The role of domestic livestock in desertification control
FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS
Based on the work of the FAO Consultant Dr. Donald L. Huss
SERIES: ARID AND SEMI-ARID ZONES N° 2/ING
Published in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme
THE CONSULTANT
Dr. Donald L. Huss was an Assistant Professor of Range Management at Texas A&M University before joining FAO in 1967. He served on field projects in Mexico, Argentina and Brazil before becoming Regional Range Management and Fodder Crop Officer for the FAO Near East Region. He later served as the Regional Animal Production Officer for the FAO Latin America and the Caribbean Region until his retirement in 1987. He is a recipient of the Society for Range Management's Outstanding Achievement and Service Award and Fellow Award.
Introduction
Livestock
in support of people
The rangeland resource and its importance
Desertification
and its causes
The desertification process on rangelands and
its reversal
Degree of utilization and livestock
production
Range condition as related to desertification
and livestock production
Range condition and sites as related to grazing capacity and animal production
Influence of grazing and vegetation on water
yields and erosion
Practices for controlling desertification and
improving livestock production
A
look at the future
Summary
and conclusions
Recommendations
References
Annex
I
Annex II