The Meanings of Pasture in Resource Degradation Negotiations: Evidence From Post-Socialist Rural Kyrgyzstan

Liechti, Karina

doi:10.1659/mrd-journal-d-11-00113.1

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“…The notion that pastures are exhaustible resources has been overlooked. This has also been demonstrated by the studies of Liechti (2012) and Crewett (2012). Second, some herders' attitude towards and choice of herding only as a short-term and quick way to earn money also contributes to a disregard for basic environmental aspects of pasture use.…”

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“…44 At the same time, we observe that herders represent a diverse and disaggregated group of people who remain largely disconnected from the environment, and most narrowly focus only on livestock. Liechti (2012) explains that during the Soviet period herders and other agricultural specialists had an atomised function. Consequently, they lost a more comprehensive, holistic approach to their environment.…”

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“…The results were marked by a lack of coherence in institutional arrangements. This was generally understood to be linked to institutional and values-based legacies of the Soviet period (Undeland 2005, Liechti 2012, Crewett 2015. Other studies have also suggested the reason behind the unsuccessful implementation of community-based natural resource management relates to blueprint enforcement of a management model that ignores local needs (Schmidt & Dorre 2011;Dorre 2015;Ulybina 2015).…”

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“…Decisions on pasture use were made by agricultural experts from the Kyrgyz SSR's Ministry of Agriculture, then herders worked closely with farms to implement the instructions issued by the ministerial experts. However, since pasture conditions did not fall under their purview, herders often used their discretion to prioritise the goals set for them -for example, by maximising animal weight gain and wool production at the expense of pasture ecology (Liechti 2012). Photo by Aiganysh Isaeva 10 Herders' role in maintaining the key asset of the farm was recognised and encouraged by collective farms with cash, awards or commodities (Steimann 2011).…”

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“…During Soviet times, livestock numbers in regions assigned with livestock production were high, and forage for state farms was imported from neighbouring countries, including Kazakhstan. Further, temporal overgrazing was accepted as recovery was made possible because of large agricultural inputs (Liechti, ). These practices were in line with the planned economy, which was making use of regional comparative advantages, and the RULR concept.…”

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The Research–Action Interface in Sustainable Land Management in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: Challenges and Recommendations

2015

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International agencies and programmes introduced sustainable land management (SLM) to Central Asia after the former Soviet Republics became independent in 1991. An aim of early SLM initiatives was to address challenges linked to the transformation of the agricultural sector from a centrally planned economy to a decentralized market economy. This article analyses the knowledge–action interface in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan as it relates to SLM. The analysis focuses on the influence of underlying land management concepts by means of a literature review. Contemporary barriers at the research–action interface were identified using participatory appraisal. And a historically contextualized understanding of the effectiveness of interactions between researchers, policy makers and practitioners is based on an analysis of purposefully selected cases. The study concludes that knowledge of different stakeholder groups is often highly disconnected. Interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary studies are rare, and academic research on SLM has subsequently been ineffective at contributing to substantial benefits for society. Further, researchers, policy makers and practitioners in this context must recognize the differences between SLM and what is often referred to as the equivalent Soviet‐era concept—rational use of land resources—and the resulting implications of these differences. The authors recommend the following: creating an enabling environment for SLM research through academic institutional reform removing structural constraints, making research outcomes more effective by applying systems approaches that produce evidence for policy makers on the multiple benefits of SLM, helping land users evaluate SLM strategies and investing in the establishment and maintenance of a multi‐stakeholder SLM platform that allows dynamic exchange. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Recent responses of grassland net primary productivity to climatic and anthropogenic factors in Kyrgyzstan

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Net primary productivity (NPP) is an essential indicator of ecosystem function and sustainability and plays a vital role in the carbon cycle, especially in arid and semiarid grassland ecosystems. Quantifying trends in NPP and identifying the contributing factors are important for understanding the relative impacts of climate change and human activities on grassland degradation. For our case-study of Kyrgyzstan, we quantified from 2000 to 2014 the spatial and temporal patterns in climate-driven potential NPP (NPP P) using the Zhou Guangsheng model specifically developed for Asian grasslands, and actual NPP (NPP A) using the globally calibrated MOD17A3 NPP data product. By calculating the difference between NPP P and NPP A , we inferred human-induced NPP (NPP H) and thereby characterized changes in grassland NPP attributable to anthropogenic activities. The results showed that grassland NPP A in Kyrgyzstan experienced a slight decrease over time at an average rate of −0.87 g CÁm −2 Áyr −1 but patterns varied between provinces. Nearly 60% of Kyrgyzstan's grass

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The Meanings of Pasture in Resource Degradation Negotiations: Evidence From Post-Socialist Rural Kyrgyzstan

Cited by 24 publications

References 13 publications

Soviet Legacy in the Operation of Pasture Governance Institutions in Present-Day Kyrgyzstan

Soviet Legacy in the Operation of Pasture Governance Institutions in Present-Day Kyrgyzstan

The Research–Action Interface in Sustainable Land Management in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan: Challenges and Recommendations

Recent responses of grassland net primary productivity to climatic and anthropogenic factors in Kyrgyzstan

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