Pastoralism & Natural Resources (page 28)
UNEA-4 resolution on sustainable rangelands & pastoralism
At its 4th session in March 2019, the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) passed Resolution L17 “Innovations in Sustainable Rangelands and Pastoralism”. This was originally proposed by the Government of Kenya and was supported by the Africa Group. It is a significant achievement to have a UNEA resolution specifically on rangelands and pastoralism. The Resolution […]
Strengthening capacity of Tanzanian livestock-keepers association
In the blog “Strengthening the capacity of Olengapa Livestock Association to better manage Olengapa cluster on a sustainable basis” (Jan. 2019), the Tanzania Natural Resource Forum (TNRF) reports on how the Participatory Rangeland Management (PRM) project facilitated the democratic process of Olengapa Livestock Keepers Association (OLKA) members to elect their leaders and gave leadership training […]
Communal rangeland grabbing in Sudan
In the article “Exploring the spatio-temporal processes of communal rangeland grabbing in Sudan” (published in Pastoralism: Research, Policy and Practice 2018 8:14), Hussein Sulieman gives insights into the location and evolution of acquisition of communal rangeland for mechanised agriculture in the Butana area of eastern Sudan. Using data based on satellite imagery, ground surveys and […]
Wildlife conservation in Kenya displacing pastoralists
The article “The ugly truth about wildlife conservation in Kenya” (3 August 2017) is an opinion piece by Adullahi Boru Halakhe on Al Jazeera’s website. “Wildlife conservationists perceive pastoralism as a poor land use method with little economic value, which is detrimental to wildlife. Pastoralists, on the other hand, see wildlife conservation as a large-scale […]
Socio-ecological impacts of large-scale interventions in Omo-Turkana Basin
In their paper “Social-ecological change in the Omo-Turkana Basin: a synthesis of current developments”, published in Ambio (https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-018-139-3) in January 2019, Jennifer Hodbod, Edward Stevenson et al synthesise current available knowledge on the impacts of the Gibe III dam and associated large-scale commercial farming in the Omo-Turkana Basin in southern Ethiopia and northern Kenya. The […]