Pastoralism, Policy & Power (page 12)
Green colonialism ousting African pastoralists
In his book “L’invention du colonialisme vert: pour en finir avec le mythe de l’Éden africain” (The invention of green colonialism: putting an end to the myth of the African Eden), Guillaume Blanc describes how, in the late 19th century, colonialists believed they had found in Africa the nature they had lost in Europe. They […]
Ngorongoro Maasai to be evicted
The Oakland Institute has brought out a new report on pastoralists in northern Tanzania: The looming threat of eviction: the continued displacement of the Maasai under the guise of conservation in Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA) (2021, 32pp). It reveals the Tanzanian Government’s plans to evict 82,000 residents – mostly Maasai – from their land. This […]
Implementing UNEA resolutions on rangelands & pastoralism
The first part of the 5th meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5) was held on 22–26 February 2021 as a virtual event. It included a report from the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme about progress with regard to implementing two resolutions from UNEA-4 related to promoting sustainable rangelands and pastoralism. The […]
CELEP annual report for 2020
The report on CELEP activities in 2020 is structured according to the action plan drawn up in the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in 2019. However, because of COVID-19, several events were postponed to 2021 or transformed into online events, such as the six webinars and the virtual AGM in late 2020. Shortly before the pandemic […]
IYRP support group launched in Eastern & Southern Africa!
On 16 December 2020, Ann Waters-Bayer and Koen Van Troos from CELEP facilitated the (virtual) kick-off meeting of the regional support group in Eastern & Southern Africa (ESA) to campaign and prepare for the International Year of Rangelands & Pastoralists (IYRP) in 2026. The group will be coordinated by a core group with people from […]