| DAY 1 – Monday October 25th, 2021 |
DAY 2 – Tuesday October 26th, 2021 |
DAY 3 – Wednesday October 27th, 2021 |
DAY 4 – Thursday October 28th, 2021 |
DAY 5 – Friday October 29th, 2021 |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT) |
Room 1 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
1. RANGE/GRASSLAND ECOLOGY |
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Topic |
Sustainable Land Use |
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1:00 – 1:05 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Elkana Nyambati |
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1:05 – 1:20 Oral 1 |
Grasses and Ruminants That Will Help Save Space Ship Earth (Presenter Albert Craig) |
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1:20 – 1:35 Oral 2 |
GróLind – Sustainable Land use Based on Ecological Knowledge (Presenter Bryndís Marteinsdóttir) |
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1:35 – 1:50 Oral 3 |
Holistic planned grazing can improve vegetation attributes of the semi- arid communal rangelands of the Lowveld in the Eastern Cape, South Africa (Presenter Silas Mufambi Mudyiwa) |
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1:50 – 2:05 Oral 4 |
Indian Forage Scenario – Region wise availability and deficit (Presenter Ajoy Roy) |
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2:05 – 2:20 Oral 5 |
Pre- and Post-Degradation Managements of Rangeland: Implications for Sustainable Management (Presenter Samuel Tuffa Kawo) |
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2.20 – 2:35 |
General Discussion |
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2:35 – 2:45 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT) |
Room 2 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
2. FORAGE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION |
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Topic |
Forage evaluation & agronomy |
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1:00 – 1:05 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Derek Woodfield |
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1:05 – 1:20 Oral 1 |
Induction of tetraploid ruzigrass (Brachiaria ruziziensis) by colchicine and possibility of using seed weight as screening method (Presenter Rattikan Poungkaew) |
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1:20 – 1:35 Oral 2 |
Differences in Urochloa hybrids and cultivars biomass production in several sites in western Kenya (Presenter Solomon Mwendia) |
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1:35 – 1:50 Oral 3 |
Formononetin of Red Clover (Trifolium pratense L.) as affected by water availability (Presenter Fernando Ortega-Klose) |
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1:50 – 2:05 Oral 4 |
Evaluation of Yields and Nutritive Composition of Dual Purpose Sweet Potato Vine Cultivars for Forage Use (Presenter Naftal Ondabu)
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2:05 – 2:35 |
General Discussion |
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2:35 – 2:45 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT) |
Room 3 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
2. FORAGE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION |
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Topic |
Forage legume ecosystem services in sustainable livestock systems |
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1:00 – 1:05 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Jose Dubeux |
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1:05 – 1:20 Oral 1 |
Forage legumes in tropical regions: recent advances and future challenges (Presenter Daniel Casagrande) |
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1:20 – 1:35 Oral 2 |
Sustainable Intensification of Livestock Systems Using Forage Legumes (Presenter Jose Dubeux) |
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1:35 – 1:50 Oral 3 |
The Importance of Forage Legume Inclusion Within Agricultural Swards to Enhance Water Infiltration Rates and Earthworm Activity (Presenter Helen Sheridan) |
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1:50 – 2:05 Oral 4 |
Tree legumes as sustainable ecosystem services in livestock systems (Presenter James Muir) |
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2:05 – 2:20 Oral 5 |
Legumes as a Strategy for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions of Forage-livestock Systems (Presenter Nicolas DiLorenzo) |
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2.20 – 2:35 |
General Discussion |
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2:35 – 2:45 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT) |
Room 4 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
3. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS |
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Topic |
Sustainable management of grasslands/rangelands ecosystems |
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1:00 – 1:05 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Hitosh Nakagawa |
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1:05 – 1:20 Oral 1 |
Short-Term High-Performance Pastures in Australia (Presenter Rob Eccles) |
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1:20 – 1:35 Oral 2 |
A systematic review of ecological and production outcomes under rest-grazing systems (Presenter Sarah McDonald) |
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1:35 – 1:50 Oral 3 |
Restoring value to grassland initiative: to maintain the environmental and economic value of grasslands and to promote their social and cultural functions globally (Presenter Liz Wedderburn) |
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1:50 – 2:05 Oral 4 |
Revisiting the mutual reciprocity of human-ecological systems: Integrating extensive agriculture and transhumant pastoralism in the Northern states of India (Presenter Aayushi Malhotra) |
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2:05 – 2:35 |
General Discussion |
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2:35 – 2:45 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT) |
Room 5 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
5. DROUGHT MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN RANGELANDS/GRASSLANDS |
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Topic |
Droughts and degradation – social ecological perspectives on tipping points in dryland rangelands |
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1:00 – 1:05 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Gunnar Dressler |
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1:05 – 1:20 Oral 1 |
Rangeland management in Namibia in the face of looming desertification: Insights from the freehold farmers’ perspective (Presenter Katja Brinkmann) |
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1:20 – 1:35 Oral 2 |
Strategies for characterizing grassland degradation with biogeochemical models (Presenter Susanne Rolinski) |
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1:35 – 1:50 Oral 3 |
Stakeholder attitudes towards wildlife-based land use in Namibia’s Kunene Region (Presenter Ronja Kraus) |
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1:50 – 2:05 Oral 4 |
Towards early warning signals for desertification (Presenter Sara Heshmati) |
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2.05 – 2:35 |
General Discussion |
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2:35 – 2:45 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 1:00 – 2:35 pm |
Room 6 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
6. PASTORALISM, SOCIAL, GENDER AND POLICY ISSUES |
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Topic |
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, Part 1 – Panels 1 and 2 (LIVE) |
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Chair |
Barbara Hutchinson |
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1:00 – 1:05 |
Welcome Speech (Dana Kelly, President IRC) |
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1:05 – 1:10 |
Opening Speech (Munkhnasan Nasaa, Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Light Industry, Government of Mongolia) |
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1:10 – 1:20 Oral 1 |
Introduction to IYRP, history, process, priority themes and way forward (Presenter Barbara Hutchinson) |
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Panel 1 Topic |
Land use/tenure and governance |
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Moderator |
Ann Waters-Bayer |
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1:20 – 1:25 Oral 2 |
Priority areas for action and research on pastoralism and rangelands in Eastern Africa (Presenter Michael Odhiambo) |
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1:25 – 1:28 Oral 3 |
Rangelands and pastoralism in Mongolia and Central Asia: challenges and perspectives (Presenter – Tungalag Ulambayar) |
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1:28 – 1:31 |
The case of West and Central Africa (Speaker Mohammed Bello Tukur) |
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1:31 – 1:50 |
General discussion |
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1:50 – 1:55 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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Panel 2 Topic |
Social/economic services and demography |
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Moderator |
Igshaan Samuels |
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1:55 – 2:00 Oral 4 |
Rangelands and pastoralism of the Middle East and North Africa: from reality to dream (Presenter Nahid Naghizadeh) |
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2:00 – 2:03 Oral 5 |
Action Plan for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP): the case of the United States, Canada and Mexico (Presenter Barry Irving) |
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2:03 – 2:06 |
The case of Southern Africa (Speaker Prisca Mugabe) |
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2:06 – 2:35 |
General discussion |
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2:35– 4:45 |
BREAK |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 3, 1:00 – 2:35 pm (EAT) |
Room 7 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
6. PASTORALISM, SOCIAL, GENDER AND POLICY ISSUES |
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Topic |
Local knowledge, local and global action |
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1:00 – 1:05 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Mengli Zhao |
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1:05 – 1:20 Oral 1 |
Valuing the expertise of mobile herders in arid South Africa- a photographic essay (Presenter Clement Cupido) |
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1:20 – 1:35 Oral 2 |
Pastoral Traditional Calendars under Globalization: A Comparative Study of Hungarian and Persian Shepherd Calendars (Presenter Abolfazl Sharifian Bahraman) |
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1:35 – 1:50 Oral 3 |
Transdisciplinary research in practice: lessons from participatory, folklore and community-supported approaches in the US Great Plains. (Presenter Hailey Wilmer) |
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1:50 – 2:05 Oral 4 |
Shift in management strategy of yak herding in the south of Mustang District, Nepal, Himalaya (Presenter Hiroki Anzai) |
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2:05 – 2:20 Oral 5 |
Women and their children in charge of management decisions of a communal range (Presenter Laura Karen Trejo Arista) |
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2.20 – 2:35 |
General Discussion |
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2:35 – 2:45 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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KEYNOTES 2:45 – 4:50 pm (EAT) |
Plenary Hall (DAY 2) (LIVE) |
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2:45 – 2:50 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Elly Sabiiti |
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2:50 –3:10
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Theme Keynote 2 – Forage Production and Utilization Dr. John Caradus – Chief Executive, Grasslanz Technology Ltd |
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3:10 –3:30
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Theme Keynote 3 – Livestock Production Systems Dr. Jimmy Smith – Director General, International Livestock Res. Institute |
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3:30 – 3:50
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Theme Keynote 4 – Range/Grassland Ecology Prof. Brandon Bestelmeyer – USDA-ARS Jornada Experimental Range |
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3:50 – 4:20 |
General Discussion |
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4:20 – 4:30 |
HEALTH BREAK |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 4:30 – 6:00 pm (EAT) |
Room 1 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
1. RANGE/GRASSLAND ECOLOGY |
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Topic |
Grazing, soil nutrient and properties |
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4:30 – 4:35 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Elly Sabiiti |
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4:35 – 4:50 Oral 1 |
Carbon and nitrogen pools in soil aggregates were affected by grazing component —- results from dry and wet sieving methods (Presenter NAN LIU) |
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4:50 – 5:05 Oral 2 |
Influence of seasonality and agricultural practices on soil microbes in Kamishihoro, Japan (Presenter Yvonne Musavi Madegwa Madegwa) |
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5:05 – 5:20 Oral 3 |
Soil carbon stocks are relatively stable under New Zealand hill country pastures with contrasting phosphorus and sheep stocking regimes (Presenter Ronaldo Vibart) |
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5:20 – 6.00 |
General Discussion |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 4:30 – 6:05 pm (EAT) |
Room 2 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
1. RANGE/GRASSLAND ECOLOGY |
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Topic |
Community composition and ecological drivers |
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4:30 – 4:35 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Adugna Tolera |
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4:35 – 4:50 Oral 1 |
Climate variability and fire-management practices in the Woodbush Granite Grasslands of South Africa: effects on grassland diversity (Presenter Marlize Muller) |
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4:50 – 5:05 Oral 2 |
Mongolian rangelands have a great potential for natural recovery (Presenter Bulgamaa Densambuu) |
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5:05 – 5:20 Oral 3 |
Germinable soil seed bank of Bothriochloa macra dominated pasture in south-eastern Australia (Presenter Meredith Mitchell) |
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5:20 – 5:35 Oral 4 |
Effects of Parthenium hysterophorus on grassland community in Nyando sub-county, Kenya (Presenter Boniface Muli Mutua) |
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5:35 – 6.00 |
General Discussion |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 4:30 – 6:00 pm (EAT) |
Room 3 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
2. FORAGE PRODUCTION AND UTILIZATION |
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Topic |
Tropical Forages Genetic Resources |
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4:30 – 4:35 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Jesse Morrison |
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4:35 – 4:50 Oral 1 |
Forage Genetic Resources in Brazil (Presenter Liana Jank) |
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4:50 – 5:05 Oral 2 |
Future Generations – Will Any Be Lacking Tropical Forage Genetic Resources? (Presenter Brigitte Maass) |
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5:05 – 5:20 Oral 3 |
Rebuilding a Tropical Forages for the Future Network – A Call for Resuscitating Enthusiasm for a Commodity with Great Prospects and Innovation Potential (Presenter Bruce Pengelly) |
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5:20 – 5:35 Oral 4 |
Linking demand with supply for Tropical Forage Genetic Resources to reach impact at scale (Presenter Michael Peters) |
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5:35 – 6.00 |
General Discussion |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 4:30 – 6:00 pm (EAT) |
Room 4 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
3. LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION SYSTEMS |
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Topic |
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4:30 – 4:35 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Jack Ouda |
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4:35 – 4:50 Oral 1 |
Ewe daily-weight gain grazing Leucaena leucocephala-Megathyrsus maximus CV Mombasa silvopastoral system and tropical native unimproved range (Presenter Laura Karen Trejo Arista) |
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4:50 – 5:05 Oral 2 |
Impact of Fescue Toxicosis on Fetal Development and Postnatal Growth (Presenter Susan Duckett) |
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5:05 – 5:20 Oral 3 |
Simulation of alternative plans for community based goat breeding program in Arid, Semi-Arid and Mixed production systems in Ethiopia (Presenter Temesgen Jembere Bakara) |
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5:20 – 6.00 |
General Discussion |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 4:30 – 6:00 pm (EAT) |
Room 5 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
6. PASTORALISM, SOCIAL, GENDER AND POLICY ISSUES |
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Topic |
Governance, Investment, infrastructure and markets |
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4:30 – 4:35 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Getachu Gebru Tegegn |
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4:35 – 4:50 Oral 1 |
Perceptions on governance and knowledge flow on effective adaptation to climate changes within community-based conservancies in Kenya. (Presenter Staline Kibet) |
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4:50 – 5:05 Oral 2 |
Climate Change Policy Narratives and Pastoralist Predicaments in the Horn of Africa: Insights from Ethiopia and Kenya (Presenter Thomas Campbell) |
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5:05 – 5:20 Oral 3 |
Large scale land investments and food security in agro-pastoral areas of Ethiopia (Presenter Adugna Eneyew Bekele) |
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5:20 – 5:35 Oral 4 |
Exploring institutional drivers and social thresholds of transformation and mobility in pastoral social-ecological systems in Mongolia (Presenter Ulan Kasymov) |
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5:35 – 6.00 |
General Discussion |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 4:30 – 6:00 pm |
Room 6 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
6. PASTORALISM, SOCIAL, GENDER AND POLICY ISSUES |
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Topic |
International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists, Part 2 – Panels 3 and 4 (LIVE) |
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Chair |
Maryam Niamir-Fuller |
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4:30 – 4:40 |
Recap of Panels 1 and 2 (Presenters A. Waters-Bayer and I. Samuels) |
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Panel 3 Topic |
Climate change and ecosystem health |
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Moderator |
Layne Coppock |
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4:40 – 4:45 Oral 6 |
Action Plan for the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists (IYRP): the case of Mexico (Presenter Elisabeth Huber-Sannwald) |
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4:45 – 4:48 Oral 7 |
Challenges of pastoralism and rangelands in Europe (Presenter Pablo Manzano) |
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4:48 – 4:51 |
The case of South Asia (Speaker DK Sadana) |
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4:51 – 5:15 |
General discussion |
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5:15 – 5:25 |
Break: Mongolian Awards Ceremony for Best Pastoralist Community (Announcers Hijaba Ykhanbai and Jim O’Rourke) |
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Panel 4 Topic |
Congress resolutions |
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Moderator |
Fiona Flintan |
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5:25 – 5:35 |
Presentation of draft resolutions, history and process (Speaker Jim O’Rourke) |
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5:35 – 5:55 |
General discussion |
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5:55 – 6:00 |
Closing and conclusions (Speaker Maryam Niamir-Fuller) |
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CONCURRENT SESSION 4, 4:30 – 6:00 pm (EAT) |
Room 7 (DAY 2) |
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Theme |
7. CAPACITY, INSTITUTIONS AND INNOVATIONS FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN RANGELANDS/GRASSLANDS |
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Topic |
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4:30 – 4:35 |
Introduction by Chairperson, Babo Fadlala |
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4:35 – 4:50 Oral 1 |
Silvopastoral strategy and sustainable management of forests in Morocco (Presenter Mustapha Naggar) |
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4:50 – 5:05 Oral 2 |
Status, management and governance of the communal grasslands of Ethiopia’s highlands: a disappearing asset for mixed crop-livestock livelihood systems (Presenter Bedasa Eba) |
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5:05 – 5:20 Oral 3 |
Land Users – Land Watchers (Presenter Jóhann Helgi Stefánsson) |
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5:20 – 5:35 Oral 4 |
The role of indigenous knowledge in the effective collective management of the communal rangelands. (Presenter Andiswa Finca) |
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5:35 – 6.00 |
General Discussion |
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6.05 pm (EAT) |
POSTER SESSION (Manned) (DAY 2) |