Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Social Sustainability and Tipping points in African Drylands are of key importance for sustainable livestock production. The Biodiversity, Ecosystem Services and Social Sustainability and Tipping points in African Drylands are of key importance for sustainable livestock production. There is need to focus on the development and evaluation of pastoralist decisions about participation in conservanciesere is need to focus on the development and evaluation of pastoralist decisions about participation in conservancies