Rangelands are large natural landscapes that can include grasslands, shrublands, savannahs and woodlands. Most pastoralists manage their rangelands communally, benefitting from the greater flexibility and seasonal resource access that common property regimes can offer. This book shows, this creates a major challenge for governance and institutions.

Introduction 1. Principles of Pastoralist Governance and Land Management Pedro M. Herrera Calvo, Jonathan Davies and Pablo Manzano Baena 2. Governance of the Rangelands in a Changing World Pedro M. Herrera Calvo, Jonathan Davies and Pablo Manzano Baena 3. Rangeland Resource Governance - Jordan Case Fidaa F. Haddad 4. Ranchers, Land Tenure, and Grass-roots Governance: Maintaining Pastoralist Use of Rangelands in the US in Three Different Settings Lynn Huntsinger, Nathan F. Sayre and Luke Macaulay 5.Community Governance of Natural Resources and Rangelands: the Case of the Eastern Highlands of Morocco Abderrahim Boutaleb and Ilaria Firmian 6. Wetlands in Drylands in the Sahel: the Urgent Need for Good Joint Governance Joost Brouwer 7. Current Situation and Future Perspectives for the Governance of AGRO-pastoral Resources in the Ait Ikis Transhumants of the High Atlas (Morocco) Pablo Dominguez 8. Rangelands Management in Lebanon: Cases from Northern Lebanon and Bekaa Elsa Sattout 9. Legal and Policy Aspects of Rangeland Management: Mongolia Ian Hannam 10. Rangeland Governance in an Open System: Protecting Transhumance Corridors in the Far North Province of Cameroon Mark Moritz, Larissa Bebisse Catherine, Albert K. Drent, Saïdou Kari, Arabi Mouhaman and Paul Scholte 11. Strengthening Communal Governance of Rangeland in Northern Kenya Guyo Roba 12. Searching for Extensive Livestock Governance in the Northwestern Inland of Spain: Achievements from Two Case Studies in Castilla y León Pedro M. Herrera Calvo 13. Strengthening Communal Rangelands Management in Botswana: Legal and Policy Opportunities and Constraints Lael Buckham-Walsh and Cathrine Chipo Mutambirwa 14. Rebuilding Pastoral Governance: Lessons Learned and Conclusions Pedro M. Herrera Calvo, Jonathan Davies and Pablo Manzano Baena References