Setting the mountain ablaze? The Royal Highland Festival in Bhutan from the semi-nomads’ perspectiveFrontiers Media SA - Tập 11 - Trang 1-9 - 2021
Jigme Wangdi, Tashi Dorji, Kesang Wangchuk
A study was conducted to assess the effects of the Royal Highland Festival (RHF) from the perspective of yak herders in Laya, Bhutan. Sixty-six respondents were randomly selected from amongst the domicile herders who were regular visitors to the festival. A survey was carried out through a questionnaire with mixed questions. Herders’ opinions suggest good progress of RHF as reflected by improved c...... hiện toàn bộ
Assessing gender roles in a changing landscape: diversified agro-pastoralism in drylands of West Pokot, KenyaFrontiers Media SA - Tập 5 - Trang 1-8 - 2015
Vera N. Karmebäck, John Ndung’u Wairore, Magnus Jirström, Gert Nyberg
Previous studies in drylands have shown that while gender roles are becoming more flexible, privatization and formalization of land tenure tends to marginalize women in drylands while environmental degradation leads to differential changes in gender workload. Chepareria, a ward in West Pokot County, has undergone the above-mentioned tenure and environmental changes and is nowadays dominated by pri...... hiện toàn bộ
How many large camelids in the world? A synthetic analysis of the world camel demographic changesFrontiers Media SA - Tập 10 - Trang 1-20 - 2020
B. Faye
At world level, the current official number of large camelids cannot be determined exactly (it is estimated to be more than 35 million heads), and the role of camels in the livestock economy is highly variable. The only reliable statistics are provided by FAO since 1961. According to these data, five different patterns of demographic changes have been observed. In countries marked by a regular or ...... hiện toàn bộ
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Pastoralist societies in flux: A conceptual framework analysis of herding and land use among the Mukugodo Maasai of KenyaFrontiers Media SA - Tập 7 - Trang 1-30 - 2017
Stephanie Hauck, Daniel I. Rubenstein
Pastoral livelihoods are evolving rapidly. The emergence of globalized markets and the integration of globalized production in developing countries have forced many pastoralists, along with the rest of the world’s consumers, to shift their economic strategies of production to accommodate these evolving markets. The objective of this paper is to illustrate the relationship between globalization and...... hiện toàn bộ
Examining local perspectives on the influence of climate change on the health of Hamer pastoralists and their livestock in EthiopiaFrontiers Media SA - Tập 11 - Trang 1-17 - 2021
Samuel Lumborg, Samuel Tefera, Barry Munslow, Siobhan M. Mor
This study explores the perceived influence of climate change on the health of Hamer pastoralists and their livestock in south-western Ethiopia. A combination of focus group discussions and key informant interviews were conducted with Hamer communities as well as local health workers, animal health workers and non-governmental organisation (NGO) staff. Thematic framework analysis was used to analy...... hiện toàn bộ