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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 […]
04/07/2013
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Identifying pastoralists’ innovations in northern Kenya
The 36-page manual Identifying local innovations in pastoral areas in Marsabit County, Kenya provides insight into the methods used and the experiences gained while identifying local innovations developed by Rendille, Gabra and Boran pastoralists. The publication targets a wide audience, ranging from field staff working with pastoral communities, project managers and decision makers to students and scholars […]
14/06/2013
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Achieving sustainable development impact among pastoralists in Ethiopia
The Pastoral Risk Management (PARIMA) project worked on the Borana Plateau of southern Ethiopia from 2000 to 2009. It used participatory methods to learn about development needs and apply the knowledge gained to benefit local communities. The report “Achieving sustainable development impact among pastoral and agro-pastoral people”, published by the Ethiopian Society for Animal Production […]
12/06/2013
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Collective action, innovation & wealth generation by Kenyan pastoral women
When people join to tackle problems of common interest, this is collective action – a phenomenon often observed among poorer residents of densely populated urban areas or farming systems but seldom in sparsely populated rangelands, where pastoralists are better known for their social independence and opportunistic behaviour. The article “Collective action, innovation, and wealth generation […]
12/06/2013
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Pastoralist livestock and local livelihoods in Sudan
16/05/2013
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