Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 3)
Wild watermelon for pastoral livestock in northern Sudan
The research paper “The Kordofan melon and pastoralist water strategy in Sudan: potential for climate change adaptation and sustainable livelihoods” by Hussein M. Sulieman and Maryam Niamir-Fuller, published in the Rangelands journal of the Society for Range Management, highlights the importance of cultivation of wild varieties of watermelon as an ingenious and indigenous technology for […]
MISA workshop on conservation & land grabbing from pastoralists
Immediately before the international Tropentag conference in Vienna, Australia, on 11 September 2024, a workshop was held on “Nature conservation, land grabbing and Indigenous Peoples’ rights: Maasai in Northern Tanzania are defending their own vision for conservation and sustainable livelihoods”. Co-organisers were the Institute of Development Research at BOKU University, the Maasai International Solidarity Alliance […]
Customary land governance among Afar pastoralists in Ethiopia
In Amibara District of Afar National Regional State, Ethiopia, a study was conducted among Afar pastoralists to explore the customary organisational structure and the rules and regulations used by the local communities in managing natural resources. In the article “Customary land governance and conflict resolution among the Debne and Weima Afar clans, northeast Ethiopia”, published […]
Launch of Maasai Vision for Conservation & Land Sovereignty
The Maasai International Solidarity Alliance (MISA) is proud to announce the launch of the Maasai Conservation Vision, a comprehensive document developed by Maasai elders, women, and youth from 26 villages across five districts in Northern Tanzania (Ngorongoro, Longido, Monduli, Simanjiro, and Kiteto). This visionary document represents the collective voices of over 520 Maasai community members […]
Guidelines for participatory water management in Karamoja
The Guidelines for participatory water management and development in Karamoja (2024, 62pp), by Adrian Cullis and Raphael Lotira Arasio, were developed by the Karamoja Resilience Support Unit (KRSU)/Tufts University (USA). They provide a 3-phase and 12-step approach for preparing sub-county water plans in the Karamoja subregion of Uganda, where agropastoralism is the primary livelihood, to […]