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Author Archives: Ronnie Vernooy

Ronnie Vernooy is a rural development sociologist with a particular interest in agricultural biodiversity and natural resource management. He has more than 20 years of experience in managing and conducting participatory research in a number of countries, including Nicaragua, Cuba, Honduras, China, Nepal, Vietnam, and Mongolia. He has coauthored and coedited several books and articles on biodiversity management and conservation, most recently, with Manuel Ruiz, The Custodians of Biodiversity: Sharing Access and Benefits of Genetic Resources (2011).

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Mongolia’s Nomadic Weather Readers

by Ronnie VernooyFebruary 22, 2016July 8, 2020

2010 was a rough year on the Mongolian steppe for the country’s herders. That year, an extremely cold winter struck, known locally as a dzud, wiping out 9 million animals, or 20 percent of the national herd in a country where livestock continues to be central to herders’ livelihoods and play a vital role in […]

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How Mongolian Herders Are Transforming Nomadic Pastoralism

by Ronnie VernooyFebruary 22, 2016July 8, 2020
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For Food Security, China Tries an Alternative to Industrial Agriculture

by Ronnie VernooyFebruary 22, 2016July 8, 2020

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