Effect of Collective and Council ownership on social and ecological indicators in wintery rangelands of Iran

Chenar, H. Mohammadzadeh; Farzadmehr, J; Ghorbani, Mehdi; Badgery, Warwick; Rahdari, Mohammad Reza; Rodrigo‐Comino, Jesús

doi:10.1007/s13762-021-03459-z

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“…They found that there was a clear trend of reduced grazing in Europe. In Romania, data on grazing impact may be found at a local level (see TÖRÖK-OANCE and TÖRÖK-OANCE [2012] and NICU [2018]) and no studies are conducted on farmers' perceptions, or at least, they are scarce like in other countries, such as Iran [MOHAMMADZADEH CHENAR et al 2021].…”

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Journal of Water and Land Development

Neculau,

Minea,

Ciobotaru

et al. 2021

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This study aims to investigate how grazing is perceived across the Curvature Subcarpathians (Romania) by farmers. We investigate farmers' attitudes toward and understanding of grazing practice and associated processes involving small ruminants (sheep and goats). Additionally, we review the scientific literature and new discussions about grazing vs overgrazing terms and changes in the Romanian small ruminant livestock. Results of the survey on the total of 101 case studies from villages in 3 counties (Damboviţa, Buzau, and Vrancea) show that: (i) grazing is differently perceived; (ii) most of the areas designated for grazing are located near riverbanks (over 55%); most of the respondents reported that the areas intended for grazing are quite close to the inhabited areas; distances are less than 2.5 km; and over 60% of respondents believe that the areas are continuously subject to soil degradation processes; (iii) answers given in connection with the issues addressed provide both relevance to the Curvature Subcarpathians (6792 km 2 ) and the potential impact of higher pressure of grazing on local areas due to the discouragement of specific transhumance policies (more than 60% required subsidies). The average stocking density is about 4.7 head per ha. In general, beyond different farmers' perceptions, a scientific question remains open regarding the quantitative impact of grazing on hydrological processes. Hence, a field survey (e.g., rainfall-runoff experiments) to assess grazing pressure on water and soil resources will be performed.

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Neculau,

Minea,

Ciobotaru

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Evaluating temporal sand drift potential trends in the Sistan region, Southeast Iran

Rahdari,

Caballero-Calvo,

Kharazmi

et al. 2023

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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The Sistan region located in Southeastern Iran is one of the most sensitive areas related to sandstorms and wind erosion in the world. It is well-known that one of the most influential factors in sandstorm interpretation is sand drift potential (SDP), which is directly related to wind speed.However, accurate monitoring of this phenomenon are scarce considering different temporal scales. Therefore, the main aim of this research is to analyze the trend of SDP on monthly and annual scales. Our results showed that monthly variations of SDP obtained the highest and lowest values in July (609 VU) and January (47 VU), respectively. Quicksand moved to the southeast, as well as the directional index fluctuated from 0.88 to 0.94. The annually SDP was equal to 2700 VU, which represents a relatively high value compared to other arid regions of the world. The results of trend analysis applying the Mann-Kendall test showed that there is a positive (1987)(1988)(1989)(1990)(1991)(1992)(1993)(1994)(1995)(1996)(1997)(1998)(1999)(2000)(2001) and negative (2002)(2003)(2004)(2005)(2006)(2007)(2008)(2009)(2010)(2011)(2012)(2013)(2014)(2015)(2016) trend, but the positive trend is not significant. Furthermore, the results of Sen's slope test demonstrated that the negative trend could be obtained with a higher slope during July, September, and Au-gust; as well a positive trend could be obtained with a higher slope during November, December, and June. We concluded that land managers and stakeholders that are in charge to control quicksand using biological and physical methods should pay attention to these trends in arid environment to apply nature-based solutions or control strategies focusing on these temporal sequences.

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Evaluating temporal trends of sand drift potential in Southeast arid areas of Iran, Sistan region

Rahdari

Caballero‐Calvo

Kharazmi

et al. 2023

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The Sistan region located in Southeastern Iran is one of the most sensitive areas related to sandstorms and wind erosion in the world. It is well-known that one of the most influential factors in sandstorm interpretation is sand drift potential (SDP), which is directly related to wind speed. However, accurate monitoring of this phenomenon are scarce considering different temporal scales. Therefore, the main aim of this research is to analyze the trend of SDP on monthly and annual scales. Our results showed that monthly variations of SDP obtained the highest and lowest values in July (609 VU) and January (47 VU), respectively. Quicksand moved to the southeast, as well as the directional index fluctuated from 0.88 to 0.94. The annually SDP was equal to 2700 VU, which represents a relatively high value compared to other arid regions of the world. The results of trend analysis applying the Mann–Kendall test showed that there is a positive (1987–2001) and negative (2002–2016) trend, but the positive trend is not significant. Furthermore, the results of Sen’s slope test demonstrated that the negative trend could be obtained with a higher slope during July, September, and Au-gust; as well a positive trend could be obtained with a higher slope during November, December, and June. We concluded that land managers and stakeholders that are in charge to control quicksand using biological and physical methods should pay attention to these trends in arid environment to apply nature-based solutions or control strategies focusing on these temporal sequences.

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Effect of Collective and Council ownership on social and ecological indicators in wintery rangelands of Iran

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References 65 publications

Journal of Water and Land Development

Journal of Water and Land Development

Evaluating temporal sand drift potential trends in the Sistan region, Southeast Iran

Evaluating temporal trends of sand drift potential in Southeast arid areas of Iran, Sistan region

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