Emissions of methane (CH 4) from tropical ecosystems, and how they respond to changes in
climate, represent one of the biggest uncertainties associated with the global CH 4 budget …

Biodiversity loss is a pressing challenge. This is particularly so in regions where the
pressure on ecosystems is high such as in the Sahel region. This pressure is due, inter alia …

Many funding institutions and development agencies are facing the same challenge when
considering the sustainability of their investment portfolio in agriculture: the livestock sector …

The paradigm of Sahelian desertification, whose roots lie in the colonial period, increased in
popularity following the droughts of the 1970s and 1980s. This “desertification narrative” was …

Background The savannah ecosystems of Sahel have experienced continuous and heavy
grazing of livestock for centuries but still, their vegetation response to grazing pressure …

Monitoring regeneration in woody communities and understanding the drivers of its success
is crucial for gaining insight into the long-term persistence of trees in African drylands, where …

∎ Le concept d'Unité Gros Bétail (UGB), à l'origine censé traduire la charge animale sur la
ferme selon les besoins énergétiques des animaux, repose aujourd'hui sur des coefficients …

Scrub rangelands support livestock grazing and provide ecosystem services to their
inhabitants. The present study was conducted in Chakwal, an important tract of the Pothwar …