Expert in Pastoralism and Conservation
AFRICAN PARKS NETWORK
Context: Situated astride the Ennedi East and Ennedi West Provinces, the Ennedi Natural and Cultural Reserve encompasses one of the six great mountain ranges of the Sahara. This masterpiece of sandstone, sculpted over thousands of years by water and wind, rises to an altitude of more than 1,400 meters and covers 50,000 km² of rocky plateaus, grassy steppes, savannahs, fossil rivers and sand dunes. Gorged with water, the Ennedi Massif is well known as the Eden of the Sahara. Fauna and flora abound in this open-air museum where thousands of paintings and engravings adorn the mineral landscape. Humans have been roaming this area since the Neolithic period, 10,000 years ago. Today, the Ennedi remains a crucial resource for semi-nomadic groups in search of water and pasture. Finding the right balance between biodiversity conservation and community livelihoods is a major challenge for the sustainable management of protected areas (PAs). The Ennedi Nature and Cultural Reserve, with more than 30,000 people depending on its natural resources, is a typical example of socio-ecological systems. Camel and small ruminant (and to a lesser extent cattle) farming in and around the Ennedi Massif by the Goranes and Zaghawa communities is the integral aspect of this socio-ecological system. It is also the basis for the...
South Africa : Western Cape
2023-05-28
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