Research, Policy and Practice
Table 3 Conflict partners and their conflicting positions on transboundary pasture use around the Tajik enclave, Municipality B
Actor groups | Actor characteristics | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Pasture users | ||||
Actors’ nationality | Actor groups’ main economic interest | Actor groups’ interest in summer grazing transaction | Actor groups’ shared strategy | |
Municipality A herder/ self employed | K | Herd weight gain | Secure access to good quality pastures; low number of co-users of summer pastures | Lobby for exclusion of Tajik herders from Municipality A pasture |
Municipality A herder/ service provider | K | Increase income from herding service sales | Secure access to good quality pastures; low number of co-users of summer pastures | Some incorporate additional unregistered animals from Municipality B without buying grazing permits for them lobby for exclusion of Tajik herders from Municipality A pasture |
Municipality A livestock owner/ service buyer | K | Herd weight gain; livestock security during summer migration | Presence of service providers with access to high-quality pastures; low grazing service fees | Lobby for exclusion of Tajik herders from Municipality A pasture |
Municipality A Pasture Committee | K | Sustainability of pasture use; mitigate pasture use conflicts | Control number of pasture users | Issue and control possession of Kyrgyz herders’ grazing permits: accept grazing fee payments from Tajik herders |
Municipality B livestock owner/service buyer | T | Herd weight gain; livestock security during summer migration | Presence of service providers with access to high-quality pastures; low grazing service fees | Buy grazing service from Kyrgyz herders support Kyrgyz herding service providers during passage through Municipality B and at border checkpoints |
Municipality B herder/service provider | T | Increase income from herding service sales | Secure pasture access; low cost for pasture access | Unauthorized grazing or payment of informal grazing fee to the Municipality A Pasture Committee |
Municipality B herder/ self employed | T | Herd weight gain; livestock security during summer migration | Secure pasture access; low cost for pasture access | Unauthorized grazing or payment of informal grazing fee to the Municipality A Pasture Committee |
Governance structure | ||||
Actors’ nationality | Actor groups’ main professional interest | Actor groups’ interest in summer grazing transaction | Actor groups’ shared strategy | |
Border guards | K | Prevent conflict with superiors; protect Kyrgyz territory (pasture) from foreign nationals’ access | Secure extra income | Request illegal fee for ignoring Tajik herders’ illegal pasture use |
Pasture Committee members | K | Ensure sustainable use of pastures; prevent pasture use conflict | Secure extra income | Request illegal grazing fee from Tajik herders |