CREATING RESILIENCE FOR TRANSHUMANT AND SMALL FARM SYSTEMS - TURKISH AND ROMANIAN PARADIGMS

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dc.contributor.authorOcak, Sezen
dc.contributor.authorOgun, Sinan
dc.contributor.authorYilmaz, Onur
dc.date.accessioned2019-08-01T13:38:39Z
dc.date.available2019-08-01T13:38:39Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.departmentNiğde ÖHÜ
dc.description.abstractTranshumance is a resource efficient means of livestock production by seasonally moving grazing animals to utilize pastures between varying ecological zones. This article investigated two separate transhumant societies in Romania and Turkey, countries that resemble cultural and environmental likeness. The data for the Turkish component of this study was collected in 2015 by interviewing Turkish transhumant populations during their migration route through the Taurus mountains. Romanian data for the Carpathian Transhumant came from personal communications with Romanian authors and also from Romanian and English written sources. Both nations possess rare natural environments with high nature conservation value open grassland habitats that benefit from traditional, low-impact agriculture of the transhumance. After a millennia of practicing conservation and natural resource management skills it is a lifestyle that is all but lost. Ecosystem services provided by the Romanian and Turkish transhumant family farming systems include preservation of biodiversity, providing substantial carbon sinks and reduction of CO2 emissions assisting to mitigate climate change. The system also maintains erosion control, improves soil quality and deters the likelihood of forest fires, whilst weaving a resilient social web. The survey also indicated a clear link between social and ecological resilience emphasizing that sustainable development relies on the interconnectedness between biological and cultural diversity and as such they merit strong policy recognition and support. The economic, social and environmental costs of losing them would far outweigh the costs of support. To loose this animal production system with its rich cultural heritage would be a tragic deficit for both biological and cultural conservation.
dc.identifier.endpage232
dc.identifier.issn2285-5750
dc.identifier.issn2393-2260
dc.identifier.startpage228
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11480/3709
dc.identifier.volume59
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000413672900045
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/A
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.institutionauthor[0-Belirlenecek]
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUNIV AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES & VETERINARY MEDICINE BUCHAREST
dc.relation.ispartofSCIENTIFIC PAPERS-SERIES D-ANIMAL SCIENCE
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanı
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccess
dc.subjectTranshumance Social and Ecological resilience
dc.subjectresource management
dc.subjectpastoralism
dc.titleCREATING RESILIENCE FOR TRANSHUMANT AND SMALL FARM SYSTEMS - TURKISH AND ROMANIAN PARADIGMS
dc.typeArticle

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