A case of benign neglect

The scope of the gap analysis The scope or system boundary of the gap analysis is determined through three overarching strategic principles. First and foremost is UNEA resolution 2/24, which discusses a wide range of issues that concern countries regarding pastoralist livelihoods and the health of rangeland ecosystems. Secondly, the study team only considered topics and subjects that fall within the mandate of UN Environment to conduct integrated assessments and analyses. Thirdly, the team sought guidance from the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which is mentioned as a guiding principle in resolution 2/24, and specifically from the SDGs and their targets and indicators relevant to pastoralism and rangelands.

An adapted version of the IPBES conceptual framework guided the definition of the scope and depth of the gap analysis (see Figure 2). This scope was reviewed and endorsed at a stakeholders’workingmeeting inArendal, Norway, in November 2017. It included the following issues as relevant for the gap analysis of information on pastoralist livelihood and rangelands sustainability: • Pastoralist well-being (including: culture, technical knowledge, population, health, education, participation, conflict, security) • Nature of rangelands (including: diversity, climate, water, soils, degradation, productivity, condition) • Rangelands benefit to people (including: grazing animals, biodiversity by using adapted local breeds, energy, wild harvesting/gathering, cultural

value, alternative income, water regulation) • Pastoral assets (including: indigenous practices, mobility, resilience, income, market, subsidies) • Direct drivers (including: land-use change, climate change, disaster risk, pollution, management change) • Indirect drivers (including: policy, law, institutions, political representation, international obligations). In terms of the gaps in the provision of technical support, the main guidance was obtained from UNEA resolution 2/24 and from feedback provided by the participants of the working meeting. In general, the issues identified as a priority in the provision of technical support for sustainable pastoralism and rangelands cover social and economic services, capacity-building and institutions, livestock health

across spatial scales (localto global)

pastoralist well-being

indirect drivers

rangelands bene t to people

direct drivers

pastoral assets

nature of rangelands

changeovertime (baseline,trends,scenarios)

Figure 2: The conceptual framework for the gap analysis Note: Adapted from the IPBES conceptual framework (Díaz et al. 2015). Solid arrows denote influence between elements. Interactions between elements change over time (bottom-left arrow) and occur at various scales of space (top-right arrow).

Burnt boma after farmer-pastoralist clashes, in Karamoja, Uganda. Maryam Niamir-Fuller

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