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01/09/2023
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Newsletters of Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA)
19/03/2022
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UN declared IYRP in 2026 !
On 15 March 2022, the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) declared 2026 the International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP). This final approval is the culmination of an IYRP movement that grew over several years to become a global coalition of over 300 pastoralist and supporting organisations. CELEP – through its member organisation Agrecol Association […]
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 2:23-min animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeqITzac9Ac This video film was created by Cartoonbase and realised by CELEP […]
12/01/2019
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Supporting pastoral mobility in East & West Africa
Livestock mobility is crucial for ensuring high livestock productivity, market access and building prosperous and peaceful societies in the drylands. CELEP member IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) and its partners documented several successful initiatives to facilitate livestock mobility and experimented with scenario planning to help empower pastoralists and allow them to influence decisions […]
11/01/2019
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Socio-ecological impacts of large-scale interventions in Omo-Turkana Basin
In their paper “Social-ecological change in the Omo-Turkana Basin: a synthesis of current developments”, published in Ambio (https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-139-3) in January 2019, Jennifer Hodbod, Edward Stevenson et al synthesise current available knowledge on the impacts of the Gibe III dam and associated large-scale commercial farming in the Omo-Turkana Basin in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya. The […]
18/12/2018
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We wish you all a peaceful Christmas time
17/12/2018
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Key findings on livestock mobility
A study on transhumance in the Sahel in 2014–2017 revealed “10 key findings on livestock mobility in West Africa – a reality check” (2018, 30pp), edited by Brigitte Thébaud et al. The study formed part of the project “Strengthening Resilience through Livestock Mobility” implemented by the NGO Acting For Life together with local partners, funded […]
16/12/2018
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Manual on indigenous rights in Africa
A “Manual on the promotion and protection of the rights of indigenous populations/ communities through the African human rights system” (81pp), written by Korir Sing’Oei, was published in 2012 by the ACHPR (African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights) and IWGI (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs). It is meant to increase the capacity of […]