Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 22)
Barriers to migration: wildlife and fences in Kenya
Large wild mammals in Africa are under threat because of loss of habitat resulting from agricultural expansion, poaching and barriers that block migration, including fences, roads and railways. Based on their research of this situation in Kenya, Joseph Ogutu and his colleagues propose measures that can have a positive impact on migratory pathways of wildlife: […]
IK in adaptive environmental management in Borana, Ethiopia
The proliferation of woody plant species has been observed on rangelands in the Horn of Africa. The paper “Indigenous ecological knowledge as the basis for adaptive environmental management: evidence from pastoralist communities in the Horn of Africa” (2016) by Chuan Liao et al looks into pastoralists’ adaptation to such environmental changes in the Borana Zone […]
Improving pastoral tenure security in East Africa
The CGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM) hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) has produced a 2-page Outcome Note, written by Fiona Flintan of ILRI (International Livestock Research Institute), on “Improving tenure security for pastoralists in East Africa” (Oct 2020). It gives a very brief summary of PIM support […]
Video on Participatory Rangeland Management
A number of external and internal forces are putting pressure on rangeland resources, often leading to overuse and degradation and conflicts between rangeland users, including pastoralists. Specific ways to deal with these challenges have been developed over the years, including improved rangeland management approaches. In Ethiopia, Participatory Rangeland Management (PRM) has been adopted as an […]
Changing land-tenure regimes in Darfur, Sudan
The briefing paper “Changing land tenure regimes” (2020, 14pp) by Helen Young et al. of the Feinstein International Center, Tufts University, highlights the evolving and overlapping tenure regimes of pastoralist and crop-farming livelihood systems in Darfur, Sudan. It shows how pastoralism and crop farming in the area represent an integrated approach to managing natural resources, […]