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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 […]
05/02/2017
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Adapting traditional land governance in Somalia
Pastoral rangelands are vital to Somalia’s livestock-dominated economy. Traditional common-property regimes are under pressure from rangeland enclosures, population growth and charcoal production. Also under these challenging situations, hybrids of customary and “modern” law enable pastoralist communities to assert their rights. Hybrid institutions that formalise roles for traditional leaders have allowed the development of strong Somali-owned […]
04/02/2017
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Pastoralism Information Notes
In 2009 or 2010 (no date given), the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) brought out a series of eight “Pastoralism Information Notes” under coordination by John Morton. The notes, each by different authors, cover the following topics: Opportunities for pastoralist development Challenges to pastoral development Rights, governance and voice Improving risk reduction and relief development linkages […]
04/02/2017
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Get to know pastoralism: handbook for journalists
The 16-page booklet “Get to know pastoralism – it works! a handbook for journalists” (2009) was brought out by the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Advocacy Project (REGLAP) funded by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) and based in Kenya. In straightforward language, the booklet describes the current marginalised position of pastoralists, explains how this marginalisation […]
03/02/2017
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Mobile pastoralists & education
Educating nomadic peoples in the context of rapid global socio-economic change is a challenge of massive proportions. The paper “Mobile pastoralists and education: strategic options” (2009, 68pp) by Saverio Krätli and Caroline Dyer was developed in close collaboration with the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands, and the Ministry […]
03/02/2017
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Nomadic education in Kenya through distance learning
The strategy paper “Getting to the hardest-to-reach: a strategy to provide education to nomadic communities in Kenya through distance learning” (2010, 29pp) was published by the Ministry of State for Development of Northern Kenya and Other Arid Lands and prepared by Jeremy Swift, assisted by Saverio Kratli. This strategy recognises the unique nature of nomadic […]