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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 […]
14/07/2015
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Integrated nomadic education in dryland Kenya
A framework for improved integrated education provision in the drylands of Kenya has been developed by DLCI (Drylands Learning and Capacity Building Initiative). It is based on a literature review and consultations with key informants on the current status of education in arid and semi-arid lands (ASALs) in Kenya and what is working in other […]
CELEP update July 2015
12/07/2015
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Pastoralist eviction, migration & livelihoods in Southern Tanzania
Scientists at the Tanzania Livestock Research Institute (TALIRI) studied the dynamics of forced livestock movements and pastoralist livelihoods in Lindi and Ruvuma Regions by interviewing 60 households of (agro)pastoralists and crop farmers. Results were published in 2014 in the article “Assessing dynamics of forced livestock movements, livelihoods and future development options for pastoralists/agro-pastoralists in Ruvuma […]
12/07/2015
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Borana in northern Kenya now prefer camels to cattle
A study made in Isiolo County of semi-arid northern Kenya among Borana pastoralists has revealed that the Borana are letting go of their cattle culture and embracing camel production, possibly as a response to increased climate variability. As suggested by the title of the article “Camel rearing replacing cattle production among the Borana community in […]
12/07/2015
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Role of camel milk in pastoral livelihoods in Kenya
Kenyan researchers have explored the potential of camel milk to alleviate food insecurity of pastoral communities in northern Kenya. They studied the contribution of camel milk to pastoral household food baskets and incomes in Isiolo County in the Upper Eastern Region. Their findings, published in 2015 in the article “Role of camel milk in pastoral […]