This report recognizes the unique role of pastoral systems. It identifies the key challenges that pastoralism is facing. Its recommendations include enabling the mobility of pastoralists, strengthening the role of local pastoralist organizations, improving social services and market access for pastoral communities and strengthening security, tenure and title of customary lands, property rights and governance of grazing resources.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Comité de Seguridad Alimentaria Mundial (CFS)
Topic: Economía, Organización, Servicios sociales
Language: English
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: Global
Pastoralists in East Africa are engaging in conservation and tourism to supplement their livestock-based livelihoods and spread risk. This working paper uses a mixed set of qualitative and quantitative data to explore how involvement in conservation and tourism may be enhancing, or restricting, climate-resilient pastoral livelihoods.
The research examines some of the livelihood trade-offs pastoralists must make when participating in conservancies, and the mechanisms through which they manage their livestock herds to cope with shrinking ranges. The results can help to inform conservation and tourism investments to better serve as livelihood opportunities that maintain, and enhance, pastoral resilience.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Instituto de Desarrollo de Ultramar
Topic: Economía, Servicios ambientales, Innovación, Resiliencia
Language: English
Type of document: Técnico, Científico
Geographical coverage: África Oriental
The aim of this paper is to present a three-stage model that specifies the possible mechanisms for the domestication of the guanaco (Lama guanicoe cacsilensis Lönnberg, 1913), which gave origin to the llama (Lama glama Linnaeus, 1758). A more comprehensive analytical framework is proposed, beyond the wild-domestic dichotomy. The model takes into account the interaction of two components: animal and human behaviors. Simultaneously, we analyse the types of selection acting in the different stages of the domestication process and the archaeological evidence available.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Autores individuales
Topic: Servicios ambientales, Innovación
Language: English
Type of document: Científico
Geographical coverage: Latinoamérica
This publication compiles 60 articles of the contributions presented at the 19th Meeting of the FAO-CIHEAM Mountain Pastures Subnetwork, held in Zaragoza (Spain) in 2016: “Mountain pastures and livestock farming facing uncertainty: environmental, technical and socio-economic challenges”. Over 90 researchers and technicians involved in research and development activities on mountain pastures participated in the Meeting, structured around four specific scientific topics: 1) Pathways towards mountain farming system sustainability: assessment methods and case studies ; 2) Livestock on mountain pastures: animal performance and quality products ; 3) Animal-Pasture interactions in mountain areas: bottlenecks and opportunities in biodiversity management and forage production ; 4) Mountain pastures and society: biophysical, economic and socio-cultural valuation of ecosystem services. Presentations of the meeting can be found here.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Centro Internacional de Altos Estudios Agronómicos Mediterráneos (CIHEAM)
Topic: Cambio climático, Economía, Servicios ambientales, Seguridad alimentaria, Tierra, Servicios sociales
Language: English
Type of document: Científico
Geographical coverage: Europa
La pérennité des sociétés pastorales repose sur une forme exceptionnelle de partage et de gestion collective de l'espace. Ce n'est pas tant la menace de la disparition de ces sociétés qui inspire ce livre mais les vertus de leur modèle collectif. Ce modèle s'oppose au modèle dominant dont la rentabilité à court terme est l'objectif premier. Des formes nouvelles d'élevage pastoral apparaissent. Restent à les concilier avec les traditions qui changent.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Autores individuales
Topic: Economía, El conocimiento indígena
Language: Français
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: Europa, Norte de África, África Occidental, África Central
This report reviews information on livestock development in Karamoja, Uganda, leading to priorities for livestock development. The report notes the central role of livestock in livelihoods and economies, and a shift towards more supportive policies and programs for mobile livestock production in the region. The technical areas covered include veterinary services, water for livestock, feed and fodder, livestock marketing and policy issues.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international
Topic: Economía, Organización
Language: English
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: África Oriental
This technical brief looks at the factors impeding development in pastoralist regions, and suggests possible solutions to improve pastoralist livelihoods. The brief is organized around the community capitals framework, which combines two major lines of assessing livelihoods: livelihoods-centred approaches and economy-centred approaches. Rather than regarding pastoralists as a problem, policymakers should see them as a major and indispensable contributor to the development of sparsely populated, marginal areas.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Veterinarios sin fronteras (VSF)
Topic: Economía, Servicios ambientales, Seguridad alimentaria, Género y juventud, Tierra, Participación, Servicios sociales
Language: English, Italiano, Español
Type of document: Técnico
Geographical coverage: Global
This 6-page policy brief urges to harmonize national and regional animal health frameworks, in particular in the Sahel region, where pastoralists need quality animal health services at an affordable price. Systems associating community animal health workers and veterinary doctors are indispensable to ensure the quality health service for animals. At the regional level, priority should be given to involving local and private veterinary services.
Year of publication: 2016Organization: Veterinarios sin fronteras (VSF)
Topic: Servicios sociales
Language: Nederlands, English, Français
Type of document: Técnico, Políticas y legislación
Geographical coverage: África Occidental