Building Resilience of Human-Natural Systems of Pastoralism in the Developing World

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dc.contributor.editor	Shikui Dong Karim-Aly S. Kassam Jean François Tourrand Randall B. Boone
dc.date.accessioned	2019-03-27T06:58:20Z
dc.date.accessioned	2023-07-22T06:48:30Z
dc.date.available	2019-03-27T06:58:20Z
dc.date.available	2023-07-22T06:48:30Z
dc.date.issued	2016
dc.identifier.isbn	978-3-319-30732-9
dc.identifier.uri	http://10.215.13.25/handle/123456789/58253
dc.description	Pastoralism is a production system and livelihood strategy that is based on extensive livestock grazing on rangelands/grasslands and often some form of herd mobility, which has been practiced in many regions of the world for centuries. Currently, extensive pastoralism occurs on about 25 % of Earth’s land area, mostly in the developing world, from the drylands of Africa and the Arabian Peninsula to the highlands of Asia and Latin America where intensive crop cultivation is physically not possible because of a harsh environment and poor access. In addition, cattle and sheep ranchers in Western North America, Australia, New Zealand, and a few other regions of the world presently practice a modern form of pastoralism. Worldwide, pastoralism supports about 200 million households and herds of nearly a billion animals including camels, cattle, and smaller livestock that account for about 10 % of the world’s meat production.
dc.language	en	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Springer	en_US
dc.subject	Building Resilience	en_US
dc.title	Building Resilience of Human-Natural Systems of Pastoralism in the Developing World	en_US
dc.type	Book	en_US