Whether in Kenya or California, herders face dangerous temperatures and difficult conditions that put a strain on their health.
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For some people caught in conflict zones, remaining is the choice they feel they can live with.
Africa’s drylands need support, but it shouldn’t overlook systems that people rely on.
Violence by armed groups is dangerously disrupting the conservation and protection of the environment.
Conflicts between herders and the wild ancestors of their yaks, camels and reindeer are a serious threat to both people and wildlife, writes a scientist who has seen these clashes firsthand.
Herders carved names, slogans, nude silhouettes and more into the trees around them during lonely seasons in the mountains. Now, researchers rush to find and record the arborglyphs before they disappear.
Pastoral communities should be included in conservation initiatives – but the ecology of pastoral lands has long been misunderstood.
Labels that emphasise the social identities of the contending parties not only impede efforts to comprehend their causes but also obscure their vast dimensions.
To end banditry, Nigeria first needs to tackle poverty, hunger and unemployment.
Uncertainty must be embraced and harnessed for the better because stability never lasts long.
African livestock keepers need help: without proactive interventions, increasing temperatures will reduce meat and milk production.
Farmer-herder conflict is taking its toll on productivity in northern Nigeria. Efforts to solve this problem must include all stakeholders and take into account their concerns.
Elephants avoided areas where others were poached.
From the high Yukon to the mountains of Central Asia, melting ice exposes fragile ancient artifacts that tell the story of the past – and provide hints about how to respond to a changing climate.
Institutional problems make it difficult to satisfy livestock and crop farmers’ interests, already in contest over agricultural resources.
The Arctic is particularly vulnerable to climate change, but efforts to tackle it risk alienating the people who live there.
Beyond the struggle for land and water, new triggers of conflict between farmers and herders have emerged in northern Nigeria.
Clashes between farmers and herders in Nigeria have been bloody and protracted, with one side portrayed as victims. But as this study shows, both sides are victims.
A survey of San ostrich eggshell beads - a common find at archaeological sites - paints a bigger picture of hunter-gatherers, herders and shifting cultural tradition.
Pastoralism is a central part of many Africans’ identity. But how and when did this way of life get started on the continent? Ancient DNA can reveal how herding populations spread.
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Curator of Human Evolution of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History and Research Assistant Professor of Anthropology, Stony Brook University (The State University of New York)
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Professor of Sociology (Criminology, Victimology and Security Studies), University of Ibadan
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Leverhulme Early Career Research Fellow, Aston University
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Professor Geography, Archaeology and Environmental Studies, University of the Witwatersrand
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Librarian and Head of the Jon Bilbao Basque Library, University of Nevada, Reno
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Associate Professor of Geography, Virginia Tech
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Professor and Head of Special Collections and Archives for Albertsons Library, Boise State University
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Research Fellow, International Institute of Social Studies
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Professor of Wildlife Conservation, Colorado State University
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Professor in the Department of Anthropology, Director of Durham Energy Institute, Durham University
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Specialist, CGIAR
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Reader in International Relations, Royal Holloway, University of London
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Professorial Fellow, Institute of Development Studies
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Lecturer, University of Northampton
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Professor of Plant Ecology, Durham University