https://blogarchiv.tropentag.de/taxonomy/term/285/0 Forum related to land use & management en https://blogarchiv.tropentag.de/node/189 <b>Encouraging land degradation in pastoralist systems<b/> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropentag/6221267802/" title="TT112 by tropentag, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6115/6221267802_f0c05ffdd3.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="TT112" /></a> Birgit Müller found that governmental subsidies promote the increase of stocking rate and grazing pressure of natural grassland of the High Plateau of Morocco. This policy creates land degradation and social conflicts. By using a ecological-economic model she assessed an alternative for range management: supplementation should use strategically on periods of scarce forage, but not as a way to increase animal stock. Then, after a year of drought, resting time for the recovering of the grassland should be applied. This strategic use of supplementation could avoid destocking (keep herbs size), and economical constrains for farmers and also keep the productivity and good condition of natural grasslands. <b>Cropping for caring land and avoiding social conflicts<b/> <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tropentag/6220748045/" title="TT111 by tropentag, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6211/6220748045_aef5430a0d.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="TT111" /></a> Another strategy for the Jordan’s arid Badia region was presented by Steven Woods. </b/></b></b/></b><p><a href="https://blogarchiv.tropentag.de/node/189" target="_blank">read more</a></p> https://blogarchiv.tropentag.de/node/189#comments Land use & management Land use pastoralism poverty Sun, 09 Oct 2011 13:45:23 +0000 De-Registered User 189 at https://blogarchiv.tropentag.de