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FULL REGISTRATION ON LINE FOR IGC / IRC 2008
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VIII International Rangeland Congress
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The successful bidder with an outstanding proposal was the Chinese Grassland Society. Why not look at their invitation by clicking on either image below!
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The term 'range' has been used since the 1400s in England to describe extensive areas of land that were either grassed or wooded. Early colonists took it to the USA where it came to be associated with extensive, often unenclosed areas of 'natural' lands that were exploited for the grazing of livestock. Now it is an international term. Rangelands occur in areas of relatively low rainfall or where winters are long and cold. The vegetation is mostly dominated by natural plant communities rather than by sown pasture. | |||
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Rangeland occupies 50% of the world's land surface, is home to many indigenous communities, has varied ecosystems often characterised by multiple use upon which an important focus is the maintenance of the basic resource and the socio-economic outcomes. Rangeland systems are interrelated with non-rangeland and urban systems and must not be considered in isolation (Global Rangelands: Progress and Prospects, CABI Publishing 2002). |
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