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

Tue Jun 27 21:00:28 MST 2023

Hi everyone,

I am happy to share the publication that appeared in a Tamil Magazine, கிடை
(with similar english meaning of Herd / Flock of Cattle)  that publishes
scholarly written articles on ‘Livestock, climate socio-economic conditions
of the pastoralists.  In the recent issue, this journal mentions a complete
article on the 'International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists' with the
emphasis of the declarations proposed by the agencies over the IYRP.  The
entire magazine file is appended herewith.

Please forgive me as the article is printed in Tamil and if you are
interested this can be translated by your known Tamil Scholars or by any
suitable application software programme for the translation.  If you need
further assistance, please let me know.

Here in Tamil Nadu, India, a handful of agencies and NGOs have started
functioning on the IYRP and take this important message at grass root
level, by which they support the Nation, welcoming the IYRP and
further action plans.

:Looking forward to disseminate this information and further to receive
your comments

with the best regards,

Dr. D. Kannan

Associate Professor and Head

Research Centre, Department of Botany

Thiagarajar College

Madurai - 625 009

Tamil Nadu, India

On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 8:20 AM Rashmi Singh <rashmi89singh at gmail.com>
wrote:

> 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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