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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 […]
08/06/2014
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Learning from Kenya & Tanzania for dryland management in Sudan
UNEP (United National Environment Programme) is working on land issues in Sudan to help the people and government of Darfur rebuild the social contract on natural resources and land. The report Natural resource management & land tenure in the rangelands: lessons learned from Kenya and Tanzania, with implications for Darfur (2014, 35pp) shows that exposing key […]
06/06/2014
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Land deals in Ethiopia endanger pastoral livelihoods
In its Land, Investment and Rights Series, IIED reports on Large-scale land deals in Ethiopia (2014, 56 pp). As the Ethiopian Government has leased at least 1 million ha of land for agricultural investments in 2005–12, Ethiopia is an important case study in the international debate on large-scale land deals. This report brings the findings of […]
05/06/2014
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Managing prosopis to improve pastoral livelihoods in the Horn
Regional Conference on managing Prosopis juliflora for better (agro-)pastoral Livelihoods in the Horn of Africa, 1–2 May 2014, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Prosopis juliflora is an aggressive invasive species that threatens the environment and livelihoods in arid and semi-arid areas in the Horn of Africa, including Ethiopia, Sudan, Djibouti, Kenya, Eritrea and Somalia. As examples, in […]
03/06/2014
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Pastoralist Knowledge Conference in Marsabit
Men and women pastoralists from different ethnic groups around Marsabit in northern Kenya came together with development workers from local and international NGOs, donors, scientists and government officials for a 4-day conference in January 2013 on pastoralist knowledge. They explored the challenges and opportunities facing pastoralists in the region, tackling topics such as conflict resolution, […]
27/05/2014
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