Welcome to the website of the Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP), an informal advocacy group of European organisations and specialists partnering with pastoralist organisations and specialists in Eastern Africa. The members and partners of the Coalition combine forces to lobby their national governments and European and Eastern African bodies to explicitly recognise and support pastoralism and pastoralists in the drylands of Eastern Africa. We are also part of an international movement to designate an International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists in 2026. On this website for our Coalition, you can find the latest news, documents and articles related to the activities and interests of CELEP.
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01/06/2021
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Pastoralism is the future – animated video
Man-made climate change is creating conditions on our planet that are increasingly characterised by variability and unpredictability. Pastoralists use variability to their advantage. Their production systems guide us to a sustainable future. Find out how they do it in this 2.5-min animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeqITzac9Ac This video film was created by Cartoonbase and realised by CELEP […]
20/12/2020
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COVID-19 and pastoralists in Eastern Africa
Several papers, statements and blogs are appearing about the effects of the coronavirus and especially of the associated lockdown measures of governments in Eastern Africa on the lives and livelihoods of pastoralists – but also lessons for dealing with coronavirus uncertainties that can be learnt from pastoralists. Some of these publications can be found below. […]
14/03/2022
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Challenges of community-based NRM in rangelands
The paper “The challenges of community-based natural resource management in pastoral rangelands” (2021) by Lance Robinson et al, published in Society & Natural Resources 34(9): 1213–1231, compares five case studies – two from Kenya, two from Ethiopia and one from Tunisia – to identify contextual aspects that affect the implementation of community-based natural resource management […]
12/03/2022
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Developing legal & policy frameworks for pastoral mobility
Mobility is a vital strategy used by pastoralists to capitalise on the scarce availability of resources in variable environments, making pastoralism economically feasible and environmentally sustainable. Through mobility, pastoralists can produce animal-source foods in the rangelands and also provide various environmental benefits. Most policies have not kept up with new scholarship that acknowledges the importance […]
12/03/2022
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Peaceful co-management of resources by farmers & herders in Darfur
The learning brief “Role of local governance and community-based institutions for the peaceful co-management of natural resources” (2021, 12pp) by Saverio Krätli is the final one in a series issued by the Taadoud II: Transition to Development project led by the Catholic Relief Services in Darfur, Sudan. It looks as local governance and its role […]
12/03/2022
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Forest management in pastoral drylands of Ethiopia
As part of a Netherlands-funded project on dry forest management and restoration in Ethiopia, CELEP member organisation PENHA (Pastoral and Environmental Network in the Horn of Africa) and Tropenbos International held a national workshop in April 2021 to review knowledge on this topic. The outcome is the report “Dryland restoration and dry forest management in […]
05/03/2022
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Impact of green-energy projects on pastoralists
The paper “Rush for the “wastelands”: revaluing pastoral land in the light of renewable energy”(2022) (Green energy + pastoralism paper, Powerpoint slides) by Ann Waters-Bayer and Hussein Tadicha Wario, was based on a study commissioned by the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in Germany. It looked into how large-scale green-energy projects affect pastoralists and is meant to: stimulate policymakers […]
Latest Twitter posts by @CELEP_FP
RT @VSF_Belgium: It's official! 2026 is declared the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists by the @UN. More than ever, VSF-B…
It's official! 2026 is declared the International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists by the @UN. More than ever, CELEP will continue advocating for a better understanding of pastoralism and its contributions to nature, society and our common future. #IYRP2026 https://t.co/Zrv8CBlk7Y
RT @VSFint: The Perspectives on Pastoralism Film Festival, co-organised by @CELEP_FP and @VSF_Belgium, is selecting films made by pastoral…
RT @newhumanitarian: The government has deployed the army to reduce attacks and guard people’s cattle. But what happens when violence and h…