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Moving away from transhumance: The case of Gaddis
Trees, Forests and People, 2022 Transhumance that involves seasonal migration of humans along with their livestock is a means of livelihood and resource management for the Gaddi community of the Himalaya. They have been following it for centuries but now the practice is fast declining.
Alpy Sharma +2 more
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Migration of Pastoralists in Africa: Reflections on Practical and Policy Implications
African Human Mobility Review, 2021 In recent years, there has been increased migration of pastoralists from countries in Central and West Africa into Nigeria. Such movements are supported by the ECOWAS Transhumance Protocol and the Nigerian Constitution respectively.
Patience Adzande
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Traditional ecological knowledge among transhumant pastoralists in Mediterranean Spain
Ecology and Society, 2013 Mobility is a millenary human strategy to deal with environmental change. An outstanding example of mobility is transhumance, an ancient pastoralist practice consisting of the seasonal migration of livestock between ecological regions following peaks in ...
Elisa Oteros-Rozas +5 more
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VertigO, 2014 In the Sahelian region of Burkina Faso, the dominant livestock keeping system is the pastoral system characterized by a high dependence on natural resources.
André Kiema +2 more
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Some Remarks on the Investigation of Traces of Transhumance in the Early Medieval Balkans
Historical Studies on Central Europe, 2022 The study analyses the issue of the archaeological investigation of transhumance on the Balkan Peninsula in the early phase of the Middle Ages. More precisely formulated, our main question is why is this branch of investigation almost totally absent ...
Miklós Takács
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Des indicateurs spatialisés des transhumances pastorales au Ferlo
Cybergeo, 2011 Transhumance in the Sahel has been described and mapped extensively because it represents an essential pillar for securing pastoral systems. However, very few quantifiable indicators exist to guide decision makers and policy makers for taking ...
Grégoire Leclerc, Oumar Sy
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Influence of transhumance on the spread of Rhipicephalus microplus (Canestrini, 1888) in Benin
Journal of Advanced Veterinary and Animal Research, 2018 Objective: Rhipicephalus microplus is a very invasive tick whose control is a current challenge. Its speed of propagation is favored by specific risk factors whose knowledge is an essential prerequisite for a good rather design of strategies to put in ...
Kossi Justin Adinci +7 more
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Animal, 2022 Despite their predominance worldwide, few studies have been conducted to look at the impact of sheep production systems relying on transhumance practices in arid and continental conditions, on farm-level greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Using Turkey as an
Sezen Ocak Yetişgin +2 more
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Digital wiki map of pastoral geographies in eastern Senegal
Pastoralism, 2017 The persistence of transhumance systems requires continued access to key pastoral resources that together allow the seasonal movement of livestock herds over long distances.
Matthew Turner +3 more
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Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Pastoral Mobility in the Far North Region, Cameroon: Data Analysis and Modeling. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Modeling the movements of humans and animals is critical to understanding the transmission of infectious diseases in complex social and ecological systems.
Ningchuan Xiao +4 more
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