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Justice in coexistence: Pastoralism and large carnivores on the Qinghai‐Tibet Plateau

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract The conflict between livestock husbandry and large carnivore conservation presents significant challenges in grassland ecosystems worldwide. Achieving sustainable coexistence among herders, livestock and large carnivores requires reconciling diverse perspectives and interests through equitable, inclusive and fair processes that address both ...
Yufang Gao, Yue Yu
wiley   +1 more source

3,600 years of human adaptation to drought intensification on the southern Tibetan Plateau

open access: yesCommunications Earth & Environment
The development of adaptive survival strategies is crucial for human occupation of the high-altitude areas of the Tibetan Plateau (TP). However, the history of this adaptation and its driving mechanisms are poorly understood.
Hao Li   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

'Responsible companies' and African livestock-keepers: acting, teaching but not learning? [PDF]

open access: yes, 2011
There is some evidence that companies, both multinational and African, operating from motivations that can be very broadly labelled "Corporate Social Responsibility", can make real and significant contributions to pastoral development and that useful ...
Morton, John F.
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Growing trees on farms: Navigating the goals and values of farmers

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Agricultural landscapes represent critical contexts for advancing policy objectives related to tree cover expansion. This paper explores how farmers' values influence their willingness or ability to grow trees on farms. Research is based on 49 interviews and two focus groups with farmers in England and draws on two social science research ...
Stephen McConnachie   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Beyond the ‘Wild Shepherd’: How Global Capitalism Has Reshaped Pastoralism. Suggestions from a Mediterranean Island

open access: yesNomadic Peoples
This article shows how, from the modern era up to the present day, Sardinian pastoralism has been increasingly incorporated into global capitalism, despite essentialising narratives about the primitiveness and backwardness of shepherds that have been ...
Domenica Farinella
doaj   +1 more source

Identifying knowledge barriers to agroforestry adoption and co‐designing solutions to them

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Compared to monocultures, agroforestry can promote biodiversity, ecosystem functioning and climate resilience, whilst maintaining or enhancing production and profits. Despite this, uptake in temperate regions remains low. Knowledge gaps amongst land managers are a primary barrier to uptake, but little is known about which aspects of ...
Amelia S. C. Hood   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

The role of trust in wildlife damage response systems: One step towards coexistence between livestock farming and large carnivores?

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Wildlife damage to livestock and crops is the primary cause of conflict and a major barrier to human–wildlife coexistence across Europe and beyond. Data on such damages play a key role in understanding and shaping these conflicts. Policy responses have emphasised prevention and compensation to support extensive husbandry practices; however ...
Katrina Marsden   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Forwarding forest restoration: Seven key socio‐ecological issues for advancing forest restoration in a world in flux

open access: yesPeople and Nature, EarlyView.
Abstract Restoring forests can help conserve biodiversity, mitigate climate change and enhance human well‐being. Despite financial and political support for global forest restoration initiatives, projects continue to face persistent challenges and trade‐offs between environmental, climatic and socio‐economic goals.
Mariana Hernandez‐Montilla   +24 more
wiley   +1 more source

PASTORAL KATEKESE ATAUKAH KATEKESE PASTORAL?

open access: yesSAPA - Jurnal Kateketik dan Pastoral, 2018
Kata pastoral dapat dirumuskan dalam beberapa pengertian, akan tetapi dapat diringkas dalam dua pengertian besar yaitu dalam arti umum, maksudnya yang pada umumnya dipahami secara luas dan arti khusus yang lebih direfleksikan dalam situasi dan perkembangan dewasa ini. Kata katekese pun dapat dikelompokan dalam dua pengertian, yaitu tahap pengajaran dan
openaire   +1 more source

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