There are conflicts between nomads and settled village dwellers, as nomads are forced to move their herds north after the first rains of the season but often have no pastures ready in the north. There are steps being taken to combat desertification in the Sahel, most notably by the Eden Foundation, but also by other groups.
The authorized travel days are calculated using 350 miles/day (based on the DTOD distance between the authorized points) for an employee or member. 1 travel day is allowed for each 350 miles of official distance of ordered travel.
in addition to the mileage rates military personnel receive a per diem for each day of travel generally when traveling by car or motorcycle 1 day of travel time is allowed for each 350 miles of official distance of ordered travelf the excess is 51 miles or more after dividing the total number of miles by 350 one additional day of travel time is allowed when the total official distance is 400 miles or less 1 day s travel time is allowed for travel by poc per diem for the member is a flat $ 91 per day of travel