Research, Policy and Practice
Table 4 Perceived magnitude of impact of transhumant practices on NRM in southern Mali
From: Perceived effects of transhumant practices on natural resource management in southern Mali
Parameters | Bougouni | Koutiala | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Farmers | Settled pastoralists | Transhumant herders | Farmers | Settled pastoralists | Transhumant herders | |
Incidence of uncontrolled bush fire | Low/+ | Moderate/+ | Low/+ | Low/− | Moderate/− | None |
Availability of pastoral resources | High/− | High/− | Moderate/− | Moderate/− | Moderate/− | Low/− |
Abusive cutting of trees | High/+ | Very high/+ | Very low/+ | Low/+ | Low/+ | None |
Unauthorized grazing of crop residues | Low/+ | Low/+ | Low/+ | Low/− | Low/− | Low/− |
Incidence of conflict | Moderate/+ | High/+ | Low/+ | Very low/+ | Low/+ | Low/+ |
Species richness of the vegetation | Very high/− | High/− | Moderate/− | Low/− | Low/− | Low/− |
Spread of invasive species | High/+ | Moderate/+ | Low/+ | Low/− | Low/− | None |
Soil fertility improvement | Very low/+ | Moderate/− | Low/− | Very low/+ | Low/+ | Moderate/+ |
Loss of biodiversity (flora and fauna) | Moderate/+ | Moderate/+ | Very low/− | Very low/+ | Low/+ | Very low/− |
Annual production of vegetation | Moderate/− | Moderate/− | Low/− | Low/− | Low/− | None |