This participatory grassland and rangeland assessment (PRAGA) methodology was developed for the assessment of rangelands and grasslands in selected project countries. The methodology was piloted in five countries – Burkina Faso, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Niger and Uruguay – to test its effectiveness and value. Necessary revisions were made to the methodology, based on lessons learned from its application. This document contains background information on global grasslands and rangelands and describes the need and the guiding principle for rangeland health assessments and practical guidance on how to conduct cost-effective assessment.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), Union internationale pour la conservation de la nature (IUCN)
Topic: Services environnementaux, Innovation, Régime foncier, Participation
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Amérique Latine, Afrique occidentale, Afrique orientale, Asie centrale
This report documents the good practices of rangeland management as a way to inform decisions on rangeland management; and raise awareness about the importance of locally identified management practices. It highlights the fact that these rangeland management practices do not necessarily align with practices as defined by scientists/ecologists. The target audience of this working paper includes decision-makers, land managers, other land users, and scientists.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), Auteurs individuels
Topic: Innovation, Régime foncier
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Amérique Latine, Afrique occidentale, Afrique orientale, Asie centrale
This report explores some of the critical challenges that converge at the intersection of climate change and land governance. Some of these challenges are droughts, desertification, disaster risk, land and water management, land degradation and restoration, soil erosion and conservation, biodiversity, and food security.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Auteurs individuels
Topic: Changement climatique, Services environnementaux, Régime foncier
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Proche-Orient
Legal frameworks for communal land rights in Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania are now gaining momentum. Questions can be raised as to whether, how, and to what extent these frameworks take into account the disadvantages of formalising tenure and the complexities of pastoral resources. In this paper, we consider the impact of these challenges on the formalisation of communal ownership, beginning with an overview of how commons theory has influenced land governance policies and how it is applied to pastoral systems.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Auteurs individuels, Institut international de recherches sur l'élevage
Topic: Régime foncier
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Afrique orientale
This brief provides methodological guidance on the quantification of animal health interventions and their impact on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, on the basis that they deliver multiple benefits to individual farmers and society which could outweigh the costs of the intervention, particularly when considering reduced GHG emissions.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO),
Topic: Changement climatique, Services environnementaux
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global
The project contributed to improving the conditions and productivity of agrosilvipastoral landscapes and the capacity to plan land restoration and manage forest and land resources. Livelihood improvements and concrete positive incidence on household income, food security, crops and milk production, and community interactions. It increased awareness and support policy makers developing intervention strategies that address desertification/land degradation and drought.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), Auteurs individuels
Topic: Changement climatique, Économie, Services environnementaux, Peuples autochtones, Régime foncier
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Afrique occidentale, Océanie
The study "Valuing, restoring and managing presumed drylands: Cerrado, Miombo–Mopane woodlands and the Qinghai–Tibetan Plateau" confirms the existence of 1 075 million hectares of presumed drylands that are under threat from unsustainable use and climate change. This is in addition to the 6.1 billion hectares of official drylands that already cover 41 percent of the planet’s land surface and are home to 2 billion people. All these areas contain high levels of biodiversity and are home to a large number of people reliant on agriculture to sustain their livelihoods, this is why it's so important to research, analyse and work to protect them. The report contains concrete information on the environmental and ecological value of these dryland areas, and key recommendations for actions to limit land degradation, sustain biodiversity and mitigate climate change.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO)
Topic: Changement climatique, Services environnementaux, Sécurité alimentaire, Régime foncier
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Global
The FAO partnered with the Ethiopian Society of Animal Production (ESAP) to understand and document the various business models along the cattle dairy value chain nodes in Ada’a and Sululta districts. Dairy businesses are highly heterogeneous in Ethiopia and, even though most are profitable, milk production, marketing, service, input and other support are not well organized and integrated. Investments to make the dairy value chain more effective should target more institutional than the technical dimensions, which entails a novel approach for veterinary and animal production services.
Year of publication: 2022Organization: Organisation des Nations Unies pour l'alimentation et l'agriculture (FAO), Auteurs individuels, Agence des États-Unis pour le développement international
Topic: Économie, Value addition
Language: English
Type of document: Technique
Geographical coverage: Afrique orientale