Notes from the Field: Sheep Tagging in South Africa
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Although the people of South Africa's Namaqualand region have raised domestic herds for millennia, herding has recently become a more difficult livelihood. Overgrazing has led to significant land degradation, a problem which will only get worse if the effects of climate change – such as increased temperatures and more frequent drought – come to pass.
Thanks to Conservation International's Conservation Stewards Programme, CI-South Africa's new Biodiversity and Red Meat Initiative (BRMI) is now working with local farmers to reduce herd size and restore degraded territories, prolonging the life of the land in the process. In August, 16 farmers in the ...
