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Inam-ur-Rahim et al. Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 2011, 1:2 http://www.pastoralismjournal.com/content/1/1/2 RESEARCH Open Access Indigenous fodder trees can increase grazing accessibility for landless and mobile pastoralists in northern Pakistan Inam-ur-Rahim1*, Daniel Maselli1,2, Henri Rueff3 and Urs Wiesmann3 * Correspondence: inam. rahim@ucentralasia.org 1 University of Central Asia, 138-138 A Toktogul Street, 720001 Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic Full list of author information is available at the end of the article Abstract Degraded hillsides in Northern Pakistan are rehabilitated through social forestry campaigns using fast growing exotic trees. These plantations on former scrublands curtail access by livestock owned by landless pastoralists and create social tension. This study proposes an alternative. | Inam-ur-Rahim et al. Pastoralism Research Policy and Practice 2011 1 2 http www.pastoralismjournal.eom content 1 1 2 o Pastoralism a SpringerOpen Journal RESEARCH Open Access Indigenous fodder trees can increase grazing accessibility for landless and mobile pastoralists in northern Pakistan Inam-ur-Rahim1 Daniel Maselli1 2 Henri Rueff3 and Urs Wiesmann3 Correspondence inam. rahim@ucentralasia.org 1University of Central Asia 138-138 A Toktogul Street 720001 Bishkek Kyrgyz Republic Full list of author information is available at the end of the article SpringerOpen0 Abstract Degraded hillsides in Northern Pakistan are rehabilitated through social forestry campaigns using fast growing exotic trees. These plantations on former scrublands curtail access by livestock owned by landless pastoralists and create social tension. This study proposes an alternative strategy of planting indigenous fodder trees and shrubs that are well-suited to the local socio-ecological characteristics and can benefit all social segments. The choice of fodder tree species their nutritional value and distribution within the complex socio-ecological system is explained. This study also explores the suitability of these trees at different elevations sites and transhumant routes. Providing mobile herders with adequate fodder trees could relax social tensions and complement food security. Keywords fodder trees feed scarcity nutritional value landless transhumants trekking routes Introduction Forestry agencies in many regions of the world tend to evict pastoralists when planting exotic trees on large swaths of grazing land Rueff et al. 2004 . Tension between foresters and pastoralists is further increased because the former favours fast growing drought resistant species over fodder trees which are preferred by the pastoralists Rueff et al. 2008 . Joint Forest Management as well as other management approaches have promoted alternative forest management ideas to solve conflicts between foresters and .
