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Schwieger, Diego Augusto Menestrey (2022). Exploring pastoralists' perceptions of desertification tipping points in Namibia's communal drylands: An ethnographic case study from Okakarara constituency. Pastoralism, 12 (1). NEW YORK: SPRINGER. ISSN 2041-7136

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Abstract

Most studies and conceptualizations of tipping points in environmental and climatic systems have been conducted using natural science perspectives and approaches. Socio-scientific contributions-including Anthropology-are scarce. This has resulted in a limited understanding of the socio-cultural dimensions of tipping point phenomena at the local level. This paper contributes to ongoing discussion and provides an ethnographic study of local perceptions of desertification tipping points (DTPs) amongst Ovaherero pastoralists in Namibia's semi-arid Okakarara constituency. Following a qualitative approach, this study shows that experienced farmers are aware of these phenomena and have accumulated extensive knowledge enabling them to identify and anticipate DTPs in different, complementary ways. The paper discusses how DTPs are managed in a communally farmed setting and presents the challenges that livestock farmers face in practical prevention of DTPs.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Creators:	Creators Email ORCID ORCID Put Code Schwieger, Diego Augusto Menestrey UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED UNSPECIFIED
URN:	urn:nbn:de:hbz:38-661567
DOI:	10.1186/s13570-022-00231-x
Journal or Publication Title:	Pastoralism
Volume:	12
Number:	1
Date:	2022
Publisher:	SPRINGER
Place of Publication:	NEW YORK
ISSN:	2041-7136
Language:	English
Faculty:	Unspecified
Divisions:	Unspecified
Subjects:	no entry
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Keywords Language REGIME SHIFTS; PLEIADES Multiple languages Environmental Sciences; Environmental Studies Multiple languages
URI:	http://kups.ub.uni-koeln.de/id/eprint/66156