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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 […]
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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CFS43: Understanding mobile pastoralism to prevent conflict
28/10/2016
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