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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 […]

09/07/2012
By: Ann

Pastoralists: wildlife conservationists in Tanzania?

The way that Maasai pastoralists manage natural resource has a big influence on landscapes and wildlife habitats in northern Tanzania. This comes out of a study by Fred Nelson Natural conservationists? Evaluating the impact of pastoralist land use practices on Tanzania’s wildlife economy as part of IIED’s project on “Total economic value of pastoralism”. Pastoralists follow […]

09/07/2012
By: Ann

Changing face of pastoralism in Kenya

09/07/2012
By: Ann

Total economic value of Kenyan pastoralism

Undervaluation of pastoralism had led to inappropriate policies and the promotion of alternative production systems that make less economic sense, cause more environmental damage and are making pastoralists destitute. The World Initiative for Sustainable Pastoralism (WISP) compiled data on the total economic value (TEV) of pastoralism in Kenya, collected through the IUCN project “Kenya’s drylands: […]

09/07/2012
By: Ann

Livestock largest subsector of Sudan economy

08/07/2012
By: Ann

Reflection on 25 years of IIED Drylands Programme

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