Mobile pastoralism is the most sustainable livestock management system for people and nature. For thousands of years, mobile pastoralists have been moving through the rangelands with their herds, acknowledging their constant interaction and symbiosis with nature. Interaction between transhumant shepherds in Spain and vultures is a good example of this mutualism which benefits both parties. Spain is home to…
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On the Move for Spring Migration!
Follow us during this long spring to see how mobile pastoralists maintain their lives in harmony with nature by migrating between their summering and wintering sites according to seasonal availability as they have been doing for thousands of years. This spring will be a long one. We will accompany Bacak family of Sarıkeçili pastoral nomads…
A resolution by UNEA
“Innovations in sustainable rangelands and pastoralism” resolution passed by the United Nations Environment Assembly 4. Many organisations and people worked to make this Resolution, specifically on rangelands and pastoralism, happen. It is great step forward towards acknowledgement of the value of mobile pastoralism at global level. Resolution is urging and inviting States: – to raise…
Transhumance and Spirituality in Italy
Walking hundreds of miles with their herds in search of food and water, mobile pastoralist communities have shaped not only the landscapes but also culture and spirituality all over the world for thousands years. Transhumance in Italy is not an exception to this. It is a wonderful example of people and nature interaction that can…
On the ground support
Portable electric fence as a mitigation measure against predation Living with carnivores on a daily basis, mobile pastoralists have an important role in determining how best to coexist. Fragmentation or loss of habitats are the very same pressures that threaten both mobile pastoralists and nature. These are also the main drivers of the decrease in…
ONE SQUARE METER
One Square Meter is a needle-felt sculpture which creatively demonstrates, in tangible form, the link between mobile pastoralism and the surrounding natural flora. It is comprised of a knitted carpet (base) into which 20 different species of sculpted felt plants are woven – a visual representation of the plant diversity of rangelands maintained by mobile…