Changing pastoral dynamics make knowledge of pastoralism vital to understanding landscapes, development and governance across dryland regions. ‘Modern Pastoralism and Conservation: Old Problems, New Challenges’ presents new pastoral research from Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The volume addresses the nature and viability of pastoralism in practice and examines current pastoral conditions in diverse locations, biuilding an international perspective on the wide-ranging approaches and challenges to traditional pastoralism in the twenty-first century.