Towards Sustainable Use of Rangelands in North-West China

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xxxi

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2. Rangeland Systems and People Under Pressure

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. North-West China’s Rangelands and Peoples: Facts, Figures, Challenges and Responses

      • Victor Squires, Hua Limin

      Pages 3-18

   3. Livestock Husbandry Development and Agro-Pastoral Integration in Gansu and Xinjiang

      • Victor Squires, Hua Limin

      Pages 19-37

3. Combating Rangeland Degradation

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39

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   2. Exploring the Options in North-West China’s Pastoral Lands

      • Victor Squires, Hua Limin, Li Guolin, Zhang Degang

      Pages 41-59

   3. Ecological Control of Rangeland Degradation: Livestock Management

      • Brant Kirychuk, Bazil Fritz

      Pages 61-79

   4. Ecological Restoration and Control of Rangeland Degradation: Rangeland Management Interventions

      • Victor Squires, Zhang Degang, Hua Limin

      Pages 81-98

4. Achieving the Global Objectives

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 99-99

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   2. Biodiversity of Plants and Animals in Mountain Ecosystems

      • Zhao Cheng-Zhang, Victor Squires

      Pages 101-125

   3. Carbon Sequestration and the Implications for Rangeland Management

      • Long Ruijun, Shang Zhanhuan, Li Xiaogan, Jiang Ping-an, Jia Hong-tao, Victor Squires

      Pages 127-145

   4. Protecting Local Breeds of Livestock in NW China

      • Lang Xia, Wang Cailian, Victor Squires

      Pages 147-180

5. Improving the Profitability and Sustainability of Herding and Farming in the Pastoral Areas of North-West China

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 181-181

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   2. Agro-Pastoral Integration in NW China: A New Paradigm?

      • Zhang Degang, Ren Jizhou, Hua Limin, Victor Squires

      Pages 183-205

   3. Improved Animal Husbandry Practices as a Basis for Profitability

      • Wu Jianping, Victor Squires, Yang Lian

      Pages 207-232

   4. Herders’ Income and Expenditure: Perceptions and Expectations

      • Hua Limin, David Michalk

      Pages 233-253

   5. Land Tenure: Problems, Prospects and Reform

      • Wang Meiping, Zhao Cheng-zhang, Hua Limin, Victor Squires

      Pages 255-282

6. The Way Forward

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 283-283

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   2. Environmental Education: A Tool for Changing the Mind-Set

      • Zhao Cheng-Zhang, Hua Limin, Victor Squires

      Pages 285-299

   3. Redesigning Livestock Systems to Improve Household Income and Reduce Stocking Rates in China’s Western Grasslands

      • D. L. Michalk, Hua Limin, David Kemp, Randall Jones, Taro Takahashi, Wu Jianping et al.

      Pages 301-324

Towards Sustainable Use of Rangelands in China’s North West is based on the program of the International Conference Implementing GEF Objectives in a Systems Framework held in Lanzhou, Gansu, China in October 2008. This collection reviews the extent of resource debasement in China’s pastoral zones and offers solutions for their sustainable use. The five parts deal with ran- lands, and the people who manage them, and assess prospects for implementation of more sustainable rangeland/livestock production systems. Topics include Livestock husbandry development and agro-pastoral integration in Gansu and Xinjiang; Ecological restoration and control of rangeland degradation. Despite widespread degradation, the articles reveal the approaches that are likely to lead to recovery of these rangelands and better livelihoods for the local herders and farmers. Two chapters are devoted to the achievement of global environmental objectives. Carbon sequestration and biodiversity conservation in mountaingrasslands are just a few of the covered subjects. This portion of the book pays special attention to the successful results in Gansu and Xinjiang – major regions of China’s pastoral lands. The final division addresses measures to improve the profitability and susta- ability of herding and farming in the pastoral areas of north-west China There are fifteen chapters on subjects that include: Livestock management, Rangeland management interventions, Agro-pastoral integration, Improved animal husbandry practices as a basis for profitability. Land tenure and access, Environmental education, Ecological Restoration and New Management approaches for China’s northwest pastoral areas.

• China
• Ecology
• Livestock
• Nomads
• Rangelands
• Sustainability
• biodiversity
• ecosystem
• environment

“Towards Sustainable Use of Rangelands in North-West China to be thoughtful, well structured, informative … and readable. The contributing authors provide an accessible introduction to the challenges facing North-West China's rangelands and document a variety of practical approaches to address these. Recommended for readers with an interest in social and environmental change, mountain ecosystems, and natural resource management.” (Hilary Howes, Asian Highlands Perspectives, Vol. 40, 2016)

“The chapters are clearly presented and the summaries of key points at the beginning of each chapter are very useful. The book also benefits from the contemporary nature of the data set on which it draws; this is especially important in the context of rapid political, economic, and climate change. … In summary, this is a valuable book that will undoubtedly be of interest to scholars of pastoralism and of the region.” (Caroline Upton, Mountain Research and Development, Vol. 31 (2), May, 2011)

• , Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Adelaide, St. Peters, Australia

  Victor Squires

• Gansu Bureau of Animal Husbandry, Lanzhou, China, People's Republic

  Limin Hua, Guolin Li

• , Grassland Science Department, Gansu Agricultural University, Lanzhou, China, People's Republic

  Degang Zhang

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