Rangeland Stewardship in Central Asia Balancing Improved Livelihoods
This volume of 18 chapters is the work of more than 30 authors, many of whom are natives of the Central Asian region or are researchers who have dedicated a large part of their working lives to studying the dynamics of people, livestock and climate (both
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Rangeland Stewardship in Central Asia Balancing Improved Livelihoods, Biodiversity Conservation and Land Protection
Editor Victor Squires College of Grassland Science Gansu Agricultural University Lanzhou, China
ISBN 978-94-007-5366-2 ISBN 978-94-007-5367-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-007-5367-9 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012953514 © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2012 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Foreword
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has been an active supporter of Central Asian countries over the past decades via technical assistance and loans for rural development and other environmental initiatives. A major initiative was the Central Asian Countries Initiative for Land Management (CACILM) that was developed under the aegis of ADB in partnership with five countries in this important region. ADB efforts have been focused on addressing the environmental challenges that many member countries in Central Asia have been facing, especially combating land degradation and desertification. Land is losing its nutrients; sediment from accelerated erosion is fouling rivers and lakes and obstructing their flows. There is widespread deforestation and the degrad
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