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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 2:23-min animated video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeqITzac9Ac This video film was created by Cartoonbase and realised by CELEP […]
11/06/2018
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Maternal healthcare for pastoralist women in Sudan
The rate of maternal mortality among pastoralists in Sudan is very high. The study “Factors influencing the utilization of maternal health care services by nomads in Sudan” (2015, 12pp) by Babker El Shiekh and Anke van der Kwaak (published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice (2015) 5:23; DOI 10.1186/s13570-015-0041-x) identified factors affecting Sudanese pastoralist women’s […]
11/06/2018
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Microbial counts along camel milk value chain in Kenya
The study “Effect of predisposing factors on microbial loads in camel milk along the pastoral dairy value chain in Kenya” (2018, 8pp) by Samuel Muyoma Nato et al (published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 8:16; https://doi.org/10.1186/s13570-018-0123-7) mapped the camel milk value chain and examined why microbial counts in milk increased along the chain. Data were collected […]
11/06/2018
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Social protection among Afar pastoralists in Ethiopia
In 2015, the Ethiopian Government introduced the Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) in pastoral areas of the country, such as Afar Region. As part of the Social Protection for Inclusive Development in Afar (SPIDA) project, a study was made of the programme’s contribution to reducing poverty, improving food security and providing better social services. It […]
11/06/2018
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Trends in collective land ownership, including pastoral
Rural communities are increasingly being recognised by statutory law as collective owners of their lands. The article “Collective land ownership in the 21st century: overview of global trends” (2018, 26pp) by Liz Alden Wily, published in the journal Land 7 (2), 68 (https://doi.org/10.3390/land7020068) examines the status of collective land tenure for communities around the world, […]
28/05/2018
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Land-use changes threatening pastoralism in East Africa
Pastoralism in Eastern Africa is threatened by various trends in land use: expansion of arable farming, pastures enclosure, nature conservation initiatives, tourism and extraction of natural resources. The CELEP policy brief “Sustainable pastoralism and land-use change in the East African drylands” (2018, 6pp) examines how these changes in land use have a negative impact on […]
