Managing Mobility In African Rangelands

Download or read book Managing Mobility in African Rangelands written by Maryam Niamir-Fuller and published by Food & Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). This book was released on 1999 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book shows how land tenure laws, decentralization policies, institutional capactiy building, common property management, conflict resolution and participatory development can be made more responsive to the needs of pastoralists and those practising transhumance today in order to achieve ecologically and economically sustainable development in arid Africa. The scope of this book is holistic: social, economic, political and environmental issues are discussed in each contribution. The case studies focus on four key constraints to managed mobility: appropriate legislation; and conflict resolution. The case studies are from Africa, but the issues and conclusions are just as relevant to pastoralism and common property management in other continents. Scientists, students, development experts, government officials and bilateral and multi-lateral development organizations will find new research presented in this book that is highly relevant to their work.