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Mapping of pastoral corridors: practices and politics in eastern Senegal
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The delineation and protection of transhumance corridors are increasingly seen as critical to maintaining livestock mobility in agropastoral areas of West Africa by allowing passage through areas of increasing cropping pressure. Understanding the local politics surrounding the mapping and protection of transhumance corridors is important for policy formulation. This study reports the findings of group meetings in nine local districts ( communaut's rurales ) in eastern Senegal about recently mapped corridors. The focus of our observations include local perceptions of 1) the benefits and costs of corridors, 2) the effect of the recognition of corridors on competing land uses (particularly farming), 3) the need for and means to recognize and protect corridors, and 4) the appropriate level of authority to recognize and protect corridors. Our findings show significant geographical variation within the study area as to the perceived benefits and costs of corridors, with a major distinction between groups who view the function of corridors as protecting local farms from livestock passing through and those that understand corridors as critical for facilitating access to pastures. Given the significant overlap among multiple formal and informal poles of authority, the politics surrounding corridor delineation and protection are shaped less by the perceived costs to competing land uses than by contestation over the authority that designation and protection would require. Policy implications of findings for land use planning around corridors are discussed.
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“If the animals arrive before the final harvest, tensions can arise due to damaged crops and competition for resources, such as water and pasture.The issue is well-known, with many documented examples (Moritz, 2010, Kitchell, Turner and McPeak, 2014, Brottem, 2016).”
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“…at the local level (often lacking), key pastoral resources (paths, encampments, water points) are likely to be compromised due to the common combination of bias of local authorities toward agricultural interests and insider-outsider politics (Brottem 2013; Moritz 2010; Niamir-Fuller 1999).”
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Metadata
- Authors
- Kitchell, E., Turner, M. D., & McPeak, J. G.
- Affiliations
- University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
- Syracuse University (US)
- Corresponding author
- Kitchell, Erin
- Venue
- Pastoralism
- Publisher
- Frontiers Media SA
- Published
- 2014-10-08
- Volume
- 4
- Issue
- 1
- ISSN
- 2041-7128 (ISSN-L)
- 2041-7136
- OpenAlex
- W2147829247
- Cited by
- 31
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 6 · 2022: 3 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 2 · 2016: 3 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 5.65
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Locations
- Pastoralism Research Policy and Practice (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- Funders
- United States Agency for International Development (EEM-A-00-10-00001)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Environmental Science › Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law › Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Forestry › Agricultural and Rural Development Research
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Soil Science › Land Rights and Reforms
- Keywords
- livestock movement, agropastoralism, local perceptions, land use conflicts, land use competition, land use planning, eastern Senegal
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