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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 […]
07/11/2016
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Water development in Ethiopia’s pastoral areas
The report Water development in Ethiopia’s pastoral areas: a synthesis of existing knowledge and experience (2012, 55pp) published by Save the Children USA and ODI (Overseas Development Institute) looks at water development undertaken in Ethiopia by government, NGOs, development partners and pastoralists themselves. The report maps the institutions, policies, programmes and activities of different actors, […]
06/11/2016
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How Pokot agropastoralists manage pasture enclosures
Livestock-keepers in arid and semi-arid areas of Africa are increasingly enclosing pieces of rangeland. The study “Characterization of enclosure management regimes and factors influencing their choice among agropastoralists in North-Western Kenya” (by John Wairore et al, published in 2015 in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice) was carried out in Chepareria Ward in West Pokot County. […]
06/11/2016
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Euphorbia as drought feed for camels in northern Kenya
The article “The emergence of Euphorbia tirucalli as drought feed for camels in northern Kenya” (by Kagunyu & Wanjohi, published in 2015 in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice) is based on a study carried out in Isiolo County in northern Kenya among Borana pastoralists. It looked into the supplementary feeds used by the Borana for […]
06/11/2016
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Remote sensing & indigenous knowledge of grazing conditions in Karamoja
Low-input pastoral systems provide up to 90% of livestock and livestock products consumed in Uganda. However, pastoralist communities find it increasingly difficult to meet the forage needs of their livestock, a situation exacerbated by climatic variability. A study on “Drivers of forage availability: an integration of remote sensing and traditional ecological knowledge in Karamoja sub-region, […]
05/11/2016
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