Articles
Articles (page 181)
01/06/2021
By:
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 […]
22/05/2012
By:
Joint statement on GAA for sustainable livestock development
15/05/2012
By:
Getting policy right to strengthen pastoral livelihoods in Kenya
15/05/2012
By:
Providing water to pastoral communities in Ethiopia
Water development can make or break pastoral land-use systems. RiPPLE (Research-inspired Policy and Practice Learning in Ethiopia and the Nile region) and partners in Ethiopia made a synthesis of experience over the last 40 years in the water development sector in the country’s pastoral regions. It reviewed the various approaches to water development and whether […]
15/05/2012
By:
Making rangelands secure: past experiences & future options
Much progress has been made in developing policy and legislation that support recognition of customary rights to land. However, many commons remain highly vulnerable, with land being removed by governments for national parks and large tracts appropriated for commercial agricultural investment. This is particularly true of the rangelands. Policies and legislation still fail to provide […]
15/05/2012
By:
Action research challenged myths about the drylands
Back in the 1980s, the drylands were being written off as overexploited wastelands. In 1987, the Drylands Programme of IIED (International Institute for Environment and Development) started to bring together researchers and NGOs in the drylands of sub-Saharan African who shared a different view. Through action research, targeted training and a wide range of publications, […]