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Local commons are underutilized in resource management models, thus limiting the effectiveness of the commons concept.
Rangeland management in former tropical rainforest areas may affect ecosystem services.
Grazing leads to the reduction of biomass and plays a critical role in land degradation in arid and semiarid lands. However, the indirect effects of grazing on the ecosystem, e.g., the effect on seed dispersal, have not been well understood.
Farm abandonment and over-extensification trends in less-favored livestock breeding areas in the Mediterranean have led to socio-environmental issues that are difficult to assess and address, due to the characteristics of these areas (e.g., poor data availability and reliability).
PIM support to work from ILRI and partners contributed to adoption of a woreda (district) participatory land use planning approach in Ethiopia and to expansion of the joint village land use planning approach in Tanzania, resulting in more secure tenure rights for pastoralists in rangeland areas.
Despite their recognized agricultural sustainability benefits, mixed crop-livestock farms have declined in the Northern hemisphere.
Recent forecasts show a need to increase agricultural production globally by 60% from 2005 to 2050, in order to meet a rising demand from a growing population.
Discussions about climate change have repeatedly regarded livestock as responsible for a significant contribution of greenhouse gas emissions.
Mediterranean regions are likely to be the most vulnerable areas to wildfires in Europe.
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