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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 […]
11/08/2012
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Who benefits from livestock exports from the Horn?
Aid donors have invested much in livestock marketing in pastoralist areas of the Horn of Africa for over 30 years. Most recently, this support has included attention to export of live animals and related certification, quarantine and other inputs. It has often been assumed that, in pastoralist areas, a linear and simple relationship exists between […]
11/08/2012
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Ecotourism: panacea for pastoralists in Kenya?
Ecotourism is perceived by many to be a panacea for many pastoralist communities in Kenya in helping them diversify their livelihoods. Some communities have benefitted considerably, but many others are geographically isolated and/or comparatively resource-poor. The report “Ecotourism in northern Kenya” (2009), based on analysis of two ecotourism models (and four enterprises) in Laikipia and […]
11/08/2012
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Pastoral institutions for managing natural resources
Pastoralists have adapted to the uncertainty of their environment in many ways, but a key feature is their strong social organisation. They have developed complex customary institutions to enable flexibility and opportunism in managing and using natural resources, in order to allow mobility and to enable pastoralist societies to withstand extreme pressures. Their customary institutions […]
11/08/2012
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Challenging the stereotype: pastoralism = poverty
Understanding the complex relationships and causes of poverty in pastoral areas of eastern Africa is a necessary first step toward informed and effective policymaking and project programming. The overview paper “Challenging stereotypes: the multiple dimensions of poverty in pastoral areas of East Africa” (2007) addresses this gap. It has four general objectives: 1) to summarise […]
11/08/2012
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Access to water & pastoralist livelihoods
Water development in pastoral drylands of Africa has always been a priority for humanitarian and development agencies and for governments. However, experts have raised increasing concerns about its numerous adverse effects. In 2006 FAO’s Livelihood Support Programme reviewed the lessons learned in implementing pastoral and hydraulic projects in parts of eastern Africa: the Haud in […]