Land and land-based natural resources are the foundation of livelihoods for millions of people and are related to social, cultural and spiritual identity. This is particularly the case for drylands people, who, due to low and variable rainfall and water availability, have developed adaptive strategies in response to seasonal, climatic and environmental change.

En este trabajo presentamos un análisis detallado de las arqueofaunas recuperadas en el sitio Corral Alto (Quebrada de Miriguaca) a fin de abordar los patrones de explotación de recursos faunísticos implementados por las comunidades agropastoriles que ocuparon la microrregión de Antofagasta de la Sierra (Provincia de Catamarca, Puna Meridional Argentina) durante el Período Tardío (ca.

The recent increase in the number of tourists has raised serious concerns about grassland degradation by tourism activities in Inner Mongolia. Thus, we evaluated the effects of tourism activities on the vegetation and soil in Hulunbuir grassland.

This report summarizes the key outcomes of the national efforts carried out in 2014 and 2015 towards putting in practice the land degradation neutrality concept.

Small-ruminant production contributes significantly to the national and household economy in many countries.

This study evaluated the effects of holistic grazing management (HGM) on biomass production and soil properties under holistic and non-holistic grazing sites. The study was conducted in two Group Ranches namely, Koija and Il Motiok in Naibunga Conservancy, Laikipia County, Kenya.

En esta tesis nos ocuparemos de abordar la espacialidad construida en relación con la dinámica del pastoreo extensivo de rebaños mixtos de llamas, cabras y ovejas en las tierras altas de los Andes Meridionales, a partir del caso de Susques, una localidad ubicada en la Puna de Atacama, dentro de la provincia de Jujuy.

Traditional livestock rearing systems in grasslands evolved in response to social, climatic, vegetative and technological conditions that existed scores, hundreds, or in some cases thousands of years ago.