Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 23)
Land tenure & sustainable pastoralism in East Africa & the Andes
The ELLA (Evidence and Lessons from Latin America) Research Paper “Land tenure and the sustainability of pastoral productive systems: a comparative institutional analysis of the Andean altiplano and the East African savannah” (2017, 32pp) by Gerardo Damonte et al analyses the relationship between pastoral land-tenure systems and the sustainability of pastoralism as a production system […]
Helping Tanzanian pastoralists & hunter-gatherers secure land
A case study in the International Land Alliance (ILC) database of good practices is presented by UCRT (Ujamaa Community Support Team), a partner organisation of CELEP. The study “Supporting communities of pastoralists and hunter-gatherers to secure land and sustainably manage resources” (2017, 10pp) by Edward Loure (UCRT) and Amira Kheir (ILC) describes UCRT’s work with […]
Building pastoralists’ resilience in northern Kenya
In Kenya, pastoralism supports nearly 1/4 of the population and is practised in arid and semi-arid areas that cover about 2/3 of the country. It is an adaptive mechanism to harsh ecological conditions unsuitable for cropping. A major challenge to pastoralism is drought that reduces forage supply and leads to livestock deaths. The paper “Building […]
Pastoralism & culture in Karamoja, Uganda
The blog article “Pastoralism and culture in Karamoja Region” was written by Loupa Pius of the Dodoth Agropastoralist Development Organization (DADO), a partner organisation of CELEP. This appeared in the ELLA Community blog series. ELLA started as a network for Evidence and Lessons from Latin America but now includes also partners from Africa and Asia. […]
Pastoralism in Kenya’s land-use policy
The draft National Land Use Policy of Kenya (2016, 59pp) gives some attention to pastoralism, including transboundary issues. The overall goal of the policy is to provide a legal, administrative, institutional and technological framework for optimal and sustainable utilisation and productivity of land-related resources. To protect the natural resource and environment in the pastoral arid […]