Combatting global grassland degradation
Grasslands are under severe threat from ongoing degradation, undermining their capacity to
support biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Yet, grasslands are largely …
support biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being. Yet, grasslands are largely …
Enhancing sustainability of grassland ecosystems through ecological restoration and grazing management in an era of climate change on Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau
The grassland ecosystems cover above 60% of Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau (QTP) and provide
important ecosystem services and functions at local and regional scales. However, both …
important ecosystem services and functions at local and regional scales. However, both …
Identifying key landscape pattern indices influencing the ecological security of inland river basin: The middle and lower reaches of Shule River Basin as an example
L Ma, J Bo, X Li, F Fang, W Cheng - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
Landscape pattern evolution leads to changes of landscape spatial structure, which are
intuitively reflected in the changes of ecosystem structure and composition and finally affect …
intuitively reflected in the changes of ecosystem structure and composition and finally affect …
Impact of climate change on pastoralists' resilience and sustainable mitigation in Punjab, Pakistan
D Ahmad, M Afzal - Environment, Development and Sustainability, 2021 - Springer
Climate change has adversely affected pastoral community in Pakistan through increased
severity of livestock diseases, floods, and drought. These climatic hazards caused extensive …
severity of livestock diseases, floods, and drought. These climatic hazards caused extensive …
A methodological framework for assessing pastoral socio-ecological system vulnerability: A case study of Altay Prefecture in Central Asia
Z Yang, B Li, B Nan, X Dai, C Peng, X Bi - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vulnerability analysis is important for enhancing sustainability, especially for highly
interlinked pastoral socio-ecological systems. This study presents a modified …
interlinked pastoral socio-ecological systems. This study presents a modified …
Introducing experiences from African pastoralist communities to cope with climate change risks, hazards and extremes: Fostering poverty reduction
Pastoralist communities all over Africa have been facing a variety of social and economic
problems, as well as climate risks and hazards for many years. They have also been …
problems, as well as climate risks and hazards for many years. They have also been …
[PDF][PDF] Plantations and pastoralists: afforestation activities make pastoralists in the Indian Himalaya vulnerable.
Global policies to mitigate climate change and protect forests are increasingly incentivizing
the large-scale planting of trees. Yet tree planting poses a potential threat to the well-being …
the large-scale planting of trees. Yet tree planting poses a potential threat to the well-being …
Ecological security assessment and ecological pattern optimization for Lhasa city (Tibet) based on the minimum cumulative resistance model
L Huang, D Wang, C He - Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022 - Springer
The alpine regions of Tibet are biogeographically unique and highly biodiverse. As the
political, economic, and cultural center of Tibet, the city of Lhasa's population growth and …
political, economic, and cultural center of Tibet, the city of Lhasa's population growth and …
Building pastoralists' resilience to shocks for sustainable disaster risk mitigation: Lessons from West Pokot County, Kenya
DN Muricho, DJ Otieno, W Oluoch-Kosura… - International journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Most pastoralists' in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) are adversely affected by climate-
change related shocks such as droughts and livestock diseases. These shocks lead to …
change related shocks such as droughts and livestock diseases. These shocks lead to …
Impact of climate change on nomadic herders' livelihoods: Evidence from Bakarwal community in the Western Himalayas in India
Nomadic communities are facing the adverse impact of climate change worldwide. In this
context, this study quantifies the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of nomadic …
context, this study quantifies the impact of climate change on the livelihoods of nomadic …