The political ecology of late South American pastoralism: an Andean perspective A.D. 1,000-1,615
Journal of Political Ecology, 2018 Prehispanic South American pastoralism has a long and rich, though often understudied, trajectory. In this paper, we analyze the transition from a generalized to a specialized pastoralism at two geographical locations in the Andes: Antofagasta de la ...
Jennifer L. Grant, Kevin Lane
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Archaeobotanical evidence for the emergence of pastoralism and farming in southern Africa
Acta Palaeobotanica, 2022 Several models which remain equivocal and controversial cite migration and/or diffusion for the emergence and spread of pastoralism and farming in southern Africa during the first millennium AD.
Jerry Oluwatobi Olatoyan +7 more
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Vulnerability of Pastoralism: A Case Study from the High Mountainsof Nepal
Sustainability, 2020 Pastoralism in the Himalayan region of Nepal has undergone significant socio-economic and ecological changes. While there are numerous contributing factors behind these changes, the effect of a changing climate has not been thoroughly studied. This paper
K. R. Tiwari +5 more
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Human-wildlife conflict, benefit sharing and the survival of lions in pastoralist community-based conservancies [PDF]
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Blackburn, Sara +5 more
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Review of ‘The Ecology of Pastoralism’ edited by P. Nick Kardulias
Pastoralism, 2016 Book details Kardulias, N (ed.) The Ecology of Pastoralism. Boulder: University Press of Colorado; 2015. 272 pages, ISBN 978-1-60732-342-6 Abstract: This book presents a rich collection of case studies exploring the ecology of pastoralism.
Robin Bendrey
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Puhals: Outlining the Dynamics of Labour and Hired Herding among the Gaddi Pastoralists of India
Pastoralism, 2022 Pastoral practices throughout the world are in a state of flux, and Gaddi pastoralism in India’s Western Himalayas is no exception. Often in literature and common parlance, these practices are predicted to end with the current generation of practising ...
Aayushi Malhotra +2 more
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Bronze Age population dynamics and the rise of dairy pastoralism on the eastern Eurasian steppe
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 2018 Significance Since the Bronze Age, pastoralism has been a dominant subsistence mode on the Western steppe, but the origins of this tradition on the Eastern steppe are poorly understood.
Choongwon Jeong +25 more
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Pastoral commons use in Romania and the role of the Common Agricultural Policy
International Journal of the Commons, 2013 In comparison to many Western European countries, in Romania the use of common pastures remains widespread and is strongly linked to the predominance of subsistence and semi-subsistence farming in much of the country. The majority of permanent pasture in
Laura M. E. Sutcliffe +4 more
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Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Resilience: Global Lessons from the Margins
Pastoralism, 2019 This short report describes the PASTRES (Pastoralism, Uncertainty and Resilience: Global Lessons from the Margins) project, its objectives and early implementation. PASTRES investigates the principles inspiring the strategies and the practices applied by
M. Nori, I. Scoones
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Transhumant Pastoralism, Climate Change, and Conflict in Africa
Social Science Research NetworkWe consider the effects of climate change on seasonally migrant populations that herd livestock—i.e., transhumant pastoralists—in Africa. Traditionally, transhumant pastoralists benefit from a cooperative relationship with sedentary agriculturalists ...
Eoin F. McGuirk, Nathan Nunn
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