Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice

Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice | New and Recent Articles https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/journals/pastoralism-research-policy-and-practice RSS Feed for Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice | New and Recent Articles en-us Frontiers Feed Generator,version:1 2026-04-23T09:29:52.179+00:00 60 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15977 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15977 <![CDATA[Analysis of property rights practice contradictions and typical models in grassland pastoral areas: a field survey based on Abaga Banner, Xilingol League, Inner Mongolia]]> 2026-04-23T00:00:00Z Original Research Xiaoning Zhang https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15770 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15770 <![CDATA[Pastoralists as peacebuilders: lived experiences from conflict-affected communities in northern Nigeria]]> 2026-04-23T00:00:00Z Original Research Emmanuel OjoVan CrowderAusten MooreOlusola Isola https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15739 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15739 <![CDATA[Feasibility analysis of livestock protection implementation on alpine pastures]]> 2026-04-10T00:00:00Z Original Research Isabella E. FaffelbergerFelix Knauer https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15827 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15827 <![CDATA[Introducing a special issue: What lessons to be learnt from reindeer-herding research in Russia?]]> 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z Review Joachim Otto HabeckKirill V. Istomin https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15869 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15869 <![CDATA[Rinderpest eradication and the resilience of African pastoralism]]> 2026-03-25T00:00:00Z Review Luciano VenturiFabio Ostanello https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16426 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16426 <![CDATA[Correction: Characterization of goat production systems in the Amazonian dry tropical forest of Peru through multivariate analysis]]> 2026-03-20T00:00:00Z Correction Aníbal Rodríguez-VargasLucinda Tafur-GutiérrezEmmanuel Alexander SessaregoGudelio AlvaKatherine Castañeda-PalominoJosé Antonio Haro-ReyesJosé Ruiz-ChamorroCecilio Barrantes-CamposJuancarlos Alejandro Cruz https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15693 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15693 <![CDATA[Enteric methane emission factors for sheep in Mongolian extensive grazing systems: a Tier 2 approach]]> 2026-03-20T00:00:00Z Original Research Altantsetseg LkhamaachinLkhagvatseren SukhbaatarNyamsuren Nyam-OsorOtgondemberel GalaaraidiiYanfen ChengTogtokhbayar NorovsambuuChoikhand JanchivlamdanMunkhtuya AmarsanaaBaasanjalbuu BayaraaJigjidpurev SukhbaatarMing-Zhi ZhangOtgonpurev Sukhbaatar 3 years), adult females (>3 years), young sheep (1–2 years), and lambs (<1 year). According to the IPCC Tier 1 methodology, the default emission factor for adult sheep is 5 kg CH4/head/year, while lamb values are estimated at approximately 2 kg CH4/head/year. Nevertheless, these generalized values fail to capture country-specific differences in animal productivity, diet quality, seasonal feed availability, and grazing management, thereby introducing significant uncertainty into national greenhouse gas inventories. Results showed that females consistently exhibited higher emission factors than males, with values ranging from 6.0 to 6.1 kg CH4/head/year, compared to 5.40–5.45 kg CH4/head/year for males. Young sheep emitted between 4.3 and 4.9 kg CH4/head/year, while lamb emissions were lowest at 1.6–1.8 kg CH4/head/year. These findings provide updated, region-specific methane emission factors for Mongolian sheep, supporting the refinement of national greenhouse gas inventories and climate change mitigation strategies.]]> https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15551 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15551 <![CDATA[Rethinking pastoralists’ development from their perspective of disasters-averted]]> 2026-03-16T00:00:00Z Perspective Emery Roe https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16015 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16015 <![CDATA[Beyond victims and saviors: gendered and intersectional vulnerabilities and the efficacy of adaptation strategies in Hamer pastoralists of South Omo, Ethiopia]]> 2026-03-13T00:00:00Z Original Research Alebachew Adem NuryeDesalegn Yayeh AyalMeskerem Abi https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15700 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15700 <![CDATA[A scoping review of national legislative frameworks governing rangelands in Kenya, with implications on community-based rangeland governance]]> 2026-03-13T00:00:00Z Review Vicky Betty ChepkorirBessy KathambiRaphael G. WahomeCharles Odhong https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15665 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15665 <![CDATA[High reliability professionals and networks in pastoral areas of northern Kenya and southern Ethiopia: a new approach to development?]]> 2026-03-05T00:00:00Z Original Research Rahma HassanIan ScoonesElizabeth StitesJackson WachiraHussein Wario https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16020 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.16020 <![CDATA[The impact of pastoral outposts in the occupied West Bank: a comprehensive analysis of land control mechanisms, displacement, and humanitarian consequences]]> 2026-03-02T00:00:00Z Perspective Amin Abu-AlsoudAmeur MehrezHoucine Bchini https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15417 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15417 <![CDATA[Livestock production resource assessment, mapping and suitability analysis in the pastoral areas of Bale and East Bale Zones, Southeastern Ethiopia]]> 2026-02-27T00:00:00Z Original Research Girma DefarBehailu LegesseDerara KumbishuTesfaye Amene https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15576 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15576 <![CDATA[Relational approach to the climate narratives and pastoral conflicts: an analysis of 2004–2013 Samburu-Pokot conflict]]> 2026-02-16T00:00:00Z Original Research Shinya Konaka https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15673 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15673 <![CDATA[Spatio-temporal distribution and impacts of Prosopis juliflora: an application of remote sensing and experiential ecological knowledge in a semi-arid rangeland of Kenya]]> 2026-02-06T00:00:00Z Original Research Haron AkalaOliver Vivian WasongaJosephat MungocheDavis IkirorCharles GachuiriGeorge Gitau https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15757 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15757 <![CDATA[Drought, grazing routes and resource use by small-ruminant pastoralists in Montesinho, northeastern Portugal]]> 2026-02-05T00:00:00Z Original Research Ana Carolina Farias de OliveiraJosé CastroIsa Aleixo-PaisVitor Henrique Mistro SeripieriMarina Castro https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15600 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2026.15600 <![CDATA[“Social tipping points” in a dryland pastoral system in Namibia]]> 2026-01-29T00:00:00Z Original Research Diego Augusto Menestrey Schwieger https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2025.15651 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2025.15651 <![CDATA[Blood and relational selfhood: crisis and sacrifice among the Nuer of South Sudan]]> 2026-01-28T00:00:00Z Original Research Eri Hashimoto https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2025.15396 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2025.15396 <![CDATA[Reindeer-herding science in the Soviet Union and Russia: a short historical overview]]> 2026-01-27T00:00:00Z Original Research Kirill V. IstominJoachim Otto Habeck https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2025.15370 https://www.frontierspartnerships.org/articles/10.3389/past.2025.15370 <![CDATA[Transhumance in transition: socio-economic shifts among semi-nomadic Gaddi tribe of Dhauladhar Himalayas]]> 2026-01-26T00:00:00Z Original Research Akanksha TonkManvinder Kaur