Abstract

This set of research briefs presents a summary of research work undertaken jointly by the International Livestock Research Institute, the International Food Policy Research Institute, and the University of Göttingen. It also includes contributions from other authors who share a similar interest in the sustainable use and management of rangeland resources.

The research explores the roles of collective action and property rights in influencing incentives for rangeland management. At the same time, research presented here also highlights the role of both external and internal factors in influencing the evolution of property rights and the collective capacities of groups to manage natural resources within the context of environmental variability. Both dimensions of research provide a deeper reflection on how policies can be crafted to enhance rural livelihoods while sustaining the rangeland resource base.

Briefs included:

• Introduction(PDF 87K)
  Esther Mwangi

• Understanding Property Rights (PDF 205K)
  Ruth Meinzen-Dick, Rajendra Pradhan and Monica di Gregorio

• Managing Mobility in African Rangelands (PDF 176K)
  Maryam Niamir-Fuller

• Fuzzy Access: Modeling Grazing Rights in Sub-Sarahan Africa (PDF 170K)
  Rachael Goodhue, Nancy McCarthy and Monica di Gregorio

• Can Pastoral Institutions Perform Without Access Options? (PDF 149K)
  Tidiane Ngaido

• Managing Resources in Erratic Environments: An Analysis of Pastoral Systems in Burkina Faso, Niger and Ethiopia (PDF 147K)
  Nancy McCarthy, Celine Dutilly-Diane, Boureima Drabo, Abdul B. Kamara and Jean-Paul Vanderlinden

• Institutional Options for Managing Rangelands (PDF 155K)
  Tidiane Ngaido and Nancy McCarthy

• Property Rights, Risk and Livestock Development in Africa: Niger Case Study (PDF 154K)
  Jean-Paul Vanderlinden

• Cooperation, Collective Action and Natural Resource Management in Burkina Faso: A Methodological Note (PDF 150K)
  Nancy McCarthy, Celine Dutilly-Diane and Boureima Drabo

• The Dynamics of Land Use and Property Rights in Semi-Arid East Africa (PDF 151K)
  Brent Swallow and Abdul B. Kamara

• The Dynamics of Land Use and Property Rights in Semi-Arid East Africa: Ethiopia Case Study (PDF 164K)
  Abdul B. Kamara

• The Dynamics of Land Use and Property Rights in Semi-Arid East Africa: The Subdivision of Group Ranches in Kenya's Maasailand (PDF 153K)
  Esther Mwangi