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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 […]
25/12/2012
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Dealing with crisis in the Horn
In view of the recent crisis in the Horn of Africa, the February 2012 special feature of the journal Humanitarian Exchange published by the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) argues for a review of the entire aid system. This needs to be focused on longer-term programmes that build resilience and thus reduce the risk of crisis and […]
25/12/2012
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Invisible guardians: women manage livestock diversity
A new FAO study argues that women livestock-keepers must be recognised as major actors in efforts to maintain indigenous breeds, which are crucial for rural food security and animal genetics. Women’s contribution to managing and conserving indigenous livestock breeds is poorly documented and undervalued, according to the study Invisible guardians: women manage livestock diversity. Of […]
25/12/2012
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Boran use lIvestock-based indicators to assess rangeland quality
In Marsabit Central District in northern Kenya, a study of Borana herders’ indigenous monitoring and assessment of rangeland quality found that the herders have considerable ecological knowledge, which focuses on livestock-based indicators at the level of classified landscapes. The herders’ personal experiences and social memory provided an environmental history of grazing landscapes and perceptions of […]
25/12/2012
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Women & pastoralism
The IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development) Livestock Thematic Paper Women and pastoralism highlights the issues arising from the Global Gathering of Women Pastoralists in 2010, which brought together over 100 women from herding communities in over 30 countries to discuss the social, economic, political and ecological challenges faced by pastoralist women and girls. The […]
25/12/2012
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