Extensive Livestock Management in Rangeland and Grassland Ecosystems
A special issue of Animals (ISSN 2076-2615). This special issue belongs to the section "Animal System and Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (20 March 2023) | Viewed by 2719
Special Issue Editor
Interests: livestock systems; livestock development; developing countries; global governance; international development; international cooperation
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Extensive rangelands and grasslands ecosystems are home to large numbers of livestock in many regions of the world. This Special Issue focuses on the various ways that livestock are managed and produced in the world’s extensive grasslands and rangelands ecosystems. Whilst extensive livestock production systems are a source of food and nutritional security for millions of people, these systems also provide an important opportunity for livelihoods, trade and sustainable environmental management under an increasingly changing climate in these regions.
The purpose of this Special Issue is to highlight the new ways in which technical and biophysical research is being undertaken alongside relevant socioeconomic and policy analyses, enabling new insights into the role and contribution of these ecosystems to society. Through supporting a range of applied research articles from across the world, this Special Issue aims to supplement the existing literature by presenting the opportunities and challenges of livestock production in the rangelands and grasslands through an holistic lens, contributing to new information that is highly relevant and timely in the lead-up to the 2026 United Nations International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists.
Dr. Anna Okello
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- rangelands
- livestock
- grasslands
- pastoralists
- ecosystem services
- resilience
- climate adaptation
- policy
- socioeconomics
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