Track 17-1: People in Grasslands/Rangelands

The XXI International Grassland Congress / VIII International Rangeland Congress took place in Hohhot, China from June 29 through July 5, 2008.
Proceedings edited by Organizing Committee of 2008 IGC/IRC Conference
Published by Guangdong People's Publishing House

XXI International Grassland Congress/
VIII International Rangeland Congress:
People in Grasslands/Rangelands

People, Culture and Nature in the Rural‐Urban Fringe: Impressions from a Study of Rural Gentrification in the English Midlands

Martin Phillips, University of Leicester, UK

Inheriting and Advancing the Essence of Nomadic Culture, and Searching for a New Course of Harmonious Development on the Grassland

Zhongling Liu, University of Inner Mongolia, China
Cunzhu Liang, Inner Mongolia University, China
Lixing Wang, Inner Mongolia University, China
Dunyuan Hao, University of Inner Mongolia, China
Huaming Liu, Inner Mongolia University, China

Traditional Ranching Heritage and Cultural Continuity in the Southwestern United States

Carol Raish, U.S. Department of Agriculture
Alice M. McSweeney, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Traditional Grazing Systems Used by Pastoralists of Eastern Alborz (North of Iran)

Hossein Barani, Gorgan University of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Iran

The Management of Communal Grazing Areas of the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa: People, Vegetation, and Policy Interactions

S. Dube, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
B. Moyo, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
M. Lesoli, University of Fort Hare, South Africa
P. J. Masika, University of Fort Hare, South Africa

Traditional Rangeland Management Systems in Chitral

Ismail Muhammad, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal

Is the Pastoral Production System Compatible with the Ecosystem Sustainability?—Case of the Tropical African Sahel

Bernard Toutain, CIRAD, France
C. Ancey, CIRAD, France
Alexandre Ickowicz, CIRAD, France

Commercial Assets of the Senegalese Pastoral Population (Ferlo)

A. Wane, CIRAD‐PPZS, Senegal
Ibra Touré, CIRAD‐PPZS, Senegal
V. Ancey, CIRAD‐PPZS, Senegal

Knowledge in Practice: Exploring Rancher's Ecological Knowledge in NW Colorado

Corrine Noel Knapp, Colorado State University
Maria Fernandez‐Gimenez, Colorado State University

Indigenous Knowledge‐Sustainable Decisions Comparing Local and Scientific Use of Plants as Indicators

Gisela Baumann, University of Cologne, Germany
B. Kemmerling, University of Cologne, Germany
Anja Linstädter, University of Cologne, Germany

A Research of the Living Environment in the Pasturing Area

Yajuan Guo, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China
Yong Gao, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China
Xu Sun, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China

Cattle Producer Perceptions of Their Grazing Systems in the Rangelands of Northern Australia

Cristine Hall, CSIRO, Australia
Trevor Hall, CSIRO, Australia

Traditional Knowledge of Mongolian Pastoralists and Scientific Evidence—A Case Study at a Forest‐Steppe in Northern Mongolia

Yuki Morinaga, Meiji University, Japan
T. Ozaki, Kagoshima University, Japan
K. Kakinuma, University of Tokyo, Japan
S. Takatsuki, Azabu University, Japan
J. Chuluun

Investigation of the Internal Mechanism of Pastoral Population and Grassland Degeneration—Using Xilingol as an Example

YIng Tian, Inner Mongolia Academy of Social Sciences, China

Necessity of Mobility Strategy to Risk Aversion Livestock Husbandry: A Case from Bayantala Village of Xilingol Prefecture, Inner Mongolia, China

Yina Xie, Peking University, China
Wenjun Li, Peking University, China
Qian Zhang, Peking University, China
Changling Li, Peking University, China
Yanbo Li, Peking University, China

Changed Relations: Understanding Conflicts in Pastoral Areas

Shaoliang Yi, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal
Ning Wu, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
Zhaoli Yan, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal
Ismail Muhammad, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Nepal

Social and Cultural Implications of Scaling out Livestock Production in the Lao PDR

Joanne Millar, Charles Sturt University, Australia

From Nomadism to Agro‐Pastoralism: Strategies to Survive Ecological Challenges by the Maasai Community in Kenya

P. N. Macharia, Kenya Soil Survey, Kenya

Mongolian O‐Boo Culture and Biodiversity Conservation in Arbas Mountain, Ordos Plateau

Manliang, Beijing Normal University, China
Surguga, Beijing Normal University, China
Shan Chen, Beijing Normal University, China
Xinshi Zhang, Inner Mongolia Normal University, China

Commercial Grazing versus Peri‐Urbanisation: Comparisons of Landscape Condition

Cam K. McDonald, CSIRO, Australia
Neil D. MacLeod, CSIRO, Australia
John G. McIvor, CSIRO, Australia
F. Kearney, CSIRO, Australia

Nomadic Culture, a Mirror for Current Grassland Policy—A Case of Grassland of Inner Mongolia of China

Nianyong Han, Chinese National Committee for MAB, China

Deriving Basic Principles in Sustainable Management from Local Knowledge: Modelling Himba's Grazing Regime (Namibia)

Birgit Müller, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung, Germany
Anja Linstädter, University of Cologne, Germany
K. Frank, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung, Germany
M. Bollig, University of Cologne, Germany
C. Wissel, Helmholtz-Zentrum für Umweltforschung, Germany

The Perception of Management Needs in Bolivian Rural Communities

Andrea Pardini, University of Florence‐Piazzale Cascine, Italy
L. Angeli, University of Florence‐Piazzale Cascine, Italy
F. Peduzzi, University of Florence‐Piazzale Cascine, Italy

A Forage Book of International Impact

Garry D. Lacefield, University of Kentucky
Donald M. Ball, Auburn University
Carl S. Hoveland, University of Georgia
Donald L. Armstrong, International Plant Nutrition Institute

Mongolian Nomadic Culture and Ecological Reconstruction in the Agro‐Pastoral Mosaic Zone in Northern China

MunkhDalai A. Zhang, Bureau of Land and Mineral Resources of Hulunbuir City, China

Contribution of Common Grazing Lands to People's Livelihood in Semi‐Arid India

A. K. Misra, Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, India
Md Osman, Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, India
G. R. Korwar, Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture, India

Comparison Study on the Development Mode of Nomadic Civilizations in Mongolia Plateau

Jin Yi, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China
Jilqun Chen, Echoing Steppe Web Set, China
Qimuge Wuren, Inner Mongolia Agricultural University, China

On the Coupling Relations and Applied Value of Herdsman and Grassland Ecosystem

Kanglong Luo, Jihou University, China
Yongfeng Lu, Jihou University, China

Himalayan Rangelands Ecology and Animal Production Influenced by Changing Social and Economic Culture in Northern Areas of Pakistan

Syed Hassan Raza, Livestock and Dairy Development Board, Pakistan