Rangelands constitute 33% of the whole region of Macedonia and cover 1.116.000 ha. In these rangelands 1.380.000 sheep, 1.120.000 goats and 13.000 cattle are grazing. The main range management problems are the followings: a) Overgrazing as well as undergrazing, due to the free and uncontrolled grazing system that the stock-breeders implement. b) Reduction of the rangelands , mainly because of their use for agricultural purposes. c) Inability of the government services to apply proper use of rangelands by taking the necessary legal and technical measures.
Problems of range management in the region of Macedonia
Abstract
- Authors
- I. Makedos
- Affiliation
- Forest Directorate, Region of Central Macedonia Thessaloniki, Greece
- Keywords
- Range management problems, proper use, Macedonia
- Proceedings
- RANGE SCIENCE AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE 21ST CENTURY – Proceedings of the 2nd Panhellenic Rangeland Congress in Ioannina, 4-6 October 2000 (Edited by: Thomas G. Papachristou & Olympia Dini)
- Congress
- RANGE SCIENCE AT THE THRESHOLD OF THE 21ST CENTURY