Sustaining Rangeland Ecosystems for the Benefit of Society
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sustainability and Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 December 2021) | Viewed by 2985
Special Issue Editor
Interests: rangeland ecology; range management; water quality; grazing management; hydrology; soil health; carbon sequestration; wetlands; riparian areas; ecosystem services; best management practices; livestock distribution; agriculture
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the development of a Special Issue on ‘’Sustaining Rangeland Ecosystems for the Benefit of Society’’. Grasslands, shrub steppes, savannahs, and other rangeland ecosystems comprise almost 50% of the Earth’s land surface (~3.4 billion ha). Rangelands are diverse working landscapes that provide multiple ecosystem services including food, fiber, fuel, clean water, climate regulation, and biodiversity, directly supporting nearly one-third of the world’s population across a suite of cultures. The long-term sustainability of rangelands and dependent communities is a central challenge facing global society today. This challenge will only increase in the future with anticipated population growth and uncertain economic, social, and environmental climates. We are soliciting papers for this Special Issue that broadly inform the development of solutions to these challenges. Papers can be reviews, syntheses, viewpoints, meta-analyses, and original research relevant to the environmental, ecological, biological, agricultural, policy, human, development, economic, or technological aspects of sustainability on rangelands systems anywhere on the globe.
Prof. Dr. Kenneth W. Tate
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- climate change
- ecosystem services
- conservation
- sustainable food systems
- grazing management
- range management
- development
- economics
- forage production
- pastoralism
- livestock production
- soil health
- sensitive species
- restoration
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