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01/09/2023
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Newsletters of Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA)
19/03/2022
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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
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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 […]
29/12/2011
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Broken lands: broken lives? Land fragmentation in the Ethiopian rangelands
Pastoralists in the Horn of Africa are finding it increasingly difficult to deal with drought and to overcome even ‘normal’ dry seasons. Droughts may have increased in incidence and intensity but pastoralists feel they have become more vulnerable mainly because external interventions have reduced their ability to cope with drought. They are losing possibilities for […]
06/12/2011
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Welcome to CELEP
Welcome to the website of CELEP, an informal advocacy coalition of European organisations, groups and experts working in partnership with pastoralist organisations, groups and experts in Eastern Africa. Pastoralism is an extensive form of livestock keeping practised in (semi-)arid lands in which – among others – seasonal livestock mobility and the strategic use of key […]
07/11/2011
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Rules of the Range: land rights in pastoral areas
External intervention in pastoral areas of Northern Kenya and Southern Ethiopia is often directed at rangeland management. It seeks to bring technical improvements to the way in which the rangeland is managed, or it is focussed on conflict resolution, seeking to create structures whereby different communities or ethnic groups can dialogue and build peaceful relations. […]
05/11/2011
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Successful market model for Kenyan pastoralists
Thursday is market day at Lolkuniani village, about 23 km from Wamba in the semiarid Samburu East District of northern Kenya. Established in 2005, the Lolkuniani livestock market has changed the lives of pastoralists in the area. Traders travel up to 500 km to buy or sell thousands of animals each week. An initiative of […]
05/11/2011
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Milk matters in Karamoja, Uganda
Households in the Karamoja region of northeastern Uganda have seen a sharp drop in access to animal milk in recent years. The declining milk supply affects livelihoods, food security and markets, but has the greatest impact on the nutrition of young children. A study by Elizabeth Stites and Emily Mitchard on Milk Matters in Karamoja: Milk […]