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Pastoralism Information Notes
In 2009 or 2010 (no date given), the Natural Resources Institute (NRI) brought out a series of eight “Pastoralism Information Notes” under coordination by John Morton. The notes, each by different authors, cover the following topics: Opportunities for pastoralist development Challenges to pastoral development Rights, governance and voice Improving risk reduction and relief development linkages […]
Get to know pastoralism: handbook for journalists
The 16-page booklet “Get to know pastoralism – it works! a handbook for journalists” (2009) was brought out by the Regional Pastoral Livelihoods Advocacy Project (REGLAP) funded by the European Commission Humanitarian Aid Department (ECHO) and based in Kenya. In straightforward language, the booklet describes the current marginalised position of pastoralists, explains how this marginalisation […]
CELEP statement on International Year of Rangelands and Pastoralists
We, the 25 member organisations and 7 partner organisations of the Coalition of European Lobbies for Eastern African Pastoralism (CELEP), join the global movement towards a United Nations International Year of the Rangelands and Pastoralists. Pastoralism plays a critical role in the ecological, social and economic sustainability of drylands worldwide. In Africa, drylands make up […]
Political representation of Il Chamus agropastoralists in Kenya
In the article “A victory in theory, loss in practice: struggles for political representation in the Lake Baringo-Bogoria Basin, Kenya”, published in 2016 in the Journal of Eastern African Studies (10:1, 189–207), Peter Little addresses political rights and identity among Il Chamus agropastoralists of Baringo District of Kenya. He discusses an important 2006 judicial ruling […]
Resource governance in Tanzanian Wildlife Management Areas
The article “Austere conservation: understanding conflicts over resource governance in Tanzanian wildlife management areas” by Jevgeniy Bluwstein et al (published 2016 in Conservation and Society 14(3): 218–231) explores how the regime of rules over access to land, natural and financial resources reflects the degree of community ownership of a Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in Tanzania. […]