Highlights•Rangeland climate services may help ranchers and pastoralists make
decisions.•Behavioral, cultural, social, and institutional factors influence use of …

Science-based approaches to agricultural and environmental management are needed to
accelerate development progress in the world's poorest countries. We present a diagnostic …

In many develo** countries where rangelands are a dominant land type and critically
important in livelihoods of a significant portion of the population, severe rangeland …

The social and ecological contexts for rangeland management are changing rapidly,
prompting a reevaluation of science, management, and their relationship. We argue that …

Remote sensing based grassland carrying capacity assessments are not commonly applied
in rangeland management. Possible reasons for this include non-equilibrium thinking in …

Despite tremendous advancements in the livestock sector, additional opportunities exist to
improve even further livestock production around the globe. Forecasting is not an exact …

Weather and climate extremes have impacted forage conditions and lead to loss of animal
production and livelihood of livestock-dependent communities in Kenya. Monitoring of …

Livestock rearing is the most important agricultural activity in global drylands, making forage
supply an essential ecosystem service (ES). Most drylands are expected to experience …

Accurate aboveground vegetation biomass forecasting is essential for livestock
management, climate impact assessments, and ecosystem health. While artificial …

Precipitation variability is forecast to increase under climate change but its impacts on
vegetation productivity are complex. Here, we use generalised additive models and remote …