Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 2)
Pastoral land tenure & conservation in Tanzania
Natural resources of the rangelands of northern Tanzania are subject to three competing claims: conservation of wildlife and nature, development to generate revenue for the State, and use for local livelihoods. The report “Pastoral land tenure and community conservation: a case study from north-east Tanzania” (1999, 103pp) by Jim Igoe & Dan Brockington, was published […]
MISA objects to UNESCO World Heritage Site & Geopark in Ngorongoro
In July 2024, two experts visited the Ngorongoro-Lengai Geopark in northern Tanzania to assess it and to make a recommendation on its validation. In August, the Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA) – having learned of this mission through social media – sent a letter to the experts to complain about the lack of the Maasai […]
Negotiation of livestock ownership among pastoralists in Kenya
The chapter “Creating mutual recognition and respect in property relations: negotiation regarding livestock ownership and usufruct in East African pastoral societies” by Itaru Ohta, was published in the book Development and subsistence in globalising Africa: beyond the dichotomy (eds Takahashi M et al, published by Langaa RPCIG, Bamenda, Cameroon, 2021, pp 43–74). It examines the […]
Tanzanian Government denies Ngorongoro Maasai the right to vote
The Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA) is deeply concerned with recent reports indicating that the Tanzanian Government has decided to exclude people from Ngorongoro from participating in the ongoing voter registration process in Tanzania. The exclusion impacts over 100,000 people residing in 25 villages across 11 Wards within the Ngorongoro Division of Ngorongoro District, and […]
Green transition & pastoralists in Eastern Africa
The Directorate-General for External Policies (DG EXPO) of the European Parliament published a commissioned report “Opportunities and challenges of the green transition for pastoralism and indigenous people in Africa” (2024) that focuses primarily on the situation of pastoralists in Eastern Africa. The publication includes the study report (42pp) by Jonathan Davies and the proceedings of […]