Pastoralism in Soqotra: external entanglements and communal mutations

Elie, Serge D.

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“…The world's second largest population is in Brazil and yet only 4% ( n = 4) of studies focus on this population, with 2 of these studies represented by the same article. There are populations of free‐roaming donkeys in South Africa (Vetter 1996, SANParks 2018) and probably other parts of Africa and the Middle East, but the only recent reliable studies are from Egypt (Attum et al 2009), and Soqotra in Yemen (Attorre 2014, Elie 2014). Populations are most heavily studied in Western countries, presumably because of the availability of scientific infrastructure and funding availability.…”

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Science and Knowledge of Free‐Roaming Donkeys—A Critical Review

Clancy¹,

Kubasiewicz²,

Raw³

et al. 2021

J Wildl Manag

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The emergence of free-roaming donkey (Equus asinus) populations globally has brought novel challenges for conservationists, land managers, and those concerned about animal welfare. We provide a review of the scientific literature pertaining to the place and role of free-roaming donkeys from 1950 until 2020. Using quantitative and qualitative techniques, namely categorical and thematic analysis and critical discourse analysis, to review >100 articles, we critically examine the logics and rationales that are used to either support or denounce donkey presence in particular landscapes and discuss their place and role in different ecological contexts. Free-roaming donkeys are largely understudied and clouded by dichotomous points of view, different conservation agendas, and the presence of other species in donkey habitat. There is an important need for more in-depth, site-specific studies on free-roaming donkeys that draw on tools and techniques from across the social and natural sciences. Such efforts would offer a richer, more holistic, and comprehensive picture of free-roaming donkeys that consider both human and animal perspectives and the wider environment. This has important implications for generating long-term sustainable management solutions for free-roaming donkeys.

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Science and Knowledge of Free‐Roaming Donkeys—A Critical Review

Clancy¹,

Kubasiewicz²,

Raw³

et al. 2021

J Wildl Manag

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“…Pastoralist transhumance in island contexts usually involves seasonal mobility, from summer pastures in the highlands to winter pastures in the lowlands (Elie, 2014; Forgia et al, 2021; MacSween, 1959; Mientjes, 2004). In the Canary Islands, such a pattern exists among contemporary pastoralist communities (Diego Cuscoy, 1968; Navarro Mederos, 1992; Navarro Mederos & Clavijo Redondo, 2001; Pais Pais, 1996a; Suárez Moreno & Suárez Pérez, 2005).…”

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Reconstructing formation processes at the Canary Islands indigenous site of Belmaco Cave (La Palma, Spain) through a multiproxy geoarchaeological approach

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The indigenous populations of La Palma (Canary Islands), who arrived on the island from Northwest Africa ca. 2000 years B.P., were predominantly pastoralists. Yet, many aspects of their subsistence economy such as the procurement, management, and use of wild plant resources remain largely unknown. To explore this, we studied the 600–1100‐year‐old archaeological site of Belmaco Cave, which comprises a stratified sedimentary deposit representative of a fumier. Here, we present a high‐resolution, multiproxy geoarchaeological study combining soil micromorphology, lipid biomarker analysis, X‐ray diffraction, μ‐X‐ray diffraction, μ‐X‐ray fluorescence, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and μ‐Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, to characterize formation processes and explore plant sources. Recurrent goat/sheep habitation and maintenance activities are represented by interstratified layers of unburned dung, charcoal‐rich sediment, and dung ash. Lipid biomarker data show a herd diet mainly composed of herbaceous plants, which is key to understanding the mobility of indigenous shepherds. Our results also revealed an unusual suite of authigenic minerals including hazenite, aragonite, and sylvite, possibly formed through diagenetic processes involving interaction between ash, dung, urine, volcanogenic components, and bacterial activity, coupled with arid and alkaline conditions. Our study shows the potential of a multiproxy approach to a fumier deposit in a volcanogenic sedimentary context.

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“…Preventing excess offtake and herd destocking in the event of crises seems to represent a strategic priority to which funds generated through other means are devoted to (FSNAU, 2013;Manoli et al, 2014). b) investing in pastoralism with a view to maintaining a social and territorial attachment; as reported in different cases and settings, extensive livestock breeding might provide employment opportunities for poorer, younger, or older, retired members of a family (Boubakri, 2005;d'Elie, 2014b;Farinella et al, 2017). c) maintaining the pastoral option as an economic contingency within the family livelihood portfolio, an effective fall-back option when other investment options fail (d'Elie, 2014b;Ragkos et al, 2018).…”

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“…Eventually the houses provided through the program proved to be a valuable household asset as their seasonal rental to tourists offered an additional income option (Shanatibieke, 2016). More broadly, in several pastoral settings tourism-related opportunities represent an interesting option for diversifying the local economy and reinvesting in rangelands (Chatelard, 2009;d'Elie, 2014b;Lopez-i-Gélats et al, 2016;Bourbouze, 2017). Cases have been noted in which some family members are sent to refugee camps or urban relatives or even join militias or engage in other forms of illicit activities (OECD and CSAO, 2014; see also Box 4).…”

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“…Range products other than livestock could also provide significant local options for alternative income-generation. Resources and markets change widely from one region and group to another-from caterpillar fungus in Tibet to frankincense, charcoal, or collection of grasses in the Somali ecosystem, terfèze or truffe du désert in Morocco, dates or fish in Soqotra, Arabic gum, and "pain de singe" in Sahelian areas (Eriksen et Marini, 2001;d'Elie, 2014b;Berhe et al, 2017;Chies, 2018).…”

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Herding through Uncertainties – Principles and Practices. Exploring the Interfaces of Pastoralists and Uncertainty. Results from a Literature Review

Nori

2019

SSRN Journal

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This paper has been written as a background review for the European Research Council-funded PASTRES project (Pastoralism, Uncertainty, Resilience: Global Lessons from the Margins, www.pastres.org). Lessons from pastoralists, we argue, may help other domains to develop more effective responses to uncertain contexts. Following prof. Scoones' paper What is uncertainty and why does it matter ?, this is one of two papers developed with a view to analyse and reflect on the interfaces and interrelationships between pastoral societies, the uncertainties that embed their livelihoods, and the related coping/adaptive principles, strategies, and practices. Through a structured review and a meta-analysis of existing literature, the environmental, market, and governance dimensions characterizing uncertainty for pastoralists are explored in six different settings: a) Central and southern Asia, with specific references to the Tibetan plateau in China and to Indian pastoralists; b) the northern and southern shores of the Mediterranean, with a focus on Morocco in the Maghreb-Mashreq region and a wider perspective on pastoralism in Mediterranean Europe; c) the eastern and western flanks of Sub-Saharan Africa drylands, with a specific focus on the Fulani and Borana pastoral groups inhabiting these regions. This paper assesses the practices and strategies pastoral communities adopt in responding to the stresses and shocks generated by the uncertainties that surround them in these diverse settings, with a view to understand and appreciate the underpinning inspiring principles. The responses displayed and applied by pastoral communities show in fact relevant and intriguing degrees of similarity across the regions. This helps identify a common framework and a set of overarching principles and patterns for pastoralists in dealing with risk and uncertainty. The paper concludes by indicating potential ways we could learn from pastoralists, as part of a wider conversation about embracing uncertainties to meet the challenges of our turbulent world. This endeavour is complemented by another paper that explores the diverse and constantly changing uncertainty frameworks characterising different pastoral regions of the globe.

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Pastoralism in Soqotra: external entanglements and communal mutations

Cited by 6 publications

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Science and Knowledge of Free‐Roaming Donkeys—A Critical Review

Science and Knowledge of Free‐Roaming Donkeys—A Critical Review

Reconstructing formation processes at the Canary Islands indigenous site of Belmaco Cave (La Palma, Spain) through a multiproxy geoarchaeological approach

Herding through Uncertainties – Principles and Practices. Exploring the Interfaces of Pastoralists and Uncertainty. Results from a Literature Review

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