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Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards

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The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards are a set of international guidelines and standards for the design, implementation and assessment of livestock interventions to assist people affected by humanitarian crises. They are based on livelihoods objectives that aim to provide rapid assistance to protect and rebuild the livestock assets of crisis-affected communities.

Organizational Authors: 
Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards Project
Year Published: 
2009
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Review of Evidence on Drylands Pastoral Systems and Climate Change

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This review first highlights the importance of drylands, grazing lands and livestock-based Livelihoods, and then illustrates the interrelations between climate change, land and livestock. It provides estimates of the potential carbon storage and sequestration in pasture and rangelands in drylands, and outlines the main land management measures for improving carbon cycling and grassland management.

Authors: 
C. Neely
S. Bunning
A. Wilkes
Organizational Authors: 
Land Tenure and Management Unit (NRLA)
FAO
Year Published: 
2009
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A Step-by-Step Provisional Guideline Towards Community-Based Pasture Management and Integrated Development

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application/pdf iconA Step-by-Step Provisional Guideline Towards Community-Based Pasture Management and Integrated Development

This guide details an approach toward incrementally implemented, community based pasture management. The process also seeks to resolve any longstanding confusion or contestation as to ownership and access rights. During the piloting and learning by doing phase of the approach, appropriate innovative tenure constructs and procedures are arrived at, tested and refined. These provide the foundation upon which stakeholders in the pasture bring the resource under improved regulation and management.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
Chemonics International Inc.
Year Published: 
2005
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How Livestock is Used as a Coping Mechanism with Respect to Food Insecurity among Livestock Keepers of Africa:a Literature Review from a Current Perspective

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This literature review utilizes secondary data and information from books, journals, expert interviews, and the Internet to answer several research questions: Can livestock improve people’s capacity to cope with risk and vulnerability? If so, how has this been done? How can this coping be improved? The review endeavors to enhance understanding and awareness of the current status of the livestock sector and the main livestock keepers in Africa, and illustrate how livestock interventions can be used as coping mechanisms to alleviate household food insecurity and improve livelihoods.

Authors: 
Chung Lai
Organizational Authors: 
Land O' Lakes International Development
USAID
Year Published: 
2007
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Introductory Guidelines to Participatory Rangeland Management in Pastoral Areas

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These guidelines introduce and promote the essential elements of participatory rangeland management (PRM). Based upon the successful experiences of participatory forest management, the guidelines provide a process following three stages of investigation, negotiation and implementation. The sequential steps of this process lead to the development of a rangeland management plan and a legally binding rangeland management agreement between a local rangeland management institution and the appropriate local government office.

Organizational Authors: 
Save the Children
FAO
European Commission Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid-ECHO
Year Published: 
2010
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Review of Evidence on Drylands Pastoral Systems and Climate Change

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This review first highlights the importance of drylands, grazing lands and livestock-based Livelihoods, and then illustrates the interrelations between climate change, land and livestock. It provides estimates of the potential carbon storage and sequestration in pasture and rangelands in drylands, and outlines the main land management measures for improving carbon cycling and grassland management.

Authors: 
C. Neely
S. Bunning
A. Wilkes
Organizational Authors: 
Land Tenure and Management Unit (NRLA)
FAO
Year Published: 
2009
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How Livestock is Used as a Coping Mechanism with Respect to Food Insecurity among Livestock Keepers of Africa:a Literature Review from a Current Perspective

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application/pdf iconHow Livestock is Used as a Coping Mechanism with Respect to Food Insecurity among Livestock Keepers of Africa:a Literature Rev

This literature review utilizes secondary data and information from books, journals, expert interviews, and the Internet to answer several research questions: Can livestock improve people’s capacity to cope with risk and vulnerability? If so, how has this been done? How can this coping be improved? The review endeavors to enhance understanding and awareness of the current status of the livestock sector and the main livestock keepers in Africa, and illustrate how livestock interventions can be used as coping mechanisms to alleviate household food insecurity and improve livelihoods.

Authors: 
Chung Lai
Organizational Authors: 
Land O' Lakes International Development
USAID
Year Published: 
2007
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Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards

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application/pdf iconLivestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards

The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards are a set of international guidelines and standards for the design, implementation and assessment of livestock interventions to assist people affected by humanitarian crises. They are based on livelihoods objectives that aim to provide rapid assistance to protect and rebuild the livestock assets of crisis-affected communities.

Organizational Authors: 
Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards Project
Year Published: 
2009
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A Step-by-Step Provisional Guideline Towards Community-Based Pasture Management and Integrated Development

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application/pdf iconA Step-by-Step Provisional Guideline Towards Community-Based Pasture Management and Integrated Development

This guide details an approach toward incrementally implemented, community based pasture management. The process also seeks to resolve any longstanding confusion or contestation as to ownership and access rights. During the piloting and learning by doing phase of the approach, appropriate innovative tenure constructs and procedures are arrived at, tested and refined. These provide the foundation upon which stakeholders in the pasture bring the resource under improved regulation and management.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
Chemonics International Inc.
Year Published: 
2005
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Introductory Guidelines to Participatory Rangeland Management in Pastoral Areas

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application/pdf iconIntroductory Guidelines to Participatory Rangeland Management in Pastoral Areas

These guidelines introduce and promote the essential elements of participatory rangeland management (PRM). Based upon the successful experiences of participatory forest management, the guidelines provide a process following three stages of investigation, negotiation and implementation. The sequential steps of this process lead to the development of a rangeland management plan and a legally binding rangeland management agreement between a local rangeland management institution and the appropriate local government office.

Organizational Authors: 
Save the Children
FAO
European Commission Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid-ECHO
Year Published: 
2010
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A Step-by-Step Provisional Guideline Towards Community-Based Pasture Management and Integrated Development

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Files: 
application/pdf iconA Step-by-Step Provisional Guideline Towards Community-Based Pasture Management and Integrated Development

This guide details an approach toward incrementally implemented, community based pasture management. The process also seeks to resolve any longstanding confusion or contestation as to ownership and access rights. During the piloting and learning by doing phase of the approach, appropriate innovative tenure constructs and procedures are arrived at, tested and refined. These provide the foundation upon which stakeholders in the pasture bring the resource under improved regulation and management.

Organizational Authors: 
USAID
Chemonics International Inc.
Year Published: 
2005
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Categories:

How Livestock is Used as a Coping Mechanism with Respect to Food Insecurity among Livestock Keepers of Africa:a Literature Review from a Current Perspective

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application/pdf iconHow Livestock is Used as a Coping Mechanism with Respect to Food Insecurity among Livestock Keepers of Africa:a Literature Rev

This literature review utilizes secondary data and information from books, journals, expert interviews, and the Internet to answer several research questions: Can livestock improve people’s capacity to cope with risk and vulnerability? If so, how has this been done? How can this coping be improved? The review endeavors to enhance understanding and awareness of the current status of the livestock sector and the main livestock keepers in Africa, and illustrate how livestock interventions can be used as coping mechanisms to alleviate household food insecurity and improve livelihoods.

Authors: 
Chung Lai
Organizational Authors: 
Land O' Lakes International Development
USAID
Year Published: 
2007
No votes yet
Categories:

Introductory Guidelines to Participatory Rangeland Management in Pastoral Areas

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Files: 
application/pdf iconIntroductory Guidelines to Participatory Rangeland Management in Pastoral Areas

These guidelines introduce and promote the essential elements of participatory rangeland management (PRM). Based upon the successful experiences of participatory forest management, the guidelines provide a process following three stages of investigation, negotiation and implementation. The sequential steps of this process lead to the development of a rangeland management plan and a legally binding rangeland management agreement between a local rangeland management institution and the appropriate local government office.

Organizational Authors: 
Save the Children
FAO
European Commission Directorate General for Humanitarian Aid-ECHO
Year Published: 
2010
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Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards

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application/pdf iconLivestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards

The Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards are a set of international guidelines and standards for the design, implementation and assessment of livestock interventions to assist people affected by humanitarian crises. They are based on livelihoods objectives that aim to provide rapid assistance to protect and rebuild the livestock assets of crisis-affected communities.

Organizational Authors: 
Livestock Emergency Guidelines and Standards Project
Year Published: 
2009
No votes yet
Categories:

Review of Evidence on Drylands Pastoral Systems and Climate Change

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Files: 
application/pdf iconReview of Evidence on Drylands Pastoral Systems and Climate Change

This review first highlights the importance of drylands, grazing lands and livestock-based Livelihoods, and then illustrates the interrelations between climate change, land and livestock. It provides estimates of the potential carbon storage and sequestration in pasture and rangelands in drylands, and outlines the main land management measures for improving carbon cycling and grassland management.

Authors: 
C. Neely
S. Bunning
A. Wilkes
Organizational Authors: 
Land Tenure and Management Unit (NRLA)
FAO
Year Published: 
2009
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Categories: