Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

Original Research

Published on 05 Mar 2026

High reliability professionals and networks in pastoral areas of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia: a new approach to development?

Rahma Hassan
Ian Scoones
Elizabeth Stites
Jackson Wachira
Hussein Wario

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2026.15665

Perspective

Published on 02 Mar 2026

The impact of pastoral outposts in the occupied West Bank: a comprehensive analysis of land control mechanisms, displacement, and humanitarian consequences

Amin Abu-Alsoud
Ameur Mehrez
Houcine Bchini

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2026.16020

Original Research

Published on 27 Feb 2026

Livestock production resource assessment, mapping and suitability analysis in the pastoral areas of Bale and East Bale Zones, Southeastern Ethiopia

Girma Defar
Behailu Legesse
Derara Kumbishu
Tesfaye Amene

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2026.15417

Original Research

Published on 16 Feb 2026

Relational approach to the climate narratives and pastoral conflicts: an analysis of 2004–2013 Samburu-Pokot conflict

Shinya Konaka

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2026.15576

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

Spatio-temporal distribution and impacts of Prosopis juliflora: an application of remote sensing and experiential ecological knowledge in a semi-arid rangeland of Kenya

Haron Akala
Oliver Vivian Wasonga
Josephat Mungoche
Davis Ikiror
Charles Gachuiri
George Gitau

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2026.15673

Original Research

Published on 05 Feb 2026

Drought, grazing routes and resource use by small-ruminant pastoralists in Montesinho, northeastern Portugal

Ana Carolina Farias de Oliveira
José Castro
Isa Aleixo-Pais
Vitor Henrique Mistro Seripieri
Marina Castro

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2026.15757

Original Research

Published on 29 Jan 2026

“Social tipping points” in a dryland pastoral system in Namibia

Diego Augusto Menestrey Schwieger

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2026.15600

Original Research

Published on 28 Jan 2026

Blood and relational selfhood: crisis and sacrifice among the Nuer of South Sudan

Eri Hashimoto

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15651

Original Research

Published on 27 Jan 2026

Reindeer-herding science in the Soviet Union and Russia: a short historical overview

Kirill V. Istomin
Joachim Otto Habeck

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15396

Review

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Successes, constraints, and prospects for sustainable dairy cattle breeding using artificial insemination technology in Tanzania. A brief review

Janeth D. Mbuma
George M. Msalya
Isaac P. Kashoma

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2026.15849

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Transhumance in transition: socio-economic shifts among semi-nomadic Gaddi tribe of Dhauladhar Himalayas

Akanksha Tonk
Manvinder Kaur

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15370

Original Research

Published on 21 Jan 2026

The impact of the reform of grassland property rights system on the allocation of production factors for herders in Qinghai, China

Yujiao Gou
Hongbo Ma
Wu Sun
Xinyan Jin
Lizhuang Hao
Airu Zhang

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2026.15314

Review

Published on 13 Jan 2026

Multiple risk analysis at the interface between pastoral livestock systems and wildlife

Morgane Virapin
Enrico Sturaro
Gilles Brunschwig

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15413

Original Research

Published on 07 Jan 2026

From conflict to cohesion: the role of sports in transforming perceptions of cattle keepers in South Sudan

Mitsuaki Furukawa

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15180

Original Research

Published on 06 Jan 2026

Information technologies as a new tool for reindeer pastures monitoring in arctic Russia

Vladimir Elsakov

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15241

Original Research

Published on 12 Dec 2025

The complexities of interpreting climate change: the case of Il Chamus, Baringo County, Kenya

Peter D. Little

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15617

Brief Research Report

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Understanding seasonal migration and resource use among pastoralists in Tanzania: a participatory mapping and GPS tracking approach

Gladness George Mwanga
Divine Ekwem
Mizeck Chagunda
Gabriel Shirima

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15233

Original Research

Published on 04 Dec 2025

Measuring smallholder dairy farmers’ social valuation of climate mitigation: a case study from Kenya

Jesús Fernando Flórez
Ricardo González-Quintero
Mateo Pazos Cárdenas
Natalia Triana Ángel
Valentina Enciso
Kenneth Waluse
An Notenbaert
Stefan Burkart

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15496

Review

Published on 03 Dec 2025

Are impact assessment approaches effective for addressing researches on GHG emissions from pastoral systems?

Antonello Franca
Pasquale Arca
Giovanni Maria Altana
Mohamed Habibou Assouma
Pablo Manzano
Enrico Vagnoni
Jonathan Vayssières
Mathieu Vigne
Gongbu Zeren
Ian Scoones

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15362

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2025

Veterinary science and veterinary service in Russian reindeer herding

K. A. Laishev
A. A. Yuzhakov

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15115

Original Research

Published on 03 Nov 2025

Land grabbing in pastoral areas: insights from Eastern Africa

Justin Raycraft
Kariuki Kirigia
Daniel Salau Rogei
Echi Christina Gabbert
John G. Galaty

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15266

Original Research

Published on 27 Oct 2025

History and problems of reindeer selection in Russia

Alexandr A. Yuzhakov

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14962

Original Research

Published on 21 Oct 2025

Characterization of goat production systems in the Amazonian dry tropical forest of Peru through multivariate analysis

Aníbal Rodríguez-Vargas
Lucinda Tafur-Gutiérrez
Emmanuel Alexander Sessarego
Gudelio Alva
Katherine Castañeda-Palomino
José Antonio Haro-Reyes
José Ruiz-Chamorro
Cecilio Barrantes-Campos
Juancarlos Alejandro Cruz

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.14861

Original Research

Published on 20 Oct 2025

Animal performance and methane emissions in feedlot vs, traditional pastoral systems with concentrate supplementation for Tanzanian Short Horn Zebu and Boran cattle

Angello J. Mwilawa
Endale B. Gurmu
Martin R. Weisbjerg
Germana H. Laswai
Jane Poole
Claudia Arndt

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

doi 10.3389/past.2025.15238

453 articles

articles

High reliability professionals and networks in pastoral areas of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia: a new approach to development?

The impact of pastoral outposts in the occupied West Bank: a comprehensive analysis of land control mechanisms, displacement, and humanitarian consequences

Livestock production resource assessment, mapping and suitability analysis in the pastoral areas of Bale and East Bale Zones, Southeastern Ethiopia

Relational approach to the climate narratives and pastoral conflicts: an analysis of 2004–2013 Samburu-Pokot conflict

Spatio-temporal distribution and impacts of Prosopis juliflora: an application of remote sensing and experiential ecological knowledge in a semi-arid rangeland of Kenya

Drought, grazing routes and resource use by small-ruminant pastoralists in Montesinho, northeastern Portugal

“Social tipping points” in a dryland pastoral system in Namibia

Blood and relational selfhood: crisis and sacrifice among the Nuer of South Sudan

Reindeer-herding science in the Soviet Union and Russia: a short historical overview

Successes, constraints, and prospects for sustainable dairy cattle breeding using artificial insemination technology in Tanzania. A brief review

Transhumance in transition: socio-economic shifts among semi-nomadic Gaddi tribe of Dhauladhar Himalayas

The impact of the reform of grassland property rights system on the allocation of production factors for herders in Qinghai, China

Multiple risk analysis at the interface between pastoral livestock systems and wildlife

From conflict to cohesion: the role of sports in transforming perceptions of cattle keepers in South Sudan

Information technologies as a new tool for reindeer pastures monitoring in arctic Russia

The complexities of interpreting climate change: the case of Il Chamus, Baringo County, Kenya

Understanding seasonal migration and resource use among pastoralists in Tanzania: a participatory mapping and GPS tracking approach

Measuring smallholder dairy farmers’ social valuation of climate mitigation: a case study from Kenya

Are impact assessment approaches effective for addressing researches on GHG emissions from pastoral systems?

Veterinary science and veterinary service in Russian reindeer herding

Land grabbing in pastoral areas: insights from Eastern Africa

History and problems of reindeer selection in Russia

Characterization of goat production systems in the Amazonian dry tropical forest of Peru through multivariate analysis

Animal performance and methane emissions in feedlot vs, traditional pastoral systems with concentrate supplementation for Tanzanian Short Horn Zebu and Boran cattle