The Rangeland Journal

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Volume 45 Number 5 2023

RJ23042Conflict actors influence the dynamics of agropastoral policies to accommodate their preferences and expectations in Ghana

Lawrence Kwabena Brobbey , Frank Kwaku Agyei, Paul Osei-Tutu and Boateng Kyereh

pp. 187-201

Multiple governmentalities have been used to regulate agropastoral sector in Ghana. Agropastoral policies in Ghana have been dynamic in response to market interest. Past policies have focused on separating arable farmers from pastoralists spatially. Recent policies aim at promoting coexistence of arable farming and ranching. Conflict actors use narratives and actions to influence agropastoral policies.

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RJ23046Measuring transaction costs of grassland eco-compensation policies: the case of the Compensation and Rewards Policy for Grassland Protection in Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region

Bao Zhang, Scott Waldron, Colin Brown, Jing Zhang and Guanghua Qiao

pp. 202-209

Accounting for transaction costs in grasslands policies is particularly important, given the vast areas, dispersed location of herders and remoteness from local administrators could lead to high costs. This paper reports that transaction costs are still substantial, with the majority of costs being incurred in the category of policy enforcement. The paper highlights that more of the burden of the enforcement costs is being imposed on the lower administrative levels. The results showed the value in accounting for transaction costs in the design and assessment of eco-compensation schemes.

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Published online 28 March 2024

RJ23049Climate change must be factored into savanna carbon- management projects to avoid maladaptation: the case of worsening air pollution in western Top End of the Northern Territory, Australia

David M. J. S. Bowman , Nicolas Borchers-Arriagada, Andrew Macintosh, Donald W. Butler, Grant J. Williamson and Fay H. Johnston

 

Since 2012, the Australian Government has provided carbon credits to landholders for burning tropical savannas in the early dry season when most fires have lower intensity and lower greenhouse-gas emissions than do late dry-season wildfires. Air pollution across the northern half of the Northern Territory has worsened following implementation of these projects, exacerbated by intense fires from drier fuels associated with climate change. To avoid maladaptation, savanna burning carbon abatement must be carefully designed and monitored.

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Published online 19 February 2024

RJ23045Toward land restoration transitions: elevating regional voices and the provenance of co-benefits in Queensland rangelands

Nikki P. Dumbrell , Catherine J. Robinson, Katie D. Ricketts, Danilo Urzedo, Lisa Walker and Anthelia J. Bond

 

As Australia’s rangelands host increasing investment in land restoration for carbon abatement, opportunities and tensions are emerging where carbon abatement projects do and do not align with regional objectives. We outline an approach to understand regional contexts to support the negotiation of land restoration investments that provide co-benefits that align with community aspirations and transition pathways. We show that regional conditions shape the extent to which communities can take on and access valuable co-benefits associated with land restoration for carbon abatement.

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Published online 12 February 2024

RJ23029Carbon and ecosystem service markets in rangelands and grazing systems are a wicked problem: multi-stakeholder partnership or roundtable as a vehicle forward?

Rebecca Cotton and Bradd Witt

 

Recently, many carbon and ecosystem service markets have been initiated in grazing lands and rangelands worldwide. This study, based on in depth interviews with 34 stakeholders, has provided insights into the opportunities and constraints related to environmental service market policy. We recommend an approach that incorporates the concepts of multi-stakeholder participation and roundtables, which have been advocated as a more effective way to manage wicked policy problems that span financial, regulatory, agricultural, and other systems.

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