A case of benign neglect

Table 3: Information collected by the survey respondents

respondents), with only seven working globally. Most respondents (32) worked in Africa, followed by Asia (14), North America (13) and South America (11). In their work, the respondents noted that they give less attention to Europe (4), the Pacific (4) and the Arctic (1). Twenty-two respondents collected information on pastoralism and rangelands annually and 10 respondents collected information every two to five years. Only four respondents reported that they never collect such information. The type of information collected is broad, with most respondents collecting information related to pastoral herd structure, livestock numbers and production (see Table 3). Respondents also tended to collect data on issues related to livestock owners, herd structures, livestock production and herding practices. Other popular topics included education, rangeland improvement, the health of rangeland ecosystems and water management. Many respondents also collected information related to LIKT, markets and livestock health . Less attention was given to the issues of mobility, technical support for pastoralism, participation, gender, youth and elders and pastoralists’ health and well-being. Very few collected information related to rights, identity and cultural aspects of pastoralism. However, different results may have been obtained if each respondent had been asked to list the types of information collected themselves, without any prompting from a list included in the questionnaire. The respondents reported (without any prompting) that they make their information available through different means, such as leaflets, scientific papers, annual reports, online newsletters, websites, public gatherings, radio, television, emails to participants and networks, statistical departments, social media and upon request.

Number of respondents who collects the information

Type of information collected

40

Number of livestock owners, distribution of livestock

40

Education

38

Herd structure and number of animals

32

Rangeland improvement

30

Land-use conflicts

30

Livestock production

28

Health of ecosystems, ecosystem services

25

Herding practices

25

Water management

23

Local and indigenous knowledge and technologies (LIKT)

23

Markets

22

Livestock health

19

Mobility

18

Access to technical support

16

Decision-making, co-management and representation

16

Gender, youth and elders

12

Pastoralists’ health and well-being

8

Identity and cultural aspects of pastoralism

7

Rights and Free Prior Informed Consent (FPIC)

Note: The topics collected by less than 5 have not been included in the table.

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