Drylands, seen from the outside world, fall in the imaginary of the remote, the deserted, the
unproductive; a powerful imaginary rooted in romantic narratives, as well as in political and …

Coping with climate change in socio-ecological systems is one of the most urgent issues
facing the world. This is particularly true in socio-ecological systems, where climate not only …

Pastoralism is globally significant in social, environmental, and economic terms. However, it
experiences crises rooted in misconceptions and poor interdisciplinary understanding, while …

Mobility is a millenary human strategy to deal with environmental change. An outstanding
example of mobility is transhumance, an ancient pastoralist practice consisting of the …

This paper examines the determinants and implied economic impacts of climate change
adaptation strategies in the context of traditional pastoralism. It is based on econometric …

Pastoralists in the wildlife-rich East African rangelands use diversification into conservation
and tourism as a strategy to supplement livestock-based livelihoods and to spread risk …

In drylands across the globe, natural resource-dependent societies are experiencing rapid
rates of environmental change as well as transforming social, economic, and political …

Mediterranean mountain landscapes have high ecological and cultural values. However,
since 1950, a large number of these landscapes have been subject to degradation as a …

To gain insights on long-term social-ecological resilience, we examined adaptive responses
of small-scale societies to dryland-related hazards in different regions and chronological …

The nomadism/pastoralism debate has always been closely connected to discourses about
modernization theories whenever development issues were at stake. While the mainstream …