Global Livestock CRSP: Global Livestock CRSP: Challenges of horizontal Challenges of horizontal

problems in a vertical problems in a vertical world?world?

Montague DemmentMontague Demment

University of California, DavisUniversity of California, Davis

GL-CRSP Focus ThemesGL-CRSP Focus Themes

EnvironmentEnvironmentHuman NutritionHuman NutritionEconomic GrowthEconomic GrowthPolicyPolicy

WHY ENVIRONMENT?WHY ENVIRONMENT?

Extensive interaction with landscapesExtensive interaction with landscapesMajor human use of the landMajor human use of the landGlobal implicationsGlobal implicationsInteraction with other major revenue Interaction with other major revenue sourcessources

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Grazed Lands of the WorldGrazed Lands of the World

Variability/RiskVariability/Risk

Livestock Early Warning Livestock Early Warning System (LEWS)System (LEWS)

Dr. Jerry StuthDr. Jerry Stuth

Texas A&M UniversityTexas A&M University

Rangeland Conservation Rangeland Conservation in Central Asiain Central Asia

Dr. Emilio A. LacaDr. Emilio A. Laca

University of California, DavisUniversity of California, Davis

Typical steppe, KazakhstanTypical steppe, Kazakhstan

Sagebrush-ephemeroid semidesert, Sagebrush-ephemeroid semidesert, UzbekistanUzbekistan

Shrub sandy desert, TurkmenistanShrub sandy desert, Turkmenistan

Precipitation324 mm yr-1

237 mm yr-1

148 mm yr-1

COCO22 Flux Sites Flux Sites

Participating institutions: UC-Davis GL/CRSP EROS Data Center Utah State Univ. USDA-ARS South Dakota State Univ.

Integration of COIntegration of CO22 Flux Data: Flux Data: USDA-ARS & Central AsiaUSDA-ARS & Central Asia

Importance to US Importance to US – Functional similarities between US and Central Asian Functional similarities between US and Central Asian

rangelands allows robust modeling for spatial extrapolation of rangelands allows robust modeling for spatial extrapolation of CO CO22 flux in the Northern Hemisphere. flux in the Northern Hemisphere.

– Unified modeling approach across continentsUnified modeling approach across continents

SUMAWA: Sustainable Management of SUMAWA: Sustainable Management of Watersheds - River Njoro ProjectWatersheds - River Njoro Project

Dr. Scott Miller Dr. Scott Miller University of WyomingUniversity of Wyoming

The River Njoro WatershedThe River Njoro Watershed

Yellowstone/Serengeti/Mara Yellowstone/Serengeti/Mara (YESEMA)(YESEMA)

Management challenges of Management challenges of conserved areas surrounded conserved areas surrounded by people dependent on by people dependent on livestock and managed by an livestock and managed by an array of government agencies array of government agencies in an environment of strong in an environment of strong public input and attention.public input and attention.

GOBI FORAGEForage Monitoring Technology to Improve Risk Management by Herders

in the Gobi Region of MongoliaDr. Jay Angerer

Texas A&M

““Community Planning for Sustainable Community Planning for Sustainable Livestock-based ForestedLivestock-based Forested Ecosystems Ecosystems

in Latin America” – Project PLANin Latin America” – Project PLAN——a complex integration of research and developmenta complex integration of research and development

““Planificación Comunitaria Sustentable para Ecosistemas Planificación Comunitaria Sustentable para Ecosistemas Boscosos UtilizadosBoscosos Utilizados para Ganaderia en America Latina” – para Ganaderia en America Latina” –

Proyecto PLANProyecto PLAN

——una integración compleja de investigación y desarrollouna integración compleja de investigación y desarrollo

Dr. Tom MoermondDr. Tom MoermondUniversity of Wisconsin, MadisonUniversity of Wisconsin, Madison

IMAS: INTEGRATED IMAS: INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT MANAGEMENT AND ASSESSMENT

SYSTEM: BALANCING FOOD SYSTEM: BALANCING FOOD SECURITY, CONSERVATION AND SECURITY, CONSERVATION AND ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY IN EAST ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY IN EAST

AFRICAAFRICA

DAVID SWIFTDAVID SWIFT

Natural Resource Ecology LaboratoryFort Collins, Colorado, USA

WORLD IS FILLING UPWORLD IS FILLING UP

DEMANDS ON RESOURCES INCREASEDEMANDS ON RESOURCES INCREASE SOCIETAL SECTORS INTERACT MORE SOCIETAL SECTORS INTERACT MORE

INTENSELYINTENSELY PROBLEMS BECOME MORE COMPLEXPROBLEMS BECOME MORE COMPLEX PROBLEMS CUT ACROSS DISCIPLINESPROBLEMS CUT ACROSS DISCIPLINES

OBSERVATIONSOBSERVATIONS

RESOURCES FLOW DOWN VERTICAL CHANNELS IN RESOURCES FLOW DOWN VERTICAL CHANNELS IN OUR INSTITUTIONSOUR INSTITUTIONS

LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS IS LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF COMPLEX SYSTEMS IS APPARENTAPPARENT

INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO DESIGN AND INCREASED KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO DESIGN AND MANAGE SUCH PROJECT WOULD BE USEFULMANAGE SUCH PROJECT WOULD BE USEFUL

RESOURCES TO EVALUATE AND LEARN FROM RESOURCES TO EVALUATE AND LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE IS NOT A FOCUS OF DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE IS NOT A FOCUS OF DEVELOPMENT PROCESSPROCESS

POINTS TO CONSIDERPOINTS TO CONSIDER

HOW TO SUPPORT HORIZONTAL HOW TO SUPPORT HORIZONTAL PROGRAMS IN A VERTICAL WORLD?PROGRAMS IN A VERTICAL WORLD?

DEVELOP MECHANISMS TO CUT ACROSS DEVELOP MECHANISMS TO CUT ACROSS INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS (FOR EXAMPLE: INSTITUTIONAL BARRIERS (FOR EXAMPLE: TEAMS?)TEAMS?)

INTEGRATE NOT ISOLATE!INTEGRATE NOT ISOLATE!

POINTS TO CONSIDERPOINTS TO CONSIDERHOW TO LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE AND HOW TO LEARN FROM EXPERIENCE AND SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGNING AND SHARE THE KNOWLEDGE OF DESIGNING AND MANAGING THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS?MANAGING THESE TYPES OF PROJECTS?

MORE SCIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT PERHAPSMORE SCIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT PERHAPS::

DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE DEVELOPMENT SCIENCE ((EVALUATION ALONG WITH ASSESSMENT)EVALUATION ALONG WITH ASSESSMENT)

POINTS TO CONSIDERPOINTS TO CONSIDER

HOW TO ENSURE THAT KNOWLEDGE HOW TO ENSURE THAT KNOWLEDGE GENERATION IS VIEWED AS A GENERATION IS VIEWED AS A COMPONENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT COMPONENT OF THE DEVELOPMENT PROCESS?PROCESS?

GET INVOLVED!!!!GET INVOLVED!!!!

EDUCATE AND ADVOCATEEDUCATE AND ADVOCATE

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