Towards Sustainable Use of Rangelands in North-West China

1. North-West China’s Rangelands and Peoples: Facts, Figures, Challenges and Responses
Victor Squires, Hua Limin

2. Livestock Husbandry Development and Agro-Pastoral Integration in Gansu and Xinjiang
Victor Squires, Hua Limin

3. Exploring the Options in North-West China’s Pastoral Lands
Victor Squires, Hua Limin, Li Guolin, Zhang Degang

4. Ecological Control of Rangeland Degradation: Livestock Management
Brant Kirychuk, Bazil Fritz

5. Ecological Restoration and Control of Rangeland Degradation: Rangeland Management Interventions
Victor Squires, Zhang Degang, Hua Limin

6. Biodiversity of Plants and Animals in Mountain Ecosystems
Zhao Cheng-Zhang, Victor Squires

7. Carbon Sequestration and the Implications for Rangeland Management
Long Ruijun, Shang Zhanhuan, Li Xiaogan, Jiang Ping-an, Jia Hong-tao, Victor Squires

8. Protecting Local Breeds of Livestock in NW China
Lang Xia, Wang Cailian, Victor Squires

9. Agro-Pastoral Integration in NW China: A New Paradigm?
Zhang Degang, Ren Jizhou, Hua Limin, Victor Squires

10. Improved Animal Husbandry Practices as a Basis for Profitability
Wu Jianping, Victor Squires, Yang Lian

11. Herders’ Income and Expenditure: Perceptions and Expectations
Hua Limin, David Michalk

12. Land Tenure: Problems, Prospects and Reform
Wang Meiping, Zhao Cheng-zhang, Hua Limin, Victor Squires

13. Environmental Education: A Tool for Changing the Mind-Set
Zhao Cheng-Zhang, Hua Limin, Victor Squires

14. Redesigning Livestock Systems to Improve Household Income and Reduce Stocking Rates in China’s Western Grasslands
D. L. Michalk, Hua Limin, David Kemp, Randall Jones, Taro Takahashi, Wu Jianping, Nan Zhibiao, Xu Zhu, Han Guodong

15. Towards Ecological Restoration and Management in China’s Northwest Pastoral Lands
Victor Squires, Hua Limin, Li Guolin, Zhang Degang

Keywords: Life Sciences, Agriculture