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01/09/2023
By: Ann

Newsletters of Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA)

19/03/2022
By: Ann

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
By: Ann

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 […]

04/08/2012
By: Ann

Resilience analysis to guide pastoralist policy

The paper “Applying resilience thinking to questions of policy for pastoralist systems: lessons from the Gabra of Northern Kenya“ (in Human Ecology) explores the relevance of a systematic application of resilience thinking to questions of pastoralist policy. It analyses the social-ecological system of the Gabra people in north-central Kenya and identifies indicators of the components, […]

23/07/2012
By: Ann

What works? Impact of pastoral development interventions in Ethiopia

An overview of impact assessment and reviews made of pastoral development interventions in Ethiopia has been compiled by Feinstein International Center, Tufts University. It was commissioned by the Pastoralist Livelihoods Initiative (PLI) and looks at assessments made in the period 2000-04 (before PLI started) and impact assessments and reviews made under PLI from 2006 onwards. The […]

17/07/2012
By: Ann

Pastoralism in Sudan: mapping the stakeholders

17/07/2012
By: Ann

What futures for dropouts from pastoralism?

According to a study of pastoral dropouts commissioned by USAID and Care-Ethiopia, addressing poverty in pastoral areas revolves around two key elements. Firstly, pastoral production should be improved and supported, not replaced, in the case of those people with the skills and interest to continue this form of livelihood so well adapted to the drylands. Secondly, […]

17/07/2012
By: Ann

Pastoralism in Africa: dynamic change at the margins

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