Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 1)
Building on customary institutions in rangeland governance in Kenya
The policy brief “Building on Customary Institutions for Effective Rangeland Governance in Northern Kenya” (2026, 4pp), written by Malit Wako and her colleagues from the German Institute for Tropical and Subtropical Agriculture (DITSL) and the Kenyan Centre for Research & Development in Drylands, offers insights and recommendations from the transdisciplinary InfoRange project ‘Increasing Efficiency in […]
‘Energy Justice’? Pastoralism, political ecology and lower-carbon energy transitions
As global renewable energy (RE) capacity continues to expand, green extractivism and energy justice (EJ) have become increasingly pressing concerns. The paper ‘‘Energy Justice’? Pastoralism, political ecology and lower-carbon energy transitions, published in 2026 in Geoforum, focuses on the justice implications of energy transitions and the processes by which they are produced in pastoralists’ lands. […]
Pastoral grazing in Tanzania’s village land forest reserves
Over the past 30 years, participatory forestry reforms have tried to roll back the enclosures of forests that characterised the colonial era. However, a vast body of literature reveals how these reforms have faced resistance from forestry bureaucracies hesitant to give up control. In the article “Rendering homogenous and incompatible: pastoral grazing in Tanzania’s village […]
Pastoral grazing in Tanzania’s Village Forest Reserves
The relations between pastoralism and forestry have long been antagonistic in the eyes of foresters and environmental planners. The paper “Pastoral grazing in Tanzania’s Village Forest Reserves: unearthing extra-ecological motives for (in-)compatibility” by Benezet Rwelengera and Jumanne Abdallah (published 2024 in the Journal of the Geographical Association of Tanzania 44(2): 53–75) examines what shapes the […]
Contested conservation frontiers involving pastoralists in northern Kenya
The 2024 article “Contested conservation frontiers: resource wars, power play, and violence in Samburu and Isiolo Counties” by Clifford Okwany & Evelyne Owino, published in the Journal of Autonomy and Security Studies 8(1): 30–60 (https://doi.org/10.61199/jass.144600) examines informal arrangements between the Northern Rangeland Trust (NRT), pastoralist communities and state actors in Isiolo and Samburu Counties related […]