

    Sammanfattning : Transhumant pastoralist are highly dependent on their landscape. Their economic, cultural and political systems are directly shaped by and shaping space. The nomadic nature of transhumant pastoralists have therefore created unique pastoral socio-spatial relations. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Exploring land grabbing in Ethiopia - narratives & livelihood implications.

    Kandidat-uppsats, Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

    Författare :Aylin Nguyen; Linnea Widholm Ivarsson; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Smallholders; Agriculture development; Agriculture commercialization; local livelihoods; Growth and Transformation Plan; land relations;

    Sammanfattning : The land grabbing phenomena grew in both reported cases and in scholarly interest after the 2008 financial crisis. The concept of land grabbing has been greatly debated and some have chosen the term large scale land acquisition instead, focusing on win-win outcomes while the land grabbing term rather focuses on the unequal power relations involved. LÄS MER

  7. 5. Perception and management strategies for climate-induced risks among pastoralists and agro-pastoralists : a case study from dry land farming systems in northern Kenya

    Master-uppsats, SLU/Dept. of Economics

    Författare :Elema Mamo; [2022]
    Nyckelord :Risk; climate change; risk management; climate change risk perception model; agriculture; risk preferences; adaptation and mitigation strategies;

    Sammanfattning : Agriculture is the backbone of many economies around the world, and it is arguably the sector most affected by climate change with its variability and extremes. Farmers have suffered significant losses as a result of such occurrences in the past and have used a variety of risk management strategies to deal with the risks involved. LÄS MER