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Today, nearly 200 million nomadic pastoralists throughout the world generate income and create llivelihoods in remote and harsh environments where conventional farming is limited or not possible. This number rises sharply when extensive agropastoralists are included. Despite these figures, and the growing recognition of pastoralism as a valuable and sustainable natural resource management system, pastoralists remain socially and politically marginalized.