It has been widely asserted that a high grazing pressure has led to a reduction in vegetation
production at decadal time scales, implying land degradation, in African drylands, and in the …

The persistence of the woody vegetation of the Sahelian savannas, and their supported
ecosystem functions, have been questioned since the great drought of 1970s–1980s. To …

What resources underpin the development of a territory? What does territorial management
of resources mean? What specific characteristics and opportunities does territorial …

Woody vegetation provides multiple services to the pastoralists in the Sahel and since the
drought of 1972–1984, concerns have been raised about its persistence. Some studies have …

Integration of livestock farming practices with trees is neglected and poorly explored in the
context of climate change (CC) in drylands. However, such knowledge is urgently needed to …

Although in agronomy most model-based simulations explore future agro-ecosystems, we
used a simulation model to explore past agro-ecosystems, which was particularly useful in a …

Methane (CH 4) emission estimations for cattle in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) reflect limited
production levels and diets that are high in cellulose forage. However, data on these …

Similarly to other tropical, arid and semi-arid regions of the World, livestock production in the
Sahel is based on extensive grazing in rangelands where managing herd mobility …

Since the 1960s, droughts have caused significant degradation of Sahelian ecosystems,
particularly resulting in a reduction in tree cover. Despite the challenges posed by climate …

Sahelian transhumance is a seasonal pastoral mobility between the transhumant's terroir of
origin and one or more host terroirs. Sahelian transhumance can last several months and …