Perceived effects of transhumant practices on natural resource management in southern Mali

Pastoralism

Research, Policy and Practice

Table 3 Respondents’ perceptions of impact of transhumant practices on NRM in southern Mali

Parameters	Bougouni			Koutiala
Parameters	Farmers (%)	Settled pastoralists (%)	Transhumant herders (%)	Farmers (%)	Settled pastoralists (%)	Transhumant herders (%)
Incidence of uncontrolled bush fire
Increase	56	71	21	9	0	0
No change	37	23	71	59	33	88
Decrease	7	6	8	32	67	12
Availability of forage resources
Increase	7	0	4	1	6	0
No change	0	18	4	20	5	12
Decrease	93	82	92	79	89	88
Abusive cutting of trees
Increase	94	100	33	68	44	0
No change	2	0	42	32	50	100
Decrease	4	0	25	0	6	0
Unauthorized grazing of crop residues
Increase	58	71	46	26	28	0
No change	2	0	33	22	11	63
Decrease	40	29	21	52	61	37
Incidence of conflict over NR
Increase	83	88	63	20	28	38
No change	13	8	25	80	72	62
Decrease	4	4	12	0	0	0
Species richness of the vegetation
Increase	0	0	13	1	0	0
No change	0	0	58	34	22	75
Decrease	100	100	29	65	78	25
Spread of invasive species
Increase	96	94	33	9	6	0
No change	4	0	59	63	44	100
Decrease	0	6	8	28	50	0
Soil fertility improvement
Increase	47	12	21	42	56	63
No change	4	6	37	33	33	37
Decrease	49	82	42	25	11	0
Loss of biodiversity (flora and fauna)
Increase	75	82	25	23	22	0
No change	9	0	54	74	78	87
Decrease	16	18	21	3	0	13
Annual production of vegetation
Increase	0	6	8	0	5	0
Decrease	96	94	46	68	56	0
No change	4	0	46	32	39	100