Testing a framework for detecting influences of local pastoralist institutions on rangeland condition

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR single centre
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Institute
cg.contributor.crpLivestock
cg.contributor.donorUnited States Agency for International Development
cg.contributor.donorWorld Bank
cg.contributor.initiativeLivestock and Climate
cg.coverage.countryEthiopia
cg.coverage.countryKenya
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ET
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KE
cg.coverage.regionAfrica
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africa
cg.creator.identifierLance W. Robinson: 0000-0002-5224-8644
cg.howPublishedFormally Published
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1016/j.rama.2026.03.001
cg.isijournalISI Journal
cg.issn1551-5028
cg.journalRangeland Ecology & Management
cg.reviewStatusPeer Review
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systems
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCK
cg.subject.ilriPASTORALISM
cg.subject.ilriRANGELANDS
cg.subject.impactAreaClimate adaptation and mitigation
dc.contributor.authorSircely, Jason A.
dc.contributor.authorOloo, Stephen O.
dc.contributor.authorRobinson, Lance W.
dc.date.accessioned2026-06-08T05:46:04Z
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/183231
dc.titleTesting a framework for detecting influences of local pastoralist institutions on rangeland conditionen
dcterms.abstractLocal rangeland management institutions, livestock keepers, and their local knowledge are increasingly recognized for their roles in land stewardship, including in pastoralist rangelands. To test a framework for detecting impacts of community-based rangeland management in 10 rangelands in East Africa, we used three remote sensing indicators—bare soil cover, vegetation greenness, and rainfall use efficiency—to investigate long-term (up to 17 yr) changes in rangeland condition alongside contemporaneous shifts in local management institutions supported with capacity building on rangeland management. Rangeland condition changes were quantified in terms of absolute change, and change relative to neighboring reference rangelands. In 9 of 10 rangelands, rangeland condition indicators remained mostly stable or improved in absolute terms. Annual net absolute declines in bare soil cover averaged 0.43 km2 · 1,000 km−2 · yr−1, 95% confidence interval [–4.67, 3.80], for an average of 303.7 ha [–2,139, 1531] per rangeland annually. Relative to reference rangelands, bare soil declined by 0.82 [–7.48, 5.85] km2 · 1,000 km−2 · yr−1, or 470.3 [–3,485, 2,544] ha · rangeland−1 · yr−1 on average, and in 5 of 10 rangelands decreased more than in references. Greenness generally increased and was often negatively correlated with decreases in bare soil, while rainfall use efficiency varied widely. Comparison with reference sites indicated that stability or gains in rangeland condition appeared at least partly attributable to improvement in the capacity of local rangeland management institutions and the use of local or traditional management practice. These changes occurred notwithstanding strong climate impacts among other drivers, indicating that local pastoralist institutions may capably lead and deliver on regenerative rangeland management.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientists
dcterms.available2026-05-30
dcterms.bibliographicCitationSircely, J., Oloo, S.O. and Robinson, L.W. 2026. Testing a framework for detecting influences of local pastoralist institutions on rangeland condition. Rangeland Ecology & Management 106:120-130.
dcterms.issued2026-05-30
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-NC-ND-4.0
dcterms.subjectpastoralism
dcterms.subjectrangelands
dcterms.subjectlivestock
dcterms.subjectgrassland management
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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