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Miombo woodland is the dominant landscape in southern Africa and the central African plateau. It is the world’s largest continuous area of deciduous tropical woodland and dry forest. The ecosystem consists of grasslands, savannah woodlands and denser forests. It provides essential resources and ecosystem services for millions of people.However, the Miombo woodland is increasingly under pressure.In Tanzania, pastoralists depend on mobile grazing to allow land to recover naturally.Although these practices can be sustainable, government policies often fail to recognize their value. Large-scale agriculture, conservation areas and foreign investments have displaced pastoralists from their ancestral lands. As grazing areas become smaller, pressure on the remaining land increases.This also places additional strain on the already vulnerable Miombo woodlands.