[IYRP General List] Livestock, climate and the Politics of Resources: A Primer- available in Arabic and Chinese now!

[Rashmi Singh]

Dear all,


I am happy to share that PASTRES publication ‘Livestock, climate and the
Politics of Resources: A Primer’ by Ian Scoones is now available in Arabic
and Chinese.
<https://www.tni.org/en/publication/livestock-climate-and-the-politics-of-resources>*The
Primer
is published in support of the International Year of Rangelands and
Pastoralists for 2026. *


You may access the primer in English, Spanish, French, Arabic and Chinese
 here:
https://www.tni.org/en/publication/livestock-climate-and-the-politics-of-resources
.
<https://www.tni.org/en/publication/livestock-climate-and-the-politics-of-resources>


The primer is co-published in Arabic with Siyada Network
<https://en.siyada.org/> (formerly North African Food Sovereignty Network)
and the Chinese version in collaboration with Palden Tsering.

It has got a great attraction from the regional media. The author’s
interview was recently published in Jadaliyya
<https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/45062/%D9%83%D8%AA%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AE-%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF>,
with three more articles on the primer published in Raseef22
<https://raseef22.net/article/1093346-%D9%82%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A1%D8%A9-%D9%81%D9%8A-%D9%83%D8%AA%D9%8A%D8%A8-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%A7%D8%B4%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D9%88%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%86%D8%A7%D8%AE-%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF>,
Hesspress
<https://www.hespress.com/%D8%A5%D8%B5%D8%AF%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D8%AC%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%AF-%D9%8A%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%81%D8%B9-%D8%B9%D9%86-%D8%A3%D9%87%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%A9-%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%B9%D9%8A-%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%AF-1156796.html>
 and Daraj <https://daraj.media/108664/>.



*About the primer:*


 *What is pastoralism and why does it matter?*


*This primer focuses on one type of livestock-keeping: pastoralism.
Pastoralism is a way of raising livestock that makes use of variable
landscapes by moving animals and managing their grazing. It provides
livelihoods for many millions of people and makes use of rangelands on
every continent but Antarctica, across more than half the world’s land
surface.*



*What are its defining features? First and most importantly: pastoralism
makes use of variability. The rangeland environments where pastoralism
thrives are extremely diverse, with rainfall and snowfall varying
enormously between the seasons and from year to year. In many places,
climate change is making weather even more erratic. Pastoralism uses
traditional knowledge and practices to help animals and people live
together in uncertain and unpredictable environments.*



*Secondly, pastoral animals’ grazing is managed through deliberate herding,
enabled by close, caring interactions between humans and animals. For a
healthy diet, grazing animals need to eat a balance of different plants.
Herders help animals do this by letting them forage across environments
that vary in altitude, moisture and type of vegetation. This usually
requires moving animals, often seasonally. Herders’ skills and knowledge,
plus animals’ training, lets animals make the best use of nutrients from
mixed landscapes that vary dramatically over time.*



*Thirdly, pastoralism plays a critical role in protecting environments,
sequestering carbon and enhancing biodiversity, while providing highly
nutritious food for often marginalised people. Pastoralists make use of
marginal lands that are often sparsely settled, so they often have a
distinct cultural identity even if they interact closely with settled
farmers and urban dwellers.*



*Pastoral systems are incredibly diverse. Some pastoralists are fully
nomadic and permanently on the move. Others are semi- or permanently
settled. Some move long distances between regions. Others move animals
daily or seasonally in a smaller area. Some have very close relationships
with farmers, either farming themselves (agro-pastoralists) or exchanging
manure or animal products for access to land where animals can feed.*



Feel free to share in the wider network.



Thanks and regards,
Rashmi

Rashmi SinghRashmi Singh

Ph. D. Scholar,  School of Human Ecology, Ambedkar University Delhi
<https://she.aud.ac.in/>
Affiliate Researcher PASTRES: Pastoralism, Uncertainty, Resilience
<https://pastres.org/about-us/pastres-team/>
Associate Editor, Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice
<https://pastoralismjournal.springeropen.com/>

Website: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Rashmi_Singh41
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