IUCN documents on pastoralism in Eastern Africa

Studies on pastoralism in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda can be found on the IUCN website under Eastern Africa. Documents are classified according to: Indigenous knowledge for drought-resilient livelihoods; Pastoralism as conservation in the Horn of Africa; and Natural resource management and biodiversity conservation in Eastern Africa.

The general link to the series of documents on pastoralism and conservation is: http://www.iucn.org/wisp/resources/publications/regional_studies/eastern_africa/pastoralism_as_conservation_in_the_horn_of_africa/?2222/Set-of-policy-notes-on-pastoralism-and-conservation

Link for each document:

– Pastoralism as conservation in the Horn of Africa: http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/pastoralism_as_conservation_in_the_horn_of_africa.pdf

– Pastoralist species and ecosystem knowledge for land management: http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/pastoralist_species_and_ecosystem_knowledge_for_land_management.pdf

-Pastoralist institutions for managing natural resources and landscapes: http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/pastoralist_institutions_for_managing_natural_resources_and_landscapes.pdf

-Pastoralists as shrewd managers of risk and resilience: http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/pastoralists_as_shrewd_managers_of_risk_and_resilience.pdf

-Power equity and gender in natural resource management:

http://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/power_equity_and_gender_in_natural_resource_management.pdf

Other relevant document from IUCN Global Drylands Initiative:

– Conserving drylands biodiversity:

https://cmsdata.iucn.org/downloads/conserving_drylands_biodiversity_iucn___unccd_book.pdf

– Dryland opportunities: a new paradigm for people, ecosystems and development: