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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 […]
07/11/2012
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The land we graze: pastoralists defend their rights
In 2011, the report The land we graze: a synthesis of case studies about how pastoralists’ organizations defend their land rights was published by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office (IUCN–ESARO). It analyses and synthesises case studies from 17 partners in four continents who are […]
05/11/2012
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Turkana seen through a complexity lens
On behalf of Oxfam GB Kenya, Jean Boulton from the University of Bath, UK, carried out research in April–June 2012 to look at development interventions in Turkana in North Kenya through a “complexity lens” to see what insights or suggestions would come to light. She explored how complexity thinking could be relevant and practical for […]
04/10/2012
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Pastoralist lobbying & advocacy in Eastern Africa
A review of the pastoralist lobbying and advocacy context in Eastern Africa was made to inform the consultative process that RECONCILE (Resource Conflict Institute) is facilitating on how to enhance the capacity of pastoralist civil society to influence policy processes at multiple levels. The report Pastoralist lobby and advocacy in Eastern Africa, produced in October […]
02/10/2012
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IUCN documents on pastoralism in Eastern Africa
Studies on pastoralism in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania and Uganda can be found on the IUCN website under Eastern Africa. Documents are classified according to: Indigenous knowledge for drought-resilient livelihoods; Pastoralism as conservation in the Horn of Africa; and Natural resource management and biodiversity conservation in Eastern Africa. The general link to the series of […]
02/10/2012
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Protecting and promoting pastoralism in Africa
The Technical Centre for Agriculture and Rural Cooperation (CTA) brought out a policy brief in June 2012 on Protecting and promoting pastoralism in Africa, based on the Brussels Development Briefing on New Challenges and Opportunities for Pastoralism in ACP Countries in February 2012. It states that pastoralism supports tens of millions of people, makes the […]