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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 […]
25/12/2012
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Social services for pastoralists
The state of provision of social services to pastoralists is one of the most evident signs of marginalisation and exclusion by national policymakers. Mobility and difficult physical environment are often used as excuses for underdevelopment of these services in pastoral areas. Nevertheless, various innovative approaches to providing social services to pastoralists have come to light […]
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 […]